More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
February 24, 2026
More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
The REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
February 24, 2026
The Coalition on Human Needs Opposes the Senate Budget Package
Meredith Dodson,
June 30, 2025
We urge the Senate to consider the serious consequences of this unprecedented shifting of resources away from people with low and moderate incomes to those with very high incomes while increasing the debt, and to stop the headlong rush to pass this legislation by an artificial deadline.
CHN Urges the Senate to Oppose Deep Cuts to SNAP, Reject the Senate Budget Package
CHN Staff,
June 30, 2025
Letter to Congress
For the first time, 900,000 parents living in every state with children over 13 years old are at risk of losing SNAP after just 3 months.
CHN Urges the Senate to Oppose Medicaid/ACA Cuts and Overall Budget Package, Vote No on Harmful Amendments
Meredith Dodson,
June 29, 2025
CHN urges the Senate to oppose Medicaid/ACA cuts plus the overall budget package, vote no on harmful amendments.
How Reconciliation Cuts Harm Civil Rights
Peggy Ramin,
June 25, 2025
Blog post by the Leadership Conference, a member of CHN
The reconciliation process is primarily being used to fund tax cuts for the wealthy; propose deep cuts to essential services like Medicaid and SNAP.
Join the National Day of Action to Protect Basic Needs Programs
Meredith Dodson,
June 17, 2025
Please join us and our coalition partners on Wednesday, June 18, for a critical day of action to demand the Senate reject cuts to human needs programs and protect health care and nutrition access for tens of millions of people.
