Events & Webinars
CHN’s calendar of events features announcements from our members about upcoming conferences, briefing, meetings, and webinars.
If you would like to post an event, please contact David Elliot at delliot@chn.org.
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Weekly CHN's Wednesday Advocates Meeting
9:30 am
Feb
12
Wed
The Coalition on Human Needs hosts weekly Wednesday Advocates Meeting (WAM) most Wednesday at 9:30 AM ET, unless notify otherwise.
For questions about the agenda, schedule, or help logging in, please email Leo Nguyen: lnguyen@chn.org. If you or y...
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Weekly CHN's Wednesday Advocates Meeting
9:30 am
Feb
5
Wed
The Coalition on Human Needs hosts weekly Wednesday Advocates Meeting (WAM) most Wednesday at 9:30 AM ET, unless notify otherwise.
For questions about the agenda, schedule, or help logging in, please email Leo Nguyen: lnguyen@chn.org. If you or y...
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CHN's Federal Connection Meeting
3:00 pm
Jan
30
Thu
This Thursday Zoom meeting is especially for organizations and state partners not based in the DC area, but those in DC are welcome too. Federal Connection provide timely information about activity in Congress of importance to people with low inco...
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Weekly CHN's Wednesday Advocates Meeting
9:30 am
Jan
29
Wed
The Coalition on Human Needs hosts weekly Wednesday Advocates Meeting (WAM) most Wednesday at 9:30 AM ET, unless notify otherwise.
For questions about the agenda, schedule, or help logging in, please email Leo Nguyen: lnguyen@chn.org. If you or y...
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Weekly CHN's Wednesday Advocates Meeting
9:30 am
Jan
22
Wed
The Coalition on Human Needs hosts weekly Wednesday Advocates Meeting (WAM) most Wednesday at 9:30 AM ET, unless notify otherwise.
For questions about the agenda, schedule, or help logging in, please email Leo Nguyen: lnguyen@chn.org. If you or y...
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Webinar: Heads Up, Advocates: Budget Rules in the New Congress
12:00 pm
Dec
12
Thu
2024
How the New Congress Will Try to Use Budget Rules: A Practical Guide for Advocates to Protect Against Harsh Program Cuts and Bloated Tax Breaks.
Webinar recording: Budget Rules in the New Congress
The new Congress is expected to act quickly ...
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Webinar: Empowering Nonprofits and Service Providers: Effective GOTV Strategies for the Upcoming Election
3:00 pm
Sep
12
Thu
2024
Join us at the Coalition on Human Needs for this special election webinar designed to equip nonprofits, 501(c)(3) organizations, and service providers with the tools and strategies they need to successfully conduct Get Out the Vote (GOTV) activiti...
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Webinar: Project 2025’s Threats to Human Needs Programs
3:00 pm
Aug
15
Thu
2024
You’ve probably heard about Project 2025 – which produced a 900+-page compendium of extremist proposals put out by the right-wing Heritage Foundation (although the head of the project left the Heritage Foundation after Project 2025 proved intensel...
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CHN’s Human Needs Hero Reception: July 24, 2024
5:30 pm
Jul
24
Wed
2024
JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION AND CELEBRATION
Join us at the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Room in Washington, DC on Wednesday, July 24 for the Coalition on Human Need's Human Needs Hero Reception, honoring Ellen Nissenbaum, Senior Advisor, C...
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PANDEMIC AND RESPONSE: Using Census and Other Data to Track Poverty, Hardship and the Impact of Aid During a Tumultuous Time Description
1:30 pm
Sep
8
Thu
2022
You can view a recording of CHN’s training webinar here. Please also see the slides here,
The Census Bureau will release new poverty, income and health insurance data on September 13-15. This data will cover the pandemic year of 2021, a year in...
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CHN’s 18th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception: July 7th
5:30 pm
Jul
7
Thu
2022
All of Us: Honoring forty years of the Coalition on Human Needs
Our second ever (and hopefully last!) virtual Human Needs Hero celebration will be held on Zoom this year!
Every year, the Coalition on Human Needs gathers advocates, from ...
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Unfinished Business: The FY23 Biden Budget and what's next for human needs programs
2:30 pm
Apr
11
Mon
2022
On March 28th President Biden released his proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget. This budget proposes vital investments in our future while providing for the urgent economic and public health investments that families need now.
Join the Coalition o...
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What’s Next for Build Back Better?
8:00 am
Mar
11
Fri
2022
While it has become increasingly clear there is no longer a path for the House-approved version of Build Back Better, Congress can still reach a reasonable compromise on a scaled-back — but still significant — package that would provide relief to ...
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Poverty and Hardship – Then and Now
2:00 pm
Sep
9
Thu
2021
Watch this webinar here. Slides available at this link here.
Every year, CHN provides training on what to expect from the Census Bureau’s annual poverty, income, and health insurance data, and how to find and use the data online. But the pandem...
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Making August Recess Count: Building Support for Federal Recovery Legislation to Advance Racial Equity
2:00 pm
Jul
16
Fri
2021
View a recording of this webinar here. See the slides here.
The Biden Administration's proposed American Jobs and American Families Plans provide unprecedented opportunities to address deep-seated racial inequities in education, employment, hea...
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Poor People's Campaign: National Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers Assembly
5:30 pm
Jun
21
Mon
2021
On Monday, June 21st, poor people, low-wage workers, moral and faith leaders, advocates and our growing coalition of supporters will gather online simultaneously with a (socially-distant) rally in Raleigh, North Carolina for a National Poor People...
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The Urgent Once-in-a-Generation Chance: Getting Congress to Invest in our Children and Youth
3:30 pm
Jun
10
Thu
2021
View this webinar here. View the slides here.
Critical gains for children have been made with the passage of the American Rescue Plan. But Congress needs to make ongoing investments to ensure our children's futures aren't permanently damaged an...
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Setting the stage for a stronger, more equitable recovery: A conversation with Sharon Parrott, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' new President
3:00 pm
Apr
6
Tue
2021
Watch the recording of this webinar here.
With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, additional much-needed immediate help for COVID-19 pandemic recovery is on the way. Now President Biden is proposing an additional package of investments on...
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National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
All Day
Mar
16
Tue
2021
The National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference, co-sponsored by the Food Research & Action Center and Feeding America, and in cooperation with the National CACFP Forum, draws anti-hunger and anti-poverty advocates; federal, state and local governm...
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The Next COVID Relief Bill: Why it's important and what you can do
2:00 pm
Feb
18
Thu
2021
View a streaming captioned copy of the webinar here. The presenter slide deck is available here.
Jared Bernstein, top Biden economist serving on the White House Council of Economic Advisers, will join CHN to explain how the COVID relief legisla...
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Webinar: Budget Strategy to Pass a COVID Bill in the Senate: Reconciliation 101
1:30 pm
Jan
22
Fri
2021
Register to view a recording of this webinar here. Find slides here.
There is a way to enact legislation in the Senate with only a simple majority (51 votes, not 60): it requires Congress to pass a joint budget resolution with “reconciliation i...
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Our Children are in Danger: A webinar about increased hunger, poverty, and other serious threats to children and their families because of the pandemic
12:00 pm
Nov
16
Mon
2020
View a recording of this webinar here.
Since May, the number of poor children in the U.S. has grown by 2.5 million. Parents report their families are going without enough to eat. Millions of households are on the brink of eviction and can’t a...
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Coalition on Human Needs: Special Post-Election Webinar
1:00 pm
Nov
9
Mon
2020
Watch a recording of this webinar here. See slides here and handout here.
There is so much on the line with the election and so much uncertainty regarding the outcome. Join the Coalition on Human Needs for an hour of clarity on Monday, November...
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2020 National Conference on Safe Housing
All Day
Oct
28
Wed
2020
Join a national network of service providers, advocates, grassroots organizations, and leaders from coast to coast for the first national conference addressing the housing needs of domestic violence/sexual assault survivors, communities of color, ...
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CHN's 17th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception
5:30 pm
Oct
7
Wed
2020
Thank you so much to everyone who helped make our 17th Human Needs Hero event such a success! Did you miss the sponsorship deadline but would still like to support? Please contact Nicolai Haddal at nhaddal@chn.org
Honoring: Census Counts, Count A...
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Webinar: Then and Now: How to Use New Census Surveys About Poverty, Income, and Health from 2019 and 2020
3:30 pm
Sep
9
Wed
2020
Did you miss CHN's annual webinar on using new Census surveys about poverty, income, and health from 2019 and 2020? Don't fret! Sign up here to receive a captioned recording of the webinar along with further resources and follow-up materials. Webi...
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Mass Poor People’s Digital Assembly & Moral March on Washington
10:00 am
Jun
20
Sat
2020
Let’s Stand Together in a Time of Emergency: The Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March – ONLINE – Saturday, June 20
This pandemic and economic collapse, along with the recent wave of police brutality and racist murders, have forced this nat...
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FRAC: Communication and Outreach During COVID-19 Webinar
3:00 pm
May
7
Thu
2020
Thursday, May 7, 3:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Central, 1:00 p.m. Mountain, 12:00 p.m. Pacific)
As schools remain closed due to COVID-19 -- and with many states announcing that they will stay closed for the rest of the school year -- it is impor...
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Maintaining Program Participation During COVID-19
3:00 pm
Apr
23
Thu
2020
Communities across the country have stepped up to create plans that connect children to meals during COVID-19, but how do advocates and sponsors maintain momentum and sustain programs? Join this webinar to hear about strategies for maintaining par...
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FRAC: National Day of Action
All Day
Apr
22
Wed
2020
On Wednesday, April 22, join the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), Feeding America, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Center for American Progress (CAP), and other national allies and advocates across the country in a National...
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FRAC: Possibilities Through Partnership During COVID-19
3:00 pm
Apr
16
Thu
2020
Ensuring access to nutritious meals during COVID-19 requires collaboration on every level. Join FRAC and guest speakers to learn about promising partnerships between state agencies, school districts, program providers, food banks, and others that ...
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Congress and COVID-19: What passed and what comes next
1:00 pm
Apr
3
Fri
2020
In response to the massive public health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has passed a historic $2.3 trillion relief and recovery package. The legislation enacted so far takes some important steps towards...
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Think Babies Policy Forum
9:00 am
Apr
1
Wed
2020
Where do babies in your state stand?
Join ZERO TO THREE for the Think Babies™ Policy Forum on Capitol Hill as we reveal how your state is supporting the littlest among us and where it has room to grow. This year, we will focus on equity of oppo...
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FRAC: National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
All Day
Mar
1
Sun
2020
Join 1,200+ of your fellow anti-hunger advocates in Washington, D.C., for two days of “can’t miss” networking opportunities, content-rich sessions, interactive training, and the National CACFP Leadership track, followed by a day on Capitol Hill. Y...
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The New Trump Budget: Why it Really Matters
2:00 pm
Feb
13
Thu
2020
President Trump’s latest budget proposal is out. And it’s every bit as bad as we feared.
Recently, President Trump asked a crowd of his donors: “Who the hell cares about the budget?”
We do, and we think you should too. Why? If the new one ...
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Service Providers and Census 2020 - What You Need to Know
2:00 pm
Dec
4
Wed
2019
Register here.
Join CHN and our partners for a webinar December 4th at 2pm ET to learn what service providers need to know about the 2020 Census. Specifically we will share what’s at stake, what service providers need to be doing between now th...
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GivingTuesday 2019
All Day
Dec
3
Tue
2019
The season of giving is here, and after your post-Thanksgiving #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday shopping, on #GivingTuesday, December 3rd, please consider supporting the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN).
CHN has been fighting for human needs for clo...
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Economic Policy Institute: The Future of Work and Care
12:00 pm
Nov
6
Wed
2019
The National Academy of Social Insurance, with support from Caring Across Generations and the Ford Foundation, recently released a groundbreaking report on Designing Universal Family Care: State-Based Social Insurance Programs for Early Child Care...
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EITC/CTC Call-in Day of Action
All Day
Nov
6
Wed
2019
Right now, Congress is looking to add bipartisan tax legislation to the end-of-year budget package. It is imperative that if there is any tax legislation helping businesses and the rich that we also do what we can to help low-wage workers. The Ear...
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CHN’s 16th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception
5:30 pm
Sep
18
Wed
2019
Honoring: Marian Wright Edelman and Peter Edelman
Every year, the Coalition on Human Needs gathers advocates, from neophytes to veterans with decades of experience, to celebrate our community’s steadfast commitment to standing up for the most vul...
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What Can We Expect from the New Poverty, Income and Health Insurance Data, And How Can We Find the Info We Need?
2:00 pm
Sep
4
Wed
2019
On September 10th, the Census Bureau will release national poverty and income data, as well as nationwide and state health insurance data. Other state and local findings will be out on September 26th and October 17th.
CHN’s annual preview is es...
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National Alliance to End Homelessness: 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness and Capitol Hill Day
All Day
Jul
22
Mon
2019
The 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness and Capitol Hill Day is the nation’s largest convening of service providers, leaders, advocates, and consumers working to end homelessness in the United States. This year’s July conference will f...
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Institute for Policy Studies: "Taxing the (Very) Rich: Finding the Cure for Excessive Wealth Disorder"
9:00 am
Jun
25
Tue
2019
Any serious policy agenda geared towards combating inequality and raising living standards for the vast majority must look to ultra-high earners in the top 0.1 percent, who wield disproportionate economic and political power.
The Economic Polic...
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Americans for Democratic Action: Honoring America’s Federal Workers and other Champions
6:00 pm
Jun
18
Tue
2019
Tuesday, June 18th at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, DC
Reception begins at 6:00 PM, followed by awards ceremony.
Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) has the distinct honor of celebrating progressive leaders for over 70 years at...
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FRAC: June 2019 Breakfast Matters Webinar
3:00 pm
Jun
13
Thu
2019
Community Eligibility Adoption Deadline is Quickly Approaching: Get Your Questions Answered Here
Community eligibility is a huge success, reducing paperwork for schools and increasing school breakfast and lunch participation. School districts t...
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Bread for the World 2019 Advocacy Summit
All Day
Jun
10
Mon
2019
This year’s Advocacy Summit will stretch over two days — Monday, June 10 and Tuesday, June 11, 2019
There will be breakout sessions, a reception honoring Bread founder Art Simon, and a dinner and legislative briefing on Monday, June 10.
The ...
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Economic Policy Institute: Broader, Bolder, Better with Elaine Weiss
4:00 pm
May
23
Thu
2019
Date: May 23, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm
In Broader, Bolder, Better, Elaine Weiss of the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education campaign and former Massachusetts education secretary Paul Reville make a compelling case for a fundamental change in ...
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The Latest Plan to Deny Assistance: Shrinking the Poverty Line
2:00 pm
May
22
Wed
2019
The Latest Plan to Deny Assistance: Shrinking the Poverty Line
Wednesday, May 22, 2:00 p.m. ET(1:00 p.m. CT, noon MT, 11:00 a.m. PT)
Register here.
By shrinking the poverty line over time, the Trump Administration is proposing to reduce t...
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2019 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium
All Day
May
22
Wed
2019
Join us at #HCH2019 as we explore what it means to be “Working Together for Justice” through sintensive trainings in health care and homelessness in the heart of Washington, D.C. Register to learn and network with hundreds of colleagues from acros...
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Economic Policy Institute: "Zero Weeks: America’s Leave Crisis and the Cost of Doing Nothing"
3:30 pm
May
16
Thu
2019
Most Americans agree that family comes first. No matter where you work or what zip code you live in, you should be able to welcome a new child, to care for your mother when she has her knee replaced or to heal from cancer without facing financial ...
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FRAC: April 2019 Breakfast Matters Webinar
3:00 pm
Apr
11
Thu
2019
Community Eligibility or Provision 2: Similarities, Differences and Things to Consider
Community eligibility is a huge success, allowing high-poverty school districts to offer school meals at no cost and reducing paperwork for schools. School d...
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Food Research & Action Center: SNAP Matters for Seniors Webinar
1:00 pm
Apr
3
Wed
2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 1:00 PM Eastern (12:00 PM Central, 11:00 PM Mountain, 10:00 AM Pacific)
Discover how many eligible seniors in your state are missing out on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation's first line...
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IPS Brown Bag: Activists & Poets Against Walls
12:00 pm
Mar
18
Mon
2019
In this multimedia brown bag session, independent DACA activist Allyson Duarte and Poets Against Walls co-founder Emmy Pérez will talk about recent activism in the Rio Grande Valley in support of borderland communities. They will share video foota...
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FRAC: MARCH 2019 Breakfast Matters Webinar
3:00 pm
Mar
14
Thu
2019
Making Community Eligibility Work with Lower ISPs
Community eligibility is a federal option that allows high poverty schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. Schools can participate in community eligibility as long as 40 perce...
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First Focus: Cutting Child Poverty in Half Within a Decade: A Congressional Briefing
2:00 pm
Mar
14
Thu
2019
First Focus: Cutting Child Poverty in Half Within a Decade: A Congressional Briefing
Hosted by the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group, First Focus, the American Academy of Pediatrics , and the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, ...
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The Trump Budget: What You Need to Know
2:00 pm
Mar
14
Thu
2019
The Trump Budget: What You Need to Know
Thursday, March 14th
2 P.M. EDT, 1 P.M. CDT, 12 P.M. MDT, 11 A.M. PDT
Register Here
Even if you can't attend, you should register to get access to the webinar recording with captions, slides, and follow-...
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FRAC: CEP 30-Minute-Deep-Dive
3:00 pm
Mar
12
Tue
2019
Understanding the Relationship between Community Eligibility and Title I Funding
Community eligibility is an amazing federal option that allows high poverty schools to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students while eliminating the f...
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Economic Policy Institute: Making the Digital Economy Work for Everyone
5:00 pm
Feb
25
Mon
2019
From the Economic Policy Institute:
The digital transformation of the global economy is more than automation and AI—it is a fundamental structural transformation. As two of the leading global economies, the United States and Germany are at the ...
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National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
All Day
Feb
24
Sun
2019
Co-sponsored by Feeding America and the Food Research & Action Center in cooperation with the National CACFP Forum.
Join 1,000+ of your fellow anti-hunger advocates in Washington, D.C., for two days of “can’t miss” networking opportunities...
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Protect Immigrant Families Rapid Response Webinar
2:00 pm
Oct
1
Mon
2018
View an archive of this webinar here.
On September 22nd, the Department of Homeland Security publicized a proposed rule change that would make using health, anti-hunger, anti-poverty, or affordable housing programs a disqualifier for some immig...
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Poverty, Income, Health, and Work: What Can We Learn From the New Census Data?
1:00 pm
Sep
6
Thu
2018
Unemployment is down, but workers' pay is losing ground. Did low-income people make gains in 2017? What is helping; what's standing in the way?
CHN held its 2018 annual Census webinar to prep you for the new data that came out on September 12-13....
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Strategies to Stop SNAP Proposals that Take Away Food Assistance from Millions
3:30 pm
Apr
24
Tue
2018
You can view an archive of this recording here.
Tuesday, April 24, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
SNAP, the nation's most effective anti-hunger program, is under attack in the 2018 Farm Bill that's moving through the House right now, pos...
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How Benefit Cuts Impact People with Disabilities: How to Fight Back
3:00 pm
Apr
19
Thu
2018
You can view an archive of this webinar with ASL and captioning here.
Webinar: How Benefit Cuts Impact People with Disabilities; How to Fight Back
Learn about likely federal policy threats affecting people with disabilities, in programs suc...
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The Trump Budget: What You Need to Know 2018
12:30 pm
Feb
14
Wed
2018
An archived version of this webinar is available here.
Webinar: Wednesday, February 14, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET
co-sponsored by the Coalition on Human Needs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Center for American Progress, and the Food Re...
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Using the New Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data: A Practical Guide
2:00 pm
Sep
7
Thu
2017
An archived version of the webinar is available here.
On September 12 and 14, the Census Bureau will release its annual poverty, income and health insurance survey data. Don’t miss CHN’s handy preview to show you how to use the local, state, an...
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The 2020 Census: Why Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Count Matters
2:00 pm
Jul
19
Wed
2017
An archive of this webinar is available here.
This webinar co-sponsored by the Coalition on Human Needs, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Children's Leadership Council, and the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality...
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Trump's Plans to Cut Human Needs Programs
2:00 pm
Mar
21
Tue
2017
An archive of this webinar is available here.
President Trump has announced plans to cut domestic programs to pay for Pentagon increases. Learn about the expected impact on housing, services for children, seniors and people with disabilities, n...
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The New Congress: How It Plans to Cut And How to Fight Back
2:00 pm
Dec
16
Fri
2016
An archive of this webinar is available here.
The Affordable Care Act. Medicaid. Medicare. SNAP. SSI. Tax rates for the wealthy and corporations. The new Congress wants to repeal, restrict and/or cut all of these. How will they use their rule...
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Poverty Data Webinar 2016
3:00 pm
Sep
7
Wed
2016
An archive of this webinar is available here.
Would you like to know …
whether poverty is growing or declining in your state?
how to use state and local data about income by race, age, or gender?
how to get the new Census Bureau pove...
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Child Lead Poisoning: Preventable Harm
1:00 pm
May
3
Tue
2016
An archive of this webinar is available here.
Child Lead Poisoning: Preventable Harm
A Webinar co-sponsored by the Coalition on Human Needs, First Focus, Children's Leadership Council, Partnership for America's Children, MomsRising, and the ...
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$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
2:00 pm
Dec
15
Tue
2015
An archive of this webinar is available here.
A special webinar with authors Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer, whose book $2 a Day describes in depth the lives of families living in extreme poverty in America. $2.00 a Day has been included in the...
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Using the New Poverty Data
2:00 pm
Sep
9
Wed
2015
An archive of this webinar is available here.
Using the New Poverty Data
Wednesday, September 9, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern time
The annual Census Bureau data about poverty, income, and health insurance will be released on September 16...
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Jobs - A Webinar on What the Federal Government Must Do Webinar
2:00 pm
Jan
28
Thu
2010
Learn How to Use New Data About Poverty and Health Insurance Webinar
2:00 pm
Sep
2
Wed
2009
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