Longtime CHN Board Member Sister Simone Campbell awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
David Elliot,
July 8, 2022
President Biden this week awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation’s highest civilian honor -- to longtime CHN Board Member Sister Simone Campbell. Sr. Simone led NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, a CHN member group, from 2004 to 2021. She announced her retirement last year, and stepped down from her service on CHN’s Board of Directors. In 2013, CHN honored NETWORK with its annual Human Needs Hero award for its advocacy on behalf of immigrants.
Celebrating with CHN: The Human Needs Hero gala
David Elliot,
July 8, 2022
The Coalition on Human Needs Thursday night marked its 40th anniversary with a Human Needs Hero gala that recognized decades of victories, clambering back from defeats, amazing organizing accomplishments, and more than a few heroes of the progressive movement.
CHN’s latest Human Needs Report: FY23 spending bills, reconciliation update, gun safety, and more
Lecia Imbery,
July 5, 2022
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on FY23 spending, efforts to pass a reconciliation package, a critical child nutrition law, and more.
‘We can’t out-pay Walmart:’ How low pay is decimating Head Start
David Elliot,
July 1, 2022
Low pay and stressful work conditions are causing Head Start providers across the country to lose key staff, shut down programs, and turn students from low-income families away, a situation that is setting off alarm bells among early childhood education advocates.
Reversing labor laws rooted in slavery.
Rebecca Dixon,
June 24, 2022
As we celebrate Juneteenth this year, it is important to acknowledge the lasting impacts of slavery on the workplace and the labor market. The at-will employment doctrine, which allows employers in most states to discharge workers for any reason, and the subminimum wage for tipped workers are both rooted in the employer backlash to Emancipation. These laws continue to disadvantage workers—Black and Latinx workers in particular.
