John,

Happy New Year. With a new Congress being sworn in tomorrow, we’re preparing for the fight ahead.

In case you missed Deborah’s email from last week, I wanted to invite you to an important Webinar entitled Our Path Forward: Practical ways to protect people from harm despite threats from the new Administration and Congress.

We’ll hear from experts on hunger, child care, immigration, and more, including effective steps you can take and resources you can use.

Click here to RSVP to our upcoming webinar next Tuesday, January 7, 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT).

Even if you’re unable to attend, please RSVP to receive a recording of the webinar, slides, and resources.

Thank you for being with us in the struggle to defend vulnerable communities.

Meredith Dodson
Senior Director of Public Policy, Coalition on Human Needs

-- DEBORAH'S EMAIL --

John,

We at the Coalition on Human Needs hope you are having a restful and restorative holiday season.

We end the year preparing for an onslaught of proposals starting up right away in 2025―proposals that will seek to use budget rules to allow simple majorities in the House and Senate to “fast track” cuts to programs people need while passing tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the super-wealthy and corporations. So we know we need to learn together to get ready.

Much is at risk as the new Congress gets started this time next week, even before Inauguration Day. People across the nation are concerned about high costs, including that Congress and the new Administration could make costs for basic needs much worse for many millions of people, while enriching multi-millionaires and corporations with more tax breaks.

But this is not a done deal.

The congressional majority is slim and divided. We can protect people and the programs they need―if we work together.

Join us on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT) for our webinar: Our Path Forward: Practical ways to protect people from harm despite threats from the new Administration and Congress.

You’ll hear about strategies that have worked in the past and can work again. You’ll learn about new resources and tools to make it easier for you to join in. You’ll hear from national experts on how to protect children, families, immigrants, people who need health care, food aid, and more.

I will be joined by the following expert and inspiring panelists:

• Linda Spears, President and CEO, Child Welfare League of America

• Raha Wala, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy, National Immigration Law Center

• Amy Matsui, Senior Director of Income Security, National Women’s Law Center

• Dorian Warren, Co-President, Community Change

And moderator and anti-hunger expert Ellen Teller, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Food Research and Action Center.

This webinar will be recorded, and the recording, slides, and resources will be sent to every registrant.

Click here to register for Our Path Forward: Practical ways to protect people from harm despite threats from the new Administration and Congress.

Don’t miss this― too much is at stake.

Thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs