More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
Homelessness in Caricature: How Empathy Can Help Us to Understand Homelessness as both the Result and Cause of Crisis
Thomas Leonetti,
October 31, 2019
In America, when we think of homeless people, we think of a man in tattered clothes, maybe with a sign, standing on a street corner or slumped beside a building. We think of shopping carts and dirty faces, people who sleep under overpasses. The reality is, there isn’t one stock image of a homeless person, one template that they all follow. These caricatures allow the general American public to feel that homelessness is not their problem, or not a worry they might ever face.
Coming to America: The Story of Rosalie
Lear Burton,
October 30, 2019
Rosalie was born and raised in a shantytown in the Philippines. From a young age she had her eyes set on attending nursing school, something that would equip her with the skills to escape poverty. Beating the odds, she struggled through nursing school, working her way through jobs in the Middle East. Eventually a Texas hospital would fulfill her dreams with a job offer in the United States. Rosalie’s story is documented in the recently published book A Good Provider is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century, written by Jason DeParle.
Nov. 6 Call-in Day: Tell Your Senators to Support Improving Low-Income Tax Credits
David Elliot,
October 30, 2019
Right now, Congress is looking to add bipartisan tax legislation to the end-of-year budget package. It is imperative that if there is any tax legislation helping businesses and the rich that we also do what we can to help low-wage workers. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) help working families and individuals better provide for basic needs. On November 6th please call: 1-888-678-9475. Tell your senators: Any tax package that passes this year must include improvements to the low-income tax credits -- the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.
The latest CHN Human Needs Report: Spending updates, “public charge” rule blocked, Trump steps up attacks on food aid, and more
Leo Nguyen,
October 29, 2019
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's work on spending bills, court rulings on President Trump's "Public Charge" proposal, the Trump Administration's escalation of attacks on nutrition assistance, and more.
With time running out, former Census Bureau Directors issue bipartisan call for full funding
David Elliot,
October 24, 2019
Seven former Census Directors have penned a letter to House and Senate leaders as well as members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging that Congress enact the 2020 Census appropriation as soon as possible. The seven former Directors, representing both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations, warn that failure to act could result in disruptions in the preparation for, launching, and implementation of peak 2020 Census operations.
