Coalition on Human Needs: House Farm Bill is a cruel and inhumane blueprint for increasing hunger in America
May 21, 2024
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
CHN opposes President Biden’s proposed asylum ban
CHN Staff,
February 23, 2023
Earlier this week, the Biden Administration proposed a rule that would ban many refugees from seeking asylum in the United States. Under this rule, most asylum seekers who cross into the United States between ports of entry or who present themselves at a port of entry without a previously-scheduled appointment will be considered ineligible for asylum, unless they previously sought and were denied protection in a country they traveled through to get to the United States. CHN opposes this proposed rule.
House measure seeks to rein in wasteful Pentagon spending, redirect funds to critical basic needs
David Elliot,
February 22, 2023
Today Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act, which would cut $100 billion in defense spending and reallocate the funds to human needs programs. The Coalition on Human Needs immediately endorsed the legislation.
New report: As extra Medicaid aid expires, the number of uninsured children could double by May 2024
David Elliot,
February 17, 2023
The number of children in the U.S. without access to health care could double over the next 15 months as states begin a massive effort to determine who remains eligible for Medicaid and CHIP and who isn’t. That’s the finding of a groundbreaking report issued this week by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
Credit card holders get protection from fraud. Shouldn’t EBT users, too?
CHN Staff,
February 16, 2023
A few years ago, someone stole my card information and took over $100. You’d assume the bank or credit card company would reimburse that fraud, right? Not for me, unfortunately. The skimmed card number was for my Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, which allows me to purchase food for my family through the federal SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps). Unlike credit and debit cards, EBT cards are not protected
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, February 10, 2023
CHN Staff,
February 10, 2023
The cuts are unacceptable edition. Throughout the pandemic, certain Americans have borne more of the brunt of COVID-19 than others. The elderly have experienced the highest death rates. People with low incomes and people of color have been more likely to get sick, and to face economic displacement though job loss, lack of access to affordable child care, and even homelessness. These vulnerable Americans now face new threats: cuts to many programs critical to those in need.
