• DHN Letters

    What are DHN letters?

    DHN sign-on letters are opportunities for members of DHN and the broader Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WISC) to speak on specific policies, rulings, and actions with one voice. The letters are often directed to Congress, specific committees or subcommittees, the executive branch, or specific arms within the executive branch. See below for letters released by DHN this year, and search the archive for additional letters released by DHN.

    How do DHN letters work?

    DHN letters often begin within one of the working groups, who identify a specific issue requiring a communal call to action. The group will then create a draft and circulate for wider edits and comments. As organizations review the language, they may opt-in to be listed on the letter as it is delivered to its destination. Sometimes, faith-based organizations and worshipping communities outside of DHN may sign-on to the letter. This means that while DHN and WISC members represent a wide variety of theological views and communities, not every member is included on each letter. Explore each individual letter below to find out which orgnaizations signed on.

  • 2026 Letters

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    "On behalf of The Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs (DHN) and partners, we are reaching out to thank you for passage of H.R. 6644, the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.” This historic bill will expand housing supply and lower housing costs in our country by reducing regulatory barriers and strengthening financing options. It will also preserve existing housing, reform programs to increase efficiency, enhance program oversight and coordination, and promote economic mobility."

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    "Although we welcomed several bipartisan provisions in the nutrition title of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, those policies would do little to address the catastrophic federal disinvestment in SNAP jeopardizing the future of the program. The Farm Bill presents a critical opportunity for Congress to reduce food insecurity by restoring and strengthening SNAP, and the House bill misses that opportunity."

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    "We pray you will provide responsibly robust funding levels and guardrails for homeless assistance and affordable housing programs in FY27 appropriations bills. This collective prayer is rooted in shared calls from diverse theologies to love our neighbors, serve the vulnerable, meet basic human needs, alleviate suffering, and uphold human dignity."

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    Administrative"SNAP administrators, beneficiaries, and advocates alike are still reeling from last fall’s government shutdown and scrambling to institute the budget reconciliation law’s more
    expansive work reporting requirements and time limits — not to mention bracing for the
    administrative and benefit cost-shifts that are quickly approaching. State and local program and
    budget officials are expressing grave concern about their ability to continue running SNAP in
    their states without adequate federal investments, and they need relief now."

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    "Our belief in the intrinsic worth of both work and workers leads us to strongly support S. 2837, which would overturn Executive Order “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs.” This Executive Order infringes upon workers’ rights to collectively bargain, and to free speech."

  • DHN Letter Archive

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