From our members, on the 2024 elections
CHN Staff,
November 8, 2024
Below are excerpts from statements of a number of the Coalition on Human Needs members following the 2024 election results. An excerpt from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ Statement on the 2024 Election: “The Leadership Conference has always been central to the fight for democracy — we...
We need to stand and work together
Deborah Weinstein,
November 6, 2024
We need to ask - what were voters looking for? And we need to stand and work together.
How to Get Ready
Deborah Weinstein,
October 28, 2024
The Coalition on Human Needs is a nonpartisan organization. We do not endorse candidates, but we know that elected officials will make crucial decisions that will affect everyone in the U.S. We have urged people to look for – and vote for – candidates who will invest in expanded health...
Federal Disaster Relief Resources
CHN Staff,
October 21, 2024
Below please find a collection of important resources related to the recent and ongoing Hurricanes Helene and Milton disasters. Many of you work with state and local networks; we hope you will forward this information to advocates in affected states, with our strong hopes they can get the ongoing help they need now and will continue to need. But the first resource is an action everyone can take to urge Congress to pass a disaster relief package on its return in November.
VoteRiders to the rescue
David Elliot,
October 17, 2024
Seiyanna had a voter ID problem. The first-time voter wanted to register, but a new law in her home state of Nebraska required her to use her driver’s license to vote – but it was expired and she could not afford to renew it. But one afternoon, Seiyanna stumbled across VoteRiders’ Nebraska Voter ID Information Cards at a Juneteenth Celebration in Omaha.
