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Congress must tackle child poverty head on and expand the Child Tax Credit

The Census Bureau just released national poverty, income, and insurance data for 2023. It’s important to understand income and health insurance trends, but it’s especially important now since Congress will take up major tax legislation in 2025.

One thing we know for sure is that when the Child Tax Credit (CTC) was expanded in 2021, child poverty decreased by 46% overall, with Black and Hispanic/Latino child poverty falling by 6.3 percentage points in each community, impacting 716,000 Black children and 1.2 million Hispanic children. The new data shows that in 2023, the CTC lifted 2.4 million people above the federal poverty line―while important, falling far short of the 5.4 million lifted above the federal poverty line in 2021 by expanded monthly Child Tax Credit payments that included all children in low-income families.

Click here to send a direct message to Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit today.

Many people are facing food and housing insecurity, challenges with high child care costs, and dealing with other hardships that make it harder to make ends meet. Expanding the Child Tax Credit fixes a major flaw in current law: over 18 million children and their families are excluded from the full credit because their parents’ income is too low.

You read that right. Families where a parent can’t work due to illness or being laid off, cannot qualify for the Child Tax Credit at all. And many parents who work at low wages cannot get the full CTC. A single parent earning $15,000 a year and who has two children, will receive less than a family with a parent who has a higher paying job. This is a flaw that does nothing but exacerbate inequity and accelerate the racial wealth gap.

Instead of cutting investments in key programs and services, Congress must prioritize funding for human needs and that means passing an expanded Child Tax Credit that reaches the very poorest households.

Click here to send a direct message to Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit today.

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CHN’s 18th Annual Human Needs Hero Reception: July 7th

July 7, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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 neophytes to veterans with decades of experience, to celebrate our community’s steadfast commitment to standing up for the most vulnerable in our society.

This year is truly a landmark year for the Coalition on Human Needs, as we celebrate four decades of commitment to meet the needs of people with low incomes. And while we want to celebrate our past, we are truly looking toward the future as we continue to grow and diversify our coalition and ensure more and more voices stand united in support of a transformative human needs agenda.

So this year we’re doing things a little differently: Our 2022 Human Needs Heroes are the people and groups who make up the Coalition on Human Needs.

We are so proud of the exceptional organizations and activists who comprise our coalition, from the founders who have been with us every step of the way to those who have just joined recently. Both coalition members and friends of the coalition have come together through truly exceptional and difficult circumstances to continue the fight against poverty, systemic racism, food and housing insecurity, voter suppression, and so many other injustices that contribute to widening inequality and hardship. The dedication of our community is truly heroic.

Join CHN in celebration of our human needs heroes! We are hoping you and/or your organization will sponsor the event and be listed in invitations and our program.

This is our only major fundraising event of the year and all proceeds raised go to supporting the work of the Coalition on Human Needs. So get out your best Zoom shirt, pour your favorite drink, and bring out your loved ones and pets for our 2022 Human Needs Hero reception. We can’t wait to celebrate forty years together. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nicolai Haddal, Field and (Virtual) Events Coordinator at nhaddal@chn.org or 202-223-2532 x115.

In addition to supporting CHN’s work, sponsorship entitles you to ad space in the program. See information for how much space is available below.

Ready to sponsor? Use the form below to provide your tax-deductible contribution toward an organizational or individual sponsorship, buy lines in the program, or purchase reduced-cost admission for fellows and interns. Because this event is a great opportunity to bring the human needs community together, we encourage sponsors to invite interns and new staff as well as experienced advocates who have shared much of CHN’s history.

Program Ad Deadline:

Please submit finished program ads electronically (no PDF’s, please) to Nicolai Haddal, at nhaddal@chn.org, by COB Wednesday, July 5th.

Please feel free to contact Nicolai by email or phone (202-223-2532 ext. 115) with any questions regarding sponsorship or ad formatting.

Important note: “Ticket” below refers to one sponsorship. When sponsoring, please purchase only one sponsorship. You will receive a Zoom link to share with your organization.

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July 7, 2022
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