Publications and Analyses
Original reports, analyses, and publications from CHN and our partners raise awareness of human needs issues and inform the public and key decision-makers.
Feature: Letters to Congress
National Group Sign-On Letter Urges Congress to Quickly Enact No Less Than American Rescue Plan
February 5, 2021
On February 4th, over 100 national organizations including the Coalition on Human Needs called on the United States Congress to enact swiftly no less than what is called for in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Without speedy and comprehensive action, "...families that could have managed will be pushed into poverty and deaths that could have been avoided due to the pandemic will occur."
CHN letter to all U.S. Senators demands COVID-19 relief
September 25, 2020
CHN on Friday, Sept. 25 sent a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators demanding COVID-19 relief. It reads in part, "The pandemic has imperiled your constituents’ economic well-being and their health. COVID-19 cases are again rising, and as we enter the colder months, the threat will increase. The moratorium on evictions expires at the end of the year. If you leave now without acting, millions of people, unable to come up with one or more months of unpaid rent, will face eviction."
CHN’s letter to all members of the U.S. Senate urging Senators to extend U.S. Census reporting deadlines
August 10, 2020
CHN's letter to all members of the U.S. Senate urging Senators to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data for the 2020 Census to April 30, 2021, extend the deadline to transmit state population totals to that date, prohibit the Bureau and the President from sending the relevant data to the Congress in advance of those deadlines, and to allocate $400 million to address Census Bureau operational challenges.
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
CHN March 20 Letter to All Senators Regarding Need to Protect Vulnerable People in Next Round of COVID-19 Legislation
March 20, 2020
CHN is urging all 100 U.S. Senators you to include in the next package of COVID-19 legislation a set of policies most likely to protect low- and moderate-income people from economic disaster and to sustain and expand the capacity of states, municipalities, and nonprofit service providers to meet our urgent needs.
CHN letter to Senate urging passage of coronavirus legislation
March 13, 2020
It is urgent that the Senate enact a legislative package to address the COVID-19 disease outbreak. We know one is being negotiated as this is written. It will be a step towards putting the needs of low-income and vulnerable people first. CHN respectfully urges the Senate to vote for it, and then to get to work immediately on a fully adequate response to our nation’s public health emergency.
CHN: Urgent Actions for coronavirus emergency
March 13, 2020
The Coalition on Human Needs has urged Congress to adopt a sweeping set of measures to address the caronavirus emergency.
