Domestic Human Needs Working Group

Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community

Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community

Domestic Human Needs
advocating for policies that improves people's lives
Who We Are
DHN seeks to promote policies that aim to eliminate the root causes of poverty and provide support for those currently experiencing poverty.
DHN acheives these aims through four subcommittees:
1. Tax and Budget - Advocates for policies that promote human needs programs and tax justice with the belief that the federal budget is a moral document reflecting the priorities of our nation.
2. Hunger and Nutrition - Focuses on advancing policies that protect and strenghten federal nutrition assistance programs.
3. Housing and Homelessness - Committed to public policies and proven programs that reduce homelessness and increases affordable housing.
4. Jobs, Economy, and Labor - Strives to ensure everyone has access to meaningful, dignified work with a livable wage, paid sick and family leave, and other means of empowerment in the workplace.
DHN is a committee of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WISC). Learn more about WISC here: Washington Interfaith Staff Community
What We Do
We advance federal policies that will help eliminate the root causes of poverty and enable individuals to live with dignity, ensuring secure futures for themselves and their families.

The Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs (DHN) is one of the oldest working groups within the Washington Interreligious Staff Community, representing a wide variety of religious organizations and faith traditions. We might not agree on everything, but ending the poverty and hunger facing millions of Americans is a priority we all share. We adovcate to lawmakers, connect our members to their representatives, and curate resources to inform our community members.
Pictured: staff from DHN member organizations praying outside the House Energy and Commerce committee room before a mark-up on a bill that would cut Medicaid funding. Photo credits: Hannah Santos, UCC.

Interreligious Working Group on

Domestic Human Needs

of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community

Interreligious Working Group on

Domestic Human Needs

of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community

Domestic Human Needs

advocating for policies that improves people's lives

Who We Are

What We Do

We advance federal policies that will help eliminate the root causes of poverty and enable individuals to live with dignity, ensuring secure futures for themselves and their families.