We're officially in the longest government shutdown in American history, and now, communities are struggling even more to make ends meet. Join us on November 6 as they explain recent developments in SNAP and rising health care premiums. Thanks, @nlada.bsky.social for the promotion! 🔗 bit.ly/3JDNRke

Child care educators are the backbone of our communities. Yet this morning, a teacher in Chicago was forcibly removed from her day care center. No one deserves to be treated this inhumanely. And especially not those who care for our kids. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

Imagine watching your beloved colleague be taken out of the blue. Imagine what the children are feeling after seeing their beloved caregiver taken. This is what is happening, right here & right now in our country.

This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.

Small-biz owners from Main Street Alliance are sounding the alarm as Congress lets the ACA's enhanced premium tax credits edge toward expiration w/ no alternative in place. More how the GOP's #HealthcareHeist is raising costs for small businesses nationwide 👇

🩺 Janet from IL has a medical implant that costs her $580 a month - in addition her $900/mo insurance premiums and $350/mo supplemental insurance for her husband. Without ACA tax credits, she can't afford that implant, but she definitely can't afford a $36,000 surgery to take it out either.

Today is the #SNAPDayOfAction, and we need you to join us and act now. 42 million Americans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits on Nov 1st. USDA has a contingency fund but hasn't released it. Contact your Members of Congress today: actionnetwork.org/letters/cong...

After serving as CHN's executive director for more than two decades, Deborah Weinstein has informed CHN’s Board of Directors and staff that she plans to retire at the end of June, 2026. Full statement below. www.chn.org/voices/debor...

We invite you to join us this Saturday — NO KINGS DAY — in more than 2,500 cities and communities across the nation, people will take to the streets to make it clear to President Trump: we don’t have kings or dictators in this country. ❌👑❌ RSVP to join an action near you: nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=chn

The shutdown isn’t just about politics. According to CBO, if Congress fails to extend enhanced premium tax credits, premiums will spike by as much as 75%. ~4M will lose coverage. Real ppl's lives are on the line. Hear their stories. Tell Congress to act. communitycatalyst.org/news/memo-th...

🚨 Premium costs could double for millions if Congress doesn’t act. Call your members of Congress during #CareNotCuts Week of Action and tell them to make enhanced premium tax credits permanent. Every call counts! 877-851-2521

CTAN is honored to collaborate with @justiceleaders.bsky.social, National Parents Union, and compassionate partners to share a Love Letter to Immigrant Families. Please share widely to let immigrant parents know they are seen, heard, & cared for! childrenthriveaction.org/2025/10/stay...

A6: Members of Congress should get back to work to meet three urgent needs now: extend the ACA tax credits, require that bipartisan funding enacted by Congress is spent, and reopen government with funding levels adequate to prevent cuts.

A5: You bet! It's going to impact everyone. If a large number of people drop their insurance, the market may become less stable. Healthy people leaving could lead to a smaller pool of insured individuals, which can drive up premiums for everyone, including those with private insurance.

A4.1: ACA premium tax credits mean more affordable health insurance for families by lowering monthly premiums, leading to increased enrollment and better health outcomes. For communities, this translates to a healthier population and reduced costs for hospitals from uncompensated care.

A3: Congressional inaction could lead to millions losing their health coverage and could cause marketplace insurance markets to shrink.

A2: The situation with the expiring ACA tax credits is that enhanced subsidies, extended through the end of 2025, are set to expire unless Congress acts, which would cause premiums to rise significantly for millions of Americans.

A1: Premium tax credits reduce your premium for most Marketplace plans. The amount of the tax credit you may receive depends on your income and the cost of Marketplace health plans in your area. Great resource from @kffhealthnews.org www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-he...

CHN is proud to be at the Interfaith Rally with Faith Leaders and Members of Congress this morning. We urge for the renewal of #ACA tax credits for 24 million Americans and an end to the shutdown through bipartisan action. CHN board member Laura Peralta-Schulte of @networklobby.bsky.social is MCing!

The Trump Administration’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.

TOMORROW, 9/18: We're partnering w/ @tnimmigrant.bsky.social to support two courageous witnesses who will testify before Congress about their firsthand experiences with the harm of Trump’s mass deportation regime. 🖥️Tune in at 8:30 AM ET on 9/18 to hear their stories: www.youtube.com/live/m47GZMk...

This Thursday, 9/18, @jayapal.house.gov is hosting a shadow hearing to shine a light on the lawlessness and harm of Trump’s mass deportation regime. With @tnimmigrant.bsky.social, we're supporting two brave witnesses — Chelsea White & Mimi Lettunich — in advocating for their loved ones in D.C.

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

Learn more: nationalpartnership.org/social-secur... @npwf.bsky.social @voice4humanneed.bsky.social

CHN submitted a comment to HHS on its new guidance that would jeopardize $27 billion in federal programs for people in need, restricting access to health, education, and social services based on immigration status. Read more on our #Voices4HumanNeeds blog. www.chn.org/voices/when-...

NEW: Days after President Trump's call for a "new" census, Florida's GOP state Attorney General James Uthmeier proposes states get new shares of congressional seats before the 2026 midterm election based on a "recount" in states that the Census Bureau estimates it overcounted or undercounted in 2020

The people who power our country are being ripped from our communities.

🚨The #Senate is considering a budget that guts #Medicaid & #SNAP. Call 202-224-3121 and tell your Senators: It’s not right to strip health care from everyday people in order to give tax cuts to billionaires. #VoteNo @centeronbudget.bsky.social

The Senate bill would make the bottom 40% of America, on avg, poorer It would take from the poor while giving to the rich This isn’t shared sacrifice where everyone tightens their belts. The poor have to tighten their belts while the rich loosen theirs Stunning graph from @budgetlab.bsky.social

KEEP CALLING YOUR SENATORS! We slowed down the Republican Big Betrayal Bill but it's not over yet. One more Republican voting "NO" & we can #StopTheBetrayalBill! https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/call-your-senators-to-vote-no-on-the-republican-budget/?source=bsky.mr#StopTheBetrayalBill#MomSky

I'm on the Capitol steps with ‪Senator Klobuchar‬ and families who are speaking out against the bill that Republicans are trying to jam through that would take away health care from 17 million Americans.  We are not giving up in this fight.

🗣️ The Senate is rushing to vote on a budget bill that has largest cuts to #Medicaid and #SNAP in history. ☎️ Call 202-224-3121 now and demand your Senators vote NO. Use the call script below. Get 5 friends, neighbors, family and community members to call with you!

📞 Call 202-224-3121 today! Tell your Senators: Reject any budget that cuts health care or nutrition assistance. No one should lose health care so billionaires and big corporations can rake in more tax breaks. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

📞 Call 202-224-3121! Tell your Senators to REJECT the Big, Brutal Budget that guts health care & food aid. Working people should not lose their health care so billionaires and giant corporations can get another tax break.

On June 14 we are going to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join us at events in major cities and small towns in every state to stop Trump’s corruption and power grab. #NoKings www.nokings.org

🥗 @voice4humanneed.bsky.social statement opposing the House reconciliation package www.chn.org/voices/chn_v...

🥗 @voice4humanneed.bsky.social reports that @cbpp.bsky.social estimates 15 million people will lose healthcare. People will go hungry. Not just food insecure--hungry. Kids will lose access to school meals. Women and infants will lose nutritional support from WIC.

Lawmakers are scapegoating immigrant families to justify gutting Medicaid – when greedy corporations are to blame. Cuts to Medicaid harm us all, driving families into debt & straining community hospitals. 📖 Read our new blog w/ @pifcoalition.bsky.social >> commcat.io/4kqj1rU

About 20M lower-income kids in working fams wld be left out of the full $2,500 max credit in 2026. ($2,500 in place 2025-28.) These families’ median income is about $23,000. See state table. More than 15M of these kids wld have fared better under last year’s bipartisan bill.

House W&M bill does nothing for the ~17M kids currently left out of the $2,000 max credit b/c their families’ earnings are too low. Temp. raising the max to $2,500 gives them $0 or zilch, but delivers an additional $500-per-kid to higher-income families. www.cbpp.org/blog/policym...

This bill is a disaster for children. It walks away from a 50-year commitment to ensure that poor children in rural Alabama and New York City all have access to the food assistance they need to grow and thrive.

Our prior work showed that abruptly cutting SNAP funding at the end of the pandemic ⬆️ food insufficiency among low-income families. We'll likely see even greater impacts with currently proposed funding cuts: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.... @ucsf-epibiostat.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu

NEW: Under one Republican proposal to expand SNAP's existing work requirement, 6 million adults would be at risk of losing #SNAP. Almost 11 million people, including 4 million kids, live in households that could lose some amount of food assistance. State & district data in link⤵️

The Child Tax Credit lifted millions of people out of poverty, including lawfully-present immigrant families, allowing them to buy the food, clothing, & housing they need. Cutting the Child Tax Credit cuts parents’ ability to care for their families. #NotOnMyWatch

More than 40 million people, including lawfully present immigrant families, use SNAP to feed their families. Cutting funding for SNAP and other nutrition programs increases hunger and healthcare needs across the U.S. #NotOnMyWatch

Nearly 80 million people, including lawfully present immigrants, count on Medicaid for primary care, prescriptions, hospital visits, and more. Cutting Medicaid puts the health of millions of people at risk. #NotOnMyWatch

1 in 4 children in the United States has at least one immigrant parent. Cutting safety net resources like Medicaid and SNAP means hurting millions of immigrant children and families across the country. #NotOnMyWatch

Resources like Medicaid, SNAP, & more help immigrant families & other hardworking families get food, healthcare, & other support they need. Cuts to safety net resources mean cutting a lifeline for real families. #NotOnMyWatch

🚨There are reports that ICE may disappear around 177 people at Bluebonnet Detention Center in TX to #ElSalvador today. When we say we need this type of leadership - we mean, NOW. Call (202) 224-3121 & urge your reps to try to STOP the plane. @housedemocrats.bsky.social

🚨There are reports that ICE may disappear around 177 people at Bluebonnet Detention Center in TX to #ElSalvador today. When we say we need this type of leadership - we mean, NOW. Call (202) 224-3121 & urge your reps to try to STOP the plane. @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social