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

September 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM

Re: We’re joining Nuns on the Bus

The Coalition on Human Needs is joining Nuns on the Bus and Vote Rev Action to reach voters across the country. John, In one week I’ll join Nuns on the Bus & Friends for this critical bus tour in the final weeks of the election to help turn out voters in swin…

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

September 28, 2024 at 2:26 PM

Our Vote for Human Needs campaign is amping up

The Coalition on Human Needs is joining Nuns on the Bus and Vote Rev Action to reach voters across the country. John, We are just 38 days away from the election on November 5th and we’re powering up our outreach to voters across the country. Our Executive Direct…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 10:18 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 previews a key meeting between Census Bureau officials and advocates in the disability rights community to discuss potential cha…

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

September 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM

A win for human needs

The House just passed a clean CR. Now it’s on to the Senate. John, Advocacy works! Thanks to your repeated messages to your members of Congress, the House of Representatives just passed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running, without poison pills…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 24, 2024 at 9:58 PM

It’s essential the House pass a funding bill in its current form

John, Congress is working overtime to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR)—a stopgap funding bill—before the September 30th deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Thanks to your activism, the House of Representatives has removed the SAVE Act—a poison pill rider t…

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

September 23, 2024 at 8:44 PM

Our volunteers are sending more than 25,000 letters to voters, and counting!

Our Vote for Human Needs campaign is reaching tens of thousands of potential voters. John, Since we began our Vote for Human Needs campaign, volunteers have signed up to send more than 25,000 letters to voters in key swing states urging them to vote and reminding…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM

Re: Demand Congress stand up to all forms of hate

This past week, U.S. Senator John N. Kennedy (R-LA) issued a disgusting Islamophobic, anti-Arab attack in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. John, Hate of all forms is endangering our communities, and it’s being fueled by right-wing members of Congress. From …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 2:39 PM

Demand action against hateful rhetoric in the halls of Congress

This past week, U.S. Senator John N. Kennedy (R-LA) issued a disgusting Islamophobic, anti-Arab attack in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. John, The vial, hateful, dehumanization of immigrants, communities of color, and marginalized communities by leaders in…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 8:53 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 foreshadows tax fights to come in 2025. And we unveil handy new voter guides to help our advocates educate and inform. Finally, …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 20, 2024 at 3:47 PM

Construction workers accounted for 36% of heat related deaths in a 24 year period

The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have introduced a new heat standard rule to protect workers. John, NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has reported that 2024 is the hottest summer on record.…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 6:03 PM

During an election year, it’s essential that mail delivery service is up to speed

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is doing everything in his power to destroy the agency from the inside. John, The United States Postal Service (USPS)—and democracy itself—must be saved from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. DeJoy is the first Postmaster General in …

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Re: Extremists in Congress want to attach a xenophobic voter suppression bill to must-pass government funding legislation

The SAVE Act is a solution looking for a problem and has no business in a must-pass government funding bill. John, Right-wing extremists and other anti-democracy politicians in Congress tacked on an unnecessary, anti-immigrant piece of voter suppression legislat…

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

September 17, 2024 at 6:28 PM

Thousands of people are having their voter registrations challenged

Fight back against voter suppression by ensuring that you’re registered to vote for November. John, Today is National Voter Registration Day. Early voting for the 2024 November election kicks off this week in Pennsylvania, with several states to follow in the da…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 16, 2024 at 9:42 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell Congress to pass critical government funding legislation with no poison pill riders

The SAVE Act is a solution looking for a problem and has no business in a must-pass government funding bill. John, Congress must pass a government funding bill by September 30th in order to avoid a government shutdown and avoid the interruption of critical servi…

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

September 15, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Re: We’re reaching voters in these key states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

We have an opportunity in this election to make historic investments in our communities and our future. John, We recently expanded our Vote for Human Needs campaign because of the incredible stakes of this election. We’re reaching infrequent voters in key states…

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

September 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM

In 2020, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Georgia were decided by just 42,918 votes

We have an opportunity in this election to make historic investments in our communities and our future. John, This election will be decided in a handful of swing states, likely by just tens of thousands of votes. In 2016, the swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan,…

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  Coalition on Human Needs · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 9:19 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 digs deeply into newly released Census Bureau data with a comprehensive, five-part series of blog posts that show how Americans …

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Our democracy only works when everyone has a chance to vote

There are four pieces of critical voting rights legislation that Congress must pass. John, The most crucial part of a functioning democracy is the right to vote. For nearly six decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has helped to protect voters of color from ra…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 12, 2024 at 5:42 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Tell the House we need a fair tax system for all

House Republicans want to make the Trump tax cuts permanent—a move that would add $5 trillion to the deficit. John, While we’re fighting tooth and nail to prevent Congress from making draconian cuts to human needs programs and to get them to expand the Child Ta…

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 11, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION] Congress must expand the Child Tax Credit

Congress must make expanding the Child Tax Credit a priority. John, Next year, Congress will debate an extension of the Trump-GOP tax package that mostly benefits the wealthy and big corporations. But what about over 18 million children whose families earn too li…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 10, 2024 at 5:53 PM

BREAKING: New Census data highlights poverty and health insurance trends―and what is needed

Congress must make expanding the Child Tax Credit a priority. John, This morning, the Census Bureau released national poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2023. It’s always important to understand income and health insurance trends, but it’s especially …

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

September 9, 2024 at 9:03 PM

RSVP: Learn effective Nonpartisan GOTV strategies for nonprofits and service providers

During this session, you'll learn best practices, essential do's and don'ts, and gain access to motivational content that will help you inspire and mobilize your community. John, Nonprofit organizations are sometimes hesitant to get involved in elections so as no…

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

September 8, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Re: We’re fighting back against voter suppression

Critical decisions about human needs programs will be made on Election Day. John, We’re less than 60 days away from Election Day and right-wing elected officials in Congress and states are attempting to keep eligible voters away from the polls. Their new voter s…

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

September 7, 2024 at 2:50 PM

There’s too much at stake to sit this one out

Critical decisions about human needs programs will be made on Election Day. John, With Labor Day behind us, election season is officially here. This November, voters will make critical decisions on the direction they want this country to go in. We’re helping vot…

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  Deborah Weinstein, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 6:51 PM

[TAKE ACTION] Demand Congress reject attempts at voter suppression

Anti-democracy members of Congress are trying to pass a voter suppression law aimed at vulnerable communities. John, As part of their continued attacks on both democracy and on immigrant communities, right-wing extremists in Congress are trying to attach the Safe…

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

September 4, 2024 at 3:02 PM

TOMORROW: Join CHN and our allies for our webinar on new Census poverty data

John, Every year, it’s important to understand income and health insurance trends―but it’s especially important now. It’s an election year and the nation experienced a dramatic reduction in child poverty as a result of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit, only to …

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  Meredith Dodson, CHN Action · [email protected]

September 3, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Re: [TAKE ACTION]: Tell Congress to reject a radical agenda for education

Project 2025 will completely dismantle our education system. John, This past week, my children headed back to our local public schools—and I feel outrage that Project 2025 plans to decimate not only our education system, but also critical nutrition programs. In…

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