The Supreme Court issued two 6-3 rulings that will upend the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
The Supreme Court Has Sided with Cruelty Over Compassion
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They Did Everything Right. They Still Lost Their Coverage.
For many Americans, the loss of enhanced premium tax credits did not simply mean paying more. It meant losing access to meaningful coverage altogether.
Senate Must Put Kids First in Any Farm Legislation
With millions already losing SNAP benefits, Congress must act to delay the looming state cost shift and protect children and families from deeper hunger.
What the Public Really Thinks About Basic Needs Programs
A large majority of Americans — across party, age, geography, and income — view basic needs programs favorably and want them funded at higher levels despite attacks.
This is Exactly What We Were Trained For
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on June 11, 2026, and written by Tiffany Tagbo. Tiffany Tagbo is a dedicated mother of two and a passionate advocate from Midwest City, Oklahoma. As a Raise Your Voice to End Poverty (RESULTS) expert and fellow, she brings lived experience to the…
CHN Urges House to Reject H.R. 8464, Warning It Could Enable the Trump Administration to Freeze Funding for Basic Needs Programs
Congress should be protecting child care, health care, food assistance, housing, and other basic needs, not exacerbating the crisis families are facing by undermining basic needs programs.
CHN Urges House to Reject H.R. 8464, the “Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act”
CHN sent this letter to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 10, 2026, urging lawmakers to reject H.R. 8464 and protect funding for essential human needs programs.
Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
We will continue to work with our allies to reverse this recklessly irresponsible legislation, and to fight to remedy the harms being inflicted.
Congress Must Stop Locking the American People Out of Pentagon Budget Negotiations
At a time of extraordinary corruption, the American public has the right to know what is happening in the room when Members of Congress negotiate over whether $1.5 trillion is really needed, and for what.
Trump’s War Budget Faces Unprecedented Opposition
Adopting Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would establish a funding level that starves spending on health care, education, climate, infrastructure, and more for years and years.
Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion
A broad coalition of labor unions, child welfare advocates, faith groups, anti-violence organizations, and human needs organizations are calling on Congress to reject additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and immigration enforcement.
CHN opposes DHS reconciliation bill + $350 million for enhanced ICE enforcement
The Coalition on Human Needs sent the following letter to every Senate office to sound the alarm on a new provision (Section 202(9)) added to the reconciliation package that provides $350 million for ICE enforcement activities in jurisdictions (e.g. sanctuary cities) deemed insufficiently cooperative with the administration’s immigration agenda. We are concerned this money could be used for mass enforcement actions, such as we’ve seen under Trump in Minnesota, and that it could be used for paramilitary mobilizations during elections.