From Coalition on Human Needs: We Need to Fight Back!

The Trump administration has recently put forward their ideas for the budget in 2019, which outlines their priorities - priorities that will harm domestic human needs programs, priorities that will harm millions of Americans. We need to fight back! Congress is in recess which means it's a prime opportunity for them to hear from you! Write to your Representative and Senators, using CHN's easy-to-use online tool,demanding that basic human needs programs are protected, fully funded, and not subject to cruel restrictions such as "work requirements" that are really just roadblocks to prevent people from qualifying for help. (Please share this action with your networks too!) Take the fight to social media! Center for American Progress has helpfully put together a social media toolkit to help advance our message of #HANDSOFF. You can also check out CBPP’s toolkit for responding to the President’s budget, which includes talking points, graphics, sample social media posts, and suggestions for how to continue your activities throughout the congressional recess this week. You can also find local events through CAP's resistance near me website (town hall meetings during the recess, rallies, etc.). If your goal is to have a meeting directly with your Member of Congress, this guide from Families USA outlines how to make meetings happen and how to make them effective. (You can also find further resources for recess actions from Families USA here.) Thanks for taking action!