NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Yet, nearly all low-wage workers in the city are rent-burdened , with 25 percent of children within the city limits living in poverty. As many other leaders did across the country, Martin noted the sobering fact that in America, poverty is the fourth leading cause of death. Housing security is public health.

Poverty 104

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 104

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This narrative falsely portrayed Black women as abusing the welfare system by having children out of wedlock, stigmatizing the legitimate need for usually meager forms of public assistance. Another woman in Mississippi shared a story of having to lock her children in a room in the absence of childcare to fulfill work requirements.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” 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.

Curriculum and Teaching 67

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 67

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Image Credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Three years after the initial upheaval caused by the pandemic, families across the country continue to struggle to find affordable care for their children, and childcare facilities struggle to find and retain employees. Workers at childcare facilities also rarely receive health insurance benefits.

Insurance 90

Insurance Children Poverty Education 90

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. Prioritizing East Boston’s Air Health One of the biggest air polluters in East Boston is Logan Airport, where drivers often idle, their fumes poisoning the surrounding area.

Race and Ethnicity 120

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 120

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

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. Many large states only have one prison facility for women, making visitations much harder.

Homelessness 104

Homelessness Children Insurance Psychology 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. However, in America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. This disproportionality demands systemic solutions.

Poverty 106

Poverty Agriculture Culture Community Development 106

CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

A guest blog post by Pamela Darnall, CEO of Family & Children's Place. . They will point to challenges they have faced in the past – and may be still facing – unemployment, poverty, health challenges, and more. I grew up in poverty. Both my parents grew up living in poverty. and CNPE Board Member.

Poverty 98

Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. Beyond the four areas outlined above, addressing social determinants of health —which include poverty, hunger, quality education, health, and wellbeing—is key to the Camden Food Hub initiative.

Food 136

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 136

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Bright Pink: Bright Pink helps to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

When they do not have access to funds, families in poverty depend on getting the water they need through temporary, charitable fixes, or they walk hours to find it from natural sources, or they may pay up to 20% of their income to buy it. Each month, they help create financial opportunity that previously did not exist for people in poverty.

Non-Profits 131

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 131

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: The mission of Crossroads for Women is to provide comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Impacting: Menstrual health. Host a menstrual health product drive. Impacting: Poverty.

Poverty 121

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 121

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD2023.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 144

Candid

MAY 26, 2022

and countries around the world do not have equitable access to health care, including vaccines. The combination of racial discrimination in health care within the U.S. The combination of racial discrimination in health care within the U.S. Research has shown that marginalized communities within the U.S.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Health Children Poverty 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Little Market is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization founded by women to help alleviate poverty by sourcing their good from artisan groups in over 25 countries. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Health & Beauty. 22) Serrv International :: serrv.org.

Ethics 129

Ethics Children Poverty Education 129

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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 (..)

Homelessness 93

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 93

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of rural residents lived below the poverty line, compared to 11.9 It supports a population of over 380,000 residents, 21 percent of whom live in poverty, 15 percent of whom are Black, and 15 percent Latinx. As of 2019, an estimated 15.4 percent of urban and suburban residents.

Poverty 89

Poverty Children Culture Food 89

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay.

Homelessness 143

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 143

MNA Association

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

At this year’s 2023 MNA Annual Conference in Missoula, Montana and online, we are honored to partner with All Nations Health Center. Please enjoy the note below from Skye McGinty, All Nations Health Center Executive Director: All Nations Health Center welcomes you to our beautiful Missoula community!

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Non-Profits Health Poverty 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay.

Homelessness 145

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.

Nonprofit governance and management 97

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 97

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 31, 2022

Clean water is essential to human health, our beloved way of life, and our economy. People need clean, safe water for cooking, washing, sanitation, and general health. According to statistics, more than 800 children under the age of 5 die every day from diarrhea disease caused by contaminated water, poor sanitation, and unsafe hygiene.

Health 52

Health Children Poverty Management 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

We wanted to make it clear to our followers the connection between our work and how that helps prevent the spread of disease and impacts the health of families around the world. We must remember the world is dealing with a global health pandemic and important social conversations.

Non-Profits 132

Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

Without access to quality childcare, many parents cannot work full time and become trapped in a cycle of poverty. To date, through this incubator, 19 new businesses licensed for a total of 390 children have opened. Our initial focus was on counties with poverty and unemployment rates that exceeded statewide averages.

Curriculum and Teaching 92

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD20.

Poverty 145

Poverty Health Technology Nonprofits 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

And she saw a lot in a place where the mantra was that children should just be seen and not heard, right? And after a brief moment, she walked back into the office, trailed by her three children. What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. And that has guided my work.

Medical 96

Medical Health Leadership Healthcare 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. The Annie E.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 104

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This exclusion had consequences not just for the posterity of Black families, but for Black health. The cooperative, which sought Black self-sufficiency, offered affordable housing, entrepreneurial opportunities, and education to tenant farmers, as well as a pig bank and access to fresh produce to feed families living in poverty.

Food 125

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. Take healthcare worker burnout for example Things like AI-supported charting, documentation and staffing companies like Abridge , Guardoc and In-House Health , can potentially cut that work by two-thirds.

Curriculum and Teaching 96

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 96

Thunderhead Works

JUNE 5, 2019

The classic example of positive deviance involves Jerry Sternin’s 1990 trip to Vietnam for Save the Children. He was given just six months to create a program that addressed inadequate diets of children in villages where 65 percent of them were malnourished. Yet these simple (and free) practices were available to all families.

Children 52

Children Insurance Poverty Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. At one point, the team learned that residents feared the lake because overgrown vegetation made it unclear where the water began, and parents worried that their children might drown.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay.

Volunteerism 111

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Poverty is not about the absence of material possessions. Poverty is about people not knowing or owning their choices.” When the BI began, the village had no road, no health care, no schools, no electricity, no sanitation, no drinking water, and a near-total rate of illiteracy. We didn’t do that.

Children 74

Children Leadership Poverty Education 74

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay.

Volunteerism 106

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 106

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Proceeds go to both the talented artisans that create the beautifully crafted products in the UNICEF Market and to help UNICEF save and protect children. Health & Beauty. 17) Serrv International :: serrv.org.

Ethics 109

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 109

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Seeking to address the root causes of food insecurity in its own backyard, the Anthem Foundation (a philanthropic arm of the major Indianapolis-based health insurance company, Anthem, Inc. ), funded the initiative with a $2.45 These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 96

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 96

EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Cut poverty off at its roots. Oxfam America envisions a world without poverty. To make that vision a reality, they work tirelessly to combat the conditions that cause poverty, hunger, and social justice. Since 1989, the Women’s Refugee Commission has been the leading expert on the needs of refugee women and children.

Poverty 50

Poverty Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 50