Coalition on Human Needs: House Farm Bill is a cruel and inhumane blueprint for increasing hunger in America
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A celebration of the Supreme Court decision in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by CHN’s Executive Director Deborah Weinstein
May 16, 2024
Human Needs Hero Event a Success!
Lecia Imbery,
July 31, 2015
Where can you meet some of the most passionate and powerful advocates in Washington and enjoy a piece of Wonder Woman cake at the same time? Only at CHN’s 2015 Human Needs Hero reception held last night honoring the National Women’s Law Center. We’re thrilled that the event was a...
Resources from around the Coalition: Immigration, Medicaid, the Minimum Wage and More
Lecia Imbery,
July 28, 2015
Immigration. Medicaid. The minimum wage. CHN’s coalition members are producing amazing work on really important topics. Last month, we introduced a blog series we’re calling Resources from the around the Coalition, highlighting important pieces you’ll want to be aware of. There are even more great works to showcase this month,...
Fact of the Week: 1.7 Million More Children Lived in Low-Income Working Families in 2013 than in 2008; See How Your State Ranks
Lecia Imbery,
July 24, 2015
Five years ago, our country was in the midst of the Great Recession. At that time, 17 million children lived in low-income working families. Since the recession officially ended in 2009, our country has been slowly recovering. Many economic indicators, if not at pre-recession levels, are at least heading back...
Celebrate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Fourth Birthday by Becoming a Citizen-Enforcer of Fairer Lending Practices!
Scott Klinger,
July 24, 2015
This post was originally published on the Center for Effective Government’s blog, The Fine Print, on July 21. Using Citizen Stories, the CFPB Identified Abuses and Won $10.3 Billion in Relief and Refunds for 17 Million Consumers from Illegal Charges by Financial Institutions Five years ago today, the Dodd-Frank financial...
Feel Good and Do Good
Deborah Weinstein,
July 23, 2015
The CHN office is always a flurry of activity. With only 5 staff and so much to do to protect and expand programs that help our low-income neighbors, there’s no time to sit still. This upcoming week will be even busier as we take care of final preparations for our...
