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
Democracy at Stake: Dispatch from the Nuns on the Bus and Friends
Deborah Weinstein,
October 8, 2024
On Monday evening hundreds of people gathered at the Detroit Gesu Catholic Church for a Town Hall with the Nuns on the Bus and Friends – a cross-country bus tour on the theme “Vote Our Future.” They were asked to name out issues most important to them in the upcoming election. I’m one of the Friends riding the bus – not a nun, but honored to be invited because of the close cooperation of the Coalition on Human Needs, which I direct, and NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice, the sponsor of the bus tour and a member of CHN.
CHN’s Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, September 30, 2024
CHN Staff,
September 30, 2024
The Census edition. There’s a lot to report with the Census Bureau in recent weeks and we want to walk you quickly through the numbers. The brief glimpse: bad news on poverty, good news on health care, good news on income.
Amid questions, Census Bureau, advocates for disability community to meet
David Elliot,
September 27, 2024
Census Bureau analysts, policy experts, and disability rights advocates will convene next week to discuss whether or how Bureau officials should change the way disabled Americans are counted. At issue is a change in the methodology used in the way people with disabilities are tallied in the American Community Survey (ACS) – one that advocates fear could result in a severe undercount.
Advocates speak out with tax fight to come in 2025
David Elliot,
September 20, 2024
Diane and Michael Killen are small business owners who live in western Colorado and have operated a small video production company for 20 years. Together they hire local people, serve local clients, and help fuel the local economy. In retrospect, they are not fond of the 2017 Trump tax cut.
CHN unveils new voter guides for activists’ use
Dominique Espinoza,
September 19, 2024
The Coalition on Human Needs is happy to announce the release of CHN’s Vote for Human Needs Voter Issue Guides! These guides are crafted to help you navigate the critical conversations surrounding human needs issues as we approach the election. Whether you print them as flyers, handouts, or use the content in other creative ways, these resources are designed to fit the needs of your organization.
