Coalition on Human Needs: House Farm Bill is a cruel and inhumane blueprint for increasing hunger in America
May 21, 2024
A celebration of the Supreme Court decision in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein
May 16, 2024
Congress Must Act Now to Save Pro-Work Tax Provisions
Maxine Thomas,
November 9, 2015
This post was originally published on The Hill’s Congress Blog on November 4, 2015. Spending time with family and friends, laughing around the table, and volunteering to serve the people who are hungry at my church — all of these moments bring me a sense of joy. Just as I...
Fact of the Week: 100 CEOs Have As Much in Retirement Assets As 41 Percent of American Families
Lecia Imbery,
November 6, 2015
A new report from the Center for Effective Government and the Institute for Policy Studies found that the 100 largest CEO retirement funds are worth a combined $4.9 billion – an amount equal to the entire retirement account savings of 41 percent of American families. A Tale of Two Retirements...
Stand up for child nutrition and share why #WICMatters
Joanna Sandager,
November 2, 2015
WIC Overview from National WIC Association on Vimeo. On Wednesday, November 4 from 1-2pm ET, join CHN, MomsRising, National WIC Association, and advocates across the country for a #WICMatters twitterstorm! Use the hashtag on social media to share why #WICMatters to you and/or the communities you serve. Now is the time...
Budget Deal a Positive First Step
Lecia Imbery,
October 28, 2015
After months of partisan bickering, standoffs and crises, and thousands of actions by advocates who told Congress to #StopTheCuts, a bipartisan budget deal emerged this week. And it’s a deal that’s a responsible and positive step in the right direction. The legislation raises the debt ceiling until early 2017, avoiding...
Voters Aren’t Only Ones who Would Benefit from a Minimum Wage Increase – GOP Candidates Would Too
Andrew Yarrow,
October 27, 2015
This post was originally published on Oxfam America’s blog, The Politics of Poverty, on October 27, 2015. Raising the minimum wage is an issue supported by voters across political ideologies – and Republican candidates have the opportunity to support workers and their families by taking a stand. As the Republicans...
