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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The International Evidence Collaborative supported by the NASP has concluded that social prescribing, in countries as diverse as Iran, India, and the Netherlands can have a positive impact on a wide range of outcomes including reduced loneliness, improved mental health and social connections, and heightened well-being.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.