COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS

Agriculture

CHN supports protecting and strengthening SNAP and other nutrition programs in the Farm Bill. CHN supports increased appropriations for WIC, TEFAP, and other nutrition programs.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · White House Office · Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Budget/Appropriations

CHN supports protecting programs in the budget critical to low-income and vulnerable people. CHN supports a significant increase in funding for non-defense discretionary programs in the FY24 Budget and Appropriations Bills. CHN supports cutting funding for defense discretionary programs in the FY24 Budget and Appropriations Bills. CHN opposes the inclusion of "poison pill riders" on appropriations bills. CHN opposes the creation of a Fiscal Commission, which could lead to cuts to human needs programs.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · White House Office · Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Treasury, Dept of · Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

The Coalition on Human Needs supports all workers freedom to form unions and to bargain collectively, including legislation to provide all public employees with the right to organize; to collectively bargain over wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment; and to access dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and arbitration. CHN supports the implementation of policies at the federal, state and local levels that support reentry - including policies to make reentry programs more accessible for people with disabilities - and remove harmful barriers to basic necessities such as employment, housing, education and training, and income and nutrition assistance, including repeal of the lifetime bans in SNAP, TANF, and the American Opportunity Tax Credit for people with felony drug convictions. CHN supports increased funding for civil legal services programs (as described in Access to Justice) that play a critical role in helping people with records navigate barriers to employment and critical reentry supports. CHN supports legislation to reauthorize and provide robust funding for the Second Chance Act. CHN supports ensuring that all eligible citizens can freely exercise their right to vote and have their vote counted.