More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
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These Cuts Hurt
Leo Nguyen,
October 30, 2017
Congress just passed a budget that calls for massive cuts in human needs programs. The devastating effect these cuts would have on millions of Americans is why CHN is cosponsoring the #TheseCutsHurt social media day of action today, Monday, October 30. Members of Witnesses to Hunger and supporters across the...
Poverty and Progress: Poverty is Down in the U.S., but New Threats Ahead
Leo Nguyen,
October 27, 2017
Editor’s note: On Thursday, October 26, CHN released a report on poverty in the U.S. and actions from Congress and the Trump administration that threaten the progress we’ve made in reducing poverty. Below is the press release issued along with the report. We encourage you to read the report, use our social media...
Faces of Austerity 2.0: How Budget Cuts Continue to Make Us Sicker, Poorer and Less Secure
David Elliot,
October 26, 2017
Little did Melissa Armas know that getting a bonus at work would mean losing access to affordable child care for her daughter Leila. But that is exactly what happened to the single mother from Chula Vista, California after it was determined that she made $100 a month too much in...
Report Shows Progress Against Poverty in PA, But Threats Ahead
David Elliot,
October 25, 2017
Editor’s note: This week the Coalition on Human Needs continues to roll out a series of state reports on poverty. Today’s report examines the status of poverty in Pennsylvania, and the threats facing the state due to budget proposals in Congress. Here is a summary of the report filed by...
51 Senators Vote to Slash Medicaid in order to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich
Deborah Weinstein,
October 20, 2017
They also voted to cut Medicare, education, housing assistance, job training, home heating/cooling assistance, SNAP, Meals on Wheels, Head Start, environmental and public health protections, child care, help for people with disabilities… This isn’t as much a budget as it is a gaping self-inflicted wound. Or, instead of following the...
