Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Urge Congress to fully fund Meals on Wheels

The Older Americans Act needs a critical boost in funding in order to keep essential programs like Meals on Wheels going. John, Hunger amongst older adults grew by 20% between 2021 and 2024.1 And it’s expected that by 2030, 14 million seniors will be food insecur…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 8:47 PM

80 million people will be 65 or older by 2040

The Older Americans Act needs a critical boost in funding in order to keep essential programs like Meals on Wheels going. John, As Congress negotiates a final FY25 spending package, one program that needs increased funding is Meals on Wheels. The Older Americans…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 8:34 PM

The Senate must reject the confirmation of Matt Gaetz

Matt Gaetz is an extremist with severe ethics issues who wants to dismantle essential human needs programs. John, Matt Gaetz is an extremist who cannot be allowed to lead the United States Department of Justice as the Attorney General. According to the Southern …

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 5:41 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Demand the Senate confirm judicial nominees

Dozens of judicial nominees are in limbo and the Senate must confirm them now. John, Our democracy depends on qualified, fair-minded judges committed to upholding the rights of all of us. The Senate must do its job and continue its progress in confirming judicia…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 9:43 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand the Senate confirm judicial nominees

Dozens of judicial nominees are in limbo and the Senate must confirm them now. John, We need a Supreme Court, and federal judiciary, that work for all of us, not just the wealthy and powerful. For our democracy to work, we must know and have faith that judicial d…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 17, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Re: Tell Congress: Reject IRS funding cuts

Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has collected over a billion dollars from wealthy tax cheats and saved taxpayers millions of dollars in tax prep fees. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Deborah’s email about extremists in Congress who a…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 16, 2024 at 3:46 PM

We can’t allow extremists to cut IRS funding

Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has collected over a billion dollars from wealthy tax cheats and saved taxpayers millions of dollars in tax prep fees. John, Congress has a funding deadline of December 20th and right-wing reactionaries ar…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 15, 2024 at 9:32 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it: This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you miss it, this week on the Voices for Human Needs blog: The Math of Low-Wage Jobs Isn’t Mathing By Randy Rosso | November 13 “Why don’t they just get a job?” We often hear comments like…

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November 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024 The Who Wins? Who Loses? Edition. Exit polls on election day indicated that a majority of people with incomes from $30,000 to $100,000 voted for Presid…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress we need disaster relief funding now

It is the job of the federal government to provide relief after disaster strikes. John, As a result of man-made climate change, we should expect to see more frequent, and stronger, natural disasters impacting communities including hurricanes and tropical storms, …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

November 12, 2024 at 6:01 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress we need disaster relief funding now

It is the job of the federal government to provide relief after disaster strikes. John, Communities are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton along with wildfires and other natural disasters. We need comprehensive disaster relief a…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 9:41 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it: This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, America has spoken. We need to ask – what were voters looking for? This is the time for us to reflect, reevaluate, and recharge for the years ahead. In case you miss it, this week on the Voices fo…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 5, 2024 at 12:05 PM

Do you have all you need to vote today?

Everything you need to be able to make sure your vote is cast today. John, Today is Election Day. This will end up being the most consequential election in our lifetimes and we want to make sure you have everything you need to vote securely at your polling place.…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Re: We can change history together

We’re not letting up in our push to get voters to the polls on Election Day. John, I wanted to make sure you saw my email from yesterday. History will be made tomorrow. Thanks to the generosity and dedication of supporters like you, we have accomplished major fe…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 3, 2024 at 2:59 PM

One more chance to reach voters before Election Day

We’re not letting up in our push to get voters to the polls on Election Day. John, We’re wrapping up the most consequential election of our lifetimes. On Tuesday, a new President will be elected, as will new members of Congress, new Attorneys General, and new Gov…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 2:40 PM

It’s the last weekend to vote before Election Day

This is the last weekend people can vote early before Tuesday’s election. John, This is the last weekend to vote for elected leaders who believe in and support policies that focus on human needs. There is so much at stake in Tuesday’s election, so we want to mak…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 9:33 PM

From CHN: Last couple of weeks on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it: Last couple of weeks on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it: The Voices for Human Needs blog reports on various federal disaster relief resources and a digital action that you can take. And as we prepare for the upcoming el…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Re: Billionaires want to keep their tax breaks. But when they pay their fair share, we can invest in our future.

We’re seeing billionaires spend more in this election than ever before. John, For years I have worked to ensure voters of all backgrounds are able to utilize their constitutional right to vote. And this year, for the first time, I am able to join millions of Amer…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 2:15 PM

Let’s ensure that people power defeats billionaires buying elections

We’re seeing billionaires spend more in this election than ever before. John, We have less than a week to Get Out the Human Needs Vote. And thanks to you, we’ve already reached tens of thousands of voters through letter writing and text messaging, as well as prov…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM

Re: RSVP: Tuesday night text bank

The Empower App has an 86% contact response rate, making it one of the most effective contact tools out there. John, Will I see you online tonight for one of our last text banks of the 2024 election? Instead of scrolling through election polls that show a neck a…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 9:22 PM

RSVP: Tuesday night text bank

The Empower App has an 86% contact response rate, making it one of the most effective contact tools out there. John, Just turn on cable news or look at the national headlines and you’ll see that the presidential race is neck and neck. Even the most informed progn…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 2:45 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Call on your Senators to pass the ETHICS Act

Members of Congress should not have financial interests in companies they vote to provide funding to. John, Being a member of Congress has many perks, but increasing your stock portfolio shouldn’t be one of them. Right now, members of Congress can trade stocks in…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM

Military-grade ammunition was found at the sites of numerous mass shootings

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must end contracts with munitions makers who sell military-grade ammunition commercially. John, Ammunition made for the Pentagon has shown up at the sites of mass shootings across the United States for years—and the procurement of t…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 2:27 PM

1 in 22 Black people of voting age are barred from voting

Laws enacted during and after the Reconstruction period to disenfranchise Black voters are having the same effect a century later. John, Four million Americans are currently disenfranchised due to criminal convictions.1 Seven out of ten of them have fully complet…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 24, 2024 at 3:59 PM

We’re reaching the very voters who will likely determine the outcome of the presidential election

Instead of sitting back and hoping voters turn out and vote for human needs, we’re taking action! John, We’re approaching the date of “The Big Send”―the last day to mail letters to infrequent voters in critical swing states before Election Day. That’s why tonight…

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  Dominique Espinoza, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 8:16 PM

Re: “There’s no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter.”

We’re voting for future generations. John, With less than two weeks until Election Day, tomorrow night we will host our final virtual letter writing party of the campaign to ensure voters receive their letters before Election Day. Together, through letters and t…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 22, 2024 at 4:44 PM

News from Pennsylvania

We’re voting for future generations. John, This past weekend I traveled to Pennsylvania with my 15 year old to join CASA to knock on doors and encourage registered voters to go to the polls on Election Day. CASA is a national organization that works to build powe…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 9:54 PM

DEADLINE: Join us Tuesday or Thursday for our last letter writing events of the election

We don’t want to wake up the day after Election Day wishing we had done more. John, We have just one more week to send letters to infrequent voters in the critical swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, an…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 9:35 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Vote for Human Needs – September 30, 2024 October 21, 2024 The Vote for Human Needs edition. Democracy is under attack and CHN is fighting back. New, restrictive voter ID laws have been enacted in state afte…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM

Protect Medicare

Project 2025 calls for privatizing Medicare. John, Millions of seniors and people with disabilities rely on Medicare, but if the authors of Project 2025 get their way, we can kiss our hard-earned health coverage goodbye. Project 2025 would make corporate insuran…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 18, 2024 at 9:27 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on VoteRiders, an organization that makes it easier for Americans to vote. And we check in on efforts to ensure the Cens…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Urge the EPA to protect vulnerable communities now

Cancer-causing chemicals are forcing people to abandon communities. John, Keeping low-income communities of color safe from corporations who produce toxic chemicals is environmental justice. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated vinyl chlorid…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Re: Make a voting plan

Multiple states have begun or will begin early voting before November 5th and it’s critical that voters have a plan in place. John, I’m Dominique Espinoza, the Policy and Strategic Partnerships Manager here at the Coalition on Human Needs. I’ve sent you multiple …

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM

20 days until Election Day

Multiple states have begun or will begin early voting before November 5th and it’s critical that voters have a plan in place. John, More than 17 states have begun early voting, which means that every day through November 5th is Election Day.1 There’s no time to …

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 15, 2024 at 4:24 PM

Re: Tuesday: Write to voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

We don’t want to wake up on November 6th wishing we had done more. John, With early voting underway in many states, and millions of votes having already been cast, every day is Election Day through November 5th. Polling shows that this election will likely be e…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 14, 2024 at 10:12 PM

Tuesday: Write to voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

We don’t want to wake up on November 6th wishing we had done more. John, Whether it’s for control of the White House or Congress, this election is going to be a turnout election. And that’s why we’re offering you opportunities each week to help Get Out the Human…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM

Re: Vote for Human Needs voter guides are here!

Help us reach tens of thousands of infrequent voters in the final weeks of this critical election. John, Health care is consistently one of the top issues on the minds of voters. But not all voters appreciate how their vote impacts their direct access to health c…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Voter guides to Get Out and Vote for Human Needs

Help us reach tens of thousands of infrequent voters in the final weeks of this critical election. John, This election will likely be decided by a handful of voters in a handful of states. To ensure voters know what’s on the line, we’re not just providing infreq…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 8:47 PM

From CHN: This week on our Voices for Human Needs Blog

In case you missed it... This week on CHN's Voices for Human Needs blog Dear John, In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog hitched a ride with Nuns on the Bus as they continue their inspirational cross-country tour. And we report on a very significant…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Wall Street firms are the nation’s biggest landlords

Private Equity funds are blocking millions of people from home ownership. John, In too many communities, Wall Street private equity firms are buying up thousands of starter homes, reducing their availability to first-time home buyers, then jacking up rent while n…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM

Thousands of people have already cast their ballots

We’re doing everything we can to get out the vote, including trying a new textbanking program. John, There are just 26 days until Election Day and many people have already cast their ballots during early voting periods. Our Vote for Human Needs volunteers and ac…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 8:04 PM

We must ensure the most vulnerable get help to recover from natural disasters

Congress must do everything in its power to increase disaster funding. John, Communities up and down the east coast of the United States are struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene and now Hurricane Milton is right on its heels. According to weather reports, …

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 8:28 PM

[take action] Voter registration deadlines are fast approaching

We have two important events this week to get people excited about November’s election. John, We’re not throwing away our shot! Join us and our partners at Vote Forward for a letter writing event to voters in swing states—this time with the cast of Hamilton! To…

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Re: We’re educating and activating tens of thousands of everyday people, helping them make their voices heard at the ballot box.

Together, we’re fighting back against attempts to suppress the vote of Black and brown voters, LGBTQ+ people, young people, and low-income and rural communities. John, As I write to you, our Executive Director Deborah Weinstein is in Detroit, Michigan, encouragin…

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  Deborah Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 3:39 PM

We’re educating and activating tens of thousands of everyday people, helping them make their voices heard at the ballot box.

Together, we’re fighting back against attempts to suppress the vote of Black and brown voters, LGBTQ+ people, young people, and low-income and rural communities. John, I just arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as part of the Nuns on the Bus & Friends “Vote O…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress: Don’t Take Food Away From Families

Extremists in Congress are proposing a $30 billion cut to SNAP. John, Food insecurity happens in every single Congressional District in the country.1 The average SNAP benefit is $6 per person per day, and for every $1 invested, between $1.50 to $1.80 of economic …

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM

40 million people are at risk of having SNAP benefits reduced

Extremists in Congress are proposing a $30 billion cut to SNAP. John, After the election, extremists in the U.S. House are pushing to pass their Farm Bill, which cuts already low SNAP benefits by $30 billion over the next year.1 We must not let that happen. The …

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  Dominique Espinoza, Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 4:41 PM

A personal touch to voter turnout

We’re joining our partners at Vote Rev Action Fund to learn about vote tripling. John, The best Get Out The Vote (GOTV) tool is you. When it comes to engaging infrequent voters or getting people to vote for the first time, you are the best persuasion tool there i…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 9:24 PM

[TAKE ACTION] FTC Chair Khan and Assistant Attorney General Kanter are fighting for consumers. Let’s have their backs!

Major wins by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have benefited consumers. John, Last month, the Biden-Harris administration won its biggest victory yet against greedy corporate power when a judge ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly.1…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

September 30, 2024 at 7:01 PM

CHN's Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship

Tracking Hardship – September 30, 2024 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 gli…

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