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
Community Action Partnership: National Impact Report — Building Opportunity for All
January 24, 2019
Throughout this report, you’ll discover how Community Action works, from financial coaching services that help Michigan families become stable to whole family approaches that help kids and parents in Maryland thrive. You’ll read about employment and enrichment programs that support Georgia families and support services that give Californians a safe place to live. You’ll see how Community Action Agencies all across the country are responding to local needs
SAVE for All Final Statement of Principles With Signers
January 22, 2019
The Strengthening America’s Values and Economy (SAVE) for All campaign brings together national, state and local advocacy groups, service providers, faith-based organizations, policy experts, and labor and civil rights organizations from every state representing millions of people. We know our nation’s progress depends on ensuring that every American has equal rights and opportunities, protected and advanced by a strong and just federal government. We come together to protect important services from harmful federal budget cuts and to utilize the federal capacity to spur economic growth and progress for the benefit of all.
CHN Analysis — The Trump Shutdown is now the longest failure to provide for federal services in American history
January 16, 2019
President Trump, Senate Leader McConnell and their allies in Congress are refusing to fund services affecting food and environmental safety, food for the hungry, housing assistance, transportation, national parks, homeland security and other public safety programs, tax refunds and taxpayer information, health care for Native Americans, scientific and statistical research, private business, and more.
