Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
June 10, 2026
CHN Weighs In on Proposed USDA Reorganization
CHN Staff,
August 26, 2025
CHN encourages organizations and individuals to submit feedback on USDA’s proposed plan by emailing reorganization@usda.gov by Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Three Ways that the Reconciliation Bill’s School Voucher Program Hurts Public Schools
Lily Klam,
August 23, 2025
Editor’s note: The article was written by Lily Klam and published by First Focus – a member of CHN, on July 1, 2025. The Educational Choice for Children Act, which has been wrapped into reconciliation proposals, would create a federal private school voucher program. School vouchers harm public schools, allow schools...
Congress has forgotten the meaning of reconciliation, instead sowing division that harms Oklahomans
Ta’Kyla Bates,
August 21, 2025
Editor’s note: Ta’Kyla Bates is a Henry A. Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. What do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common? For one thing, they’re red states. For another, they’re poor states. Each has among the top 10 highest...
Kids With Autism Deserve Care, Not Cuts
Kali Daugherty,
August 19, 2025
Editor’s note: Kali Daugherty serves on the Parent Advisory Board of the Automatic Benefits for Children Coalition and is a RESULTS Expert on Poverty. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. I recently read over my son’s last report card and was overwhelmed with pride. It showed how far he’s come...
When Care Becomes an Immigration Checkpoint, We All Lose
Dominique Espinoza,
August 15, 2025
Public Comment submitted to HHS
For nearly thirty years, there has been a shared understanding that programs keeping families healthy, safe, and learning should not be turned into tools to police immigration status.
