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The EPA Launches Final Strategy on Lead Mitigation

NonProfit Quarterly

Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth. Exposure to lead during pregnancy can lead to developmental or behavioral problems in children later on.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

This transformation in public perception led to a decline in investment in social safety net programs, with many policymakers and citizens associating welfare with racist stereotypes and sexist assumptions. These women were forced to put their children in dangerous situations because of work requirements.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Among these were the local zoo, a university, a theater project, a parks advocacy group, a neighborhood association, a community development corporation, the local community foundation, and many public agencies—including the county park system, the housing authority, the transit agency, and the city and county governments.