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How Strict Abortion Laws Funnel Pregnant People Deeper into Poverty

NonProfit Quarterly

Strict abortion laws funnel people further into poverty by forcing many people to carry pregnancies to term but doing little to care for the children once they are born. Wade , Cox’s case shows how difficult it is to get an abortion in states like Texas—even when the procedure is medically necessary. It also shows how costly it is.

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2023 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

NonProfit Leadership Center

Cost: $22 per shirt LEARN MORE For the Little Ones: Bobby Bear Children’s Book For the little ones on your list, consider “Bobby Bear Gets a Forever Family.” ” This illustrated children’s book is a fictional journey of a child in foster care waiting for his adoptive family.

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Industry Overviews: Online Grocery Sales & Cough & Cold Medicine Manufacturing OTC

Selfish Giving

All children deserve the resources necessary to enjoy their best lives. We’ve helped support 9 million breakfasts, reaching more than 50,000 school children in 450 schools in underserved communities throughout the United States. We launched our breakfast program in conjunction with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign.

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Harvard Lands $50 Million Gift to Launch Program Honoring Paul Farmer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Courtesy of Ferdinand Dukundimana, Butaro Hospital via Partners in Health William and Joyce Cummings pledged $50 million through their Cummings Foundation to establish the Paul Farmer Collaborative of Harvard Medical School and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. Farmer was a Harvard professor who died last year.

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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

And according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, poor perinatal mental health claims the lives of one in five women in the United States. Medical encounters often left the study participants feeling unsupported and put down due to negative stereotyping.

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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. At the same time, another may benefit more from exposure therapy and medication.

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Exposed and at Risk: New Report Shows Farms Do Little to Protect Workers from Harm

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Tim Mossholder on unsplash.com “All they care about is the harvest,” Gracida Daleyza, a farmworker and mother of two young disabled children, told Lookout Santa Cruz. Illinois also does not mandate that medical providers report suspected cases of pesticide exposure.