Launching today: The Kids Blog Carnival
CHN,
March 28, 2018
Editor’s note: Beginning today and continuing into April, the Coalition on Human Needs is participating in the Kids Blog Carnival, hosted and sponsored by the Children’s Leadership Council. Today’s introductory post is authored by CLC Executive Director Randi Schmidt. In the coming weeks, look for additional posts from a wide...
The Human Needs Report: The Highs and Lows of the FY18 Omnibus Spending Package and more
Leo Nguyen,
March 27, 2018
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the highs and lows in the FY18 omnibus spending package, the future of the Farm Bill, and a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Click here for a PDF version. Appropriations Package Passed with Important Gains for Human Needs Programs After...
Omnibus appropriations bill marks progress, but promises remain unfulfilled
CHN,
March 23, 2018
Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Friday, March 23 in response to passage of the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill: “After years of shrinking services, Congress approved final spending levels that will reduce the erosion that has occurred in many human...
Six months after Maria
David Elliot,
March 20, 2018
Tuesday, March 20 marks six months since Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, killing more than 1,000 people, destroying tens of thousands of homes, darkening much of the island for months, cutting access to clean water and uprooting the lives of millions of U.S. citizens. Today protesters will gather...
Left behind after Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico’s Children
David Elliot,
March 19, 2018
Even before Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico with historic, sustained, 155-mile-per-hour winds, the U.S. island was facing an economic catastrophe of unprecedented magnitude. For more than a decade, following a disastrous, U.S.-enforced tax policy that took effect around 2006, Puerto Rico shed jobs, suffered a loss of economic vitality, and...
