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The Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.

Act on Child Tax Credit!

Sign Letter to Increase CTC for
Over 13 Million Children!
Deadline: Monday, July 7

CHN Joins New Antipoverty Campaign

• Press Release: Senator John Edwards and Major Organizations Announce Multi-Year Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half (5/13/08)
  
• Visit Half in Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity Campaign Website
  

Learn more about Poverty in the U.S. and
efforts to end it >>

2006 Poverty & Uninsured Census Data

• Find data & advocacy tools here
• CHN Press Release on 2006 Census Data

Kick Start the Economy

• Press Release: Congressman McGovern and Human Needs Groups Call on Congress to Boost State Economies, Help American Families (5/8/08)
  
  
• Press Statement from Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs, Calling on Congress to Pass Counter Recession Measures to Meet Rising Needs(5/8/08)
  
  
• Audio Presentation*: Towards Shared Recovery - Ways to Ease Pain of Recession & Boost Economy
  *Transcript available
  
  
• It is not too late to claim your economic stimulus payment! Click to learn more >>
  
  
• New! CHN & ECAP: Towards Shared Recovery: Congress Must Do More to Reverse the Recession (4/11/08)
  

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FY 2009 Budget News

Audio Briefing: What's in the President's Last Budget - Why it Matters, and What's Next?

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Human Needs Report

Human Needs Report - July 1, 2008

Previous Human Needs Reports

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