How You Can Help Stop Federal Budget Cuts
Lecia Imbery,
June 5, 2015
Last month, Congress passed a budget outline that calls for deep cuts to everything from housing to health care to Head Start. Now they are starting to fill in the specifics – specifics that would further increase poverty and inequality. As we hit the next stage of the budget battle, we...
33 Senators Join Chorus of Voices Condemning Obama’s Family Detention Policies
Joanne Lin,
June 4, 2015
[Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on the American Civil Liberties Union’s blog, Washington Markup, on June 3. If you represent a national organization, please sign this letter being circulated by CHN urging President Obama to end the practice of family detentions.] One third of the Senate has had enough of the...
Strengthen Minimum Wage – and EITC
Robert Greenstein,
June 1, 2015
[Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ blog, Off the Charts, on May 27. On the same day, the National Women’s Law Center released an updated version of their related fact sheet, The Minimum Wage and EITC: Complementary Strategies Helping Women Life Their...
Save the Date! CHN’s 12th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception
Joanna Sandager,
May 28, 2015
The Coalition on Human Needs is proud to announce that the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has been chosen as the 2015 Human Needs Hero. Please save the date and plan to join us July 30th as we celebrate the heroic achievements of NWLC. The 12th annual Human Needs Hero...
Why Your Story on Nutrition Assistance Matters
Lecia Imbery,
May 28, 2015
A compelling personal story is worth 100 statistics. Personal experiences can help move hearts and minds and create urgency. That’s why CHN, Center for American Progress, Food Research and Action Center, Feeding America, and Witnesses to Hunger are partnering to launch a campaign to gather and share personal experiences about...
