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Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $117.6 Million to Help Homeless Families

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Crossroads Rhode Island A mother and her children benefiting from the support of Crossroads Rhode Island, a recipient of a Bezos Day 1 Families Fund grant. Also, the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions commit to $50 million for clean water; and a $30 million grant for a cancer center at Health Crown Point hospital, in Indiana.

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New Report Looks at Women’s Incarceration in America

NonProfit Quarterly

Even a short stint of incarceration has been reported to cause lasting damage to one’s health. The report finds that 80 percent of women in jails are mothers, and most of them are primary caregivers of their children. For instance, over one-fourth of incarcerated women experienced homelessness in the year before their arrest.

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Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In this section, let’s explore how AI can revolutionize social work practices in three key areas: elder care, mental health support for veterans, and education for children on the autism spectrum. This tailored approach can help all children thrive in educational settings and develop the skills they need to succeed in life.

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32 Rising Nonprofit Leaders Chosen for 2023 Certificate in Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Center

Laura Petitt School-to-Work and Big Futures Coordinator III, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Meet Certificate in Leadership Class of 2023 Alex Strieder, Housing Stabilization Manager, Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas Amanda Griffin, Executive Director, Children’s Dream Fund Amber Nixon, Manager of Outreach & Advocacy, Florida (..)

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2023 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD2023.

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2024 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Day of Service — #MLKDay 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay February 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay 6: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay 15: Digital Learning Day — #DigitalLearningDay 18: World Whale Day — #WorldWhaleDay 20: World Day (..)

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Almost 90 percent of SNAP participants in households with children (and at least one adult without a disability) are employed at some point within the year. These costs come from increased spending on worsened health, increased child welfare system expenditures, and lost tax revenues due to worse employment outcomes. billion per year.