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The Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.

The President's Budget Explained
Rescheduled to February 12, 2010
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST
Join us in person or by webcast!

If It's Jobless, It's Not a Recovery

The need for a jobs creation agenda is urgent. Unemployment rates are dangerously high. Find job creation principles and policy recommendations from CHN and member organizations here>>

View Webinar on Jobs>>


Food Insecurity at Alarming Levels

One in Six Americans is in a
Struggle Against Hunger
View Webinar>>

Census & Poverty Data


The Census Bureau released first surveys showing some of the impact of the recession on poverty, income and the number of uninsured. See how you can use this data for your advocacy efforts.

Find Data Sets, Advocacy Tools & More here >>



Half in Ten Campaign

A national effort to cut poverty in half in ten years
visit Half in Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity website

Learn more about poverty in the U.S. and
efforts to end it >>

 

Human Needs Report

Human Needs Report - January 29, 2010

Previous Human Needs Reports

 

 

Latest News and Research

Economy
HNR: The State of the Union: Jobs, Health Care, and the Deficit (1/29/10)
 
Statement by Deborah Weinstein, executive director of the Coalition on Human Needs, on President Obama's Address to Congress (1/28/10)
 

Budget and Appropriations
Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: Not Just Numbers:  The President's Budget and Real Life (2/3/10)
 
HNR: Senate Increases Debt Limit and Imposes PayGo Budget Rule (1/29/10)
 
CHN: Appropriations FY2010 - Comparisons of House and Senate proposed funding levels (7/1/09)
 
Health Care
HNR: The Way Forward on Health Care Reform Remains Unclear (1/29/10)
 
CBPP: Major Insurance Market Reforms Will Not Work Unless They Are Part of Broader Health Reform (1/27/10)
 
Labor and Employment
HNR: Unemployment Insurance Extension Is Urgently Needed (1/29/10)
 
Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: An Effective Jobs Program Needs to Target Those Who Are Hurting Most (12/18/09)
 
Taxes
HNR: Congress Fails to Extend the Estate Tax (12/23/09)
 
Climate Change
HNR: Climate Change Legislation in the Senate Waits Until Next Year (12/23/09)
 
National Organizations Urge Senators to Pass a Climate Bill that Includes Similar Protections for Low-Income Households as in the House bill (11/20/09)
 
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