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How TIFs Impact Racial and Economic Justice at the Local Level

NonProfit Quarterly

Here is a heat map showing Chicago TIF expenditures from 2010, from The Chicago Reporter: The Chicago Reporter , whose tagline is Investigating race and poverty since 1972, has done robust data-driven reporting on TIFs over the years. I believe this process has resulted in the overbuilding of office spaces and retail spaces across the nation.

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. 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.

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22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 For nonprofits that have online stores or receive a percentage of profits from ethical retailers, it could be a banner year for online sales. for our children’s future. percent to $586.1 Global Goods Partners Fair Trade Gift Store.

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. Students’ safety improved: At baseline only 43 percent of children reported feeling safe traveling to school in the morning.

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Towards Thriving: Building a Movement for Black Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

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. million school-aged children every day.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

So, we’ve been identifying assets, both human and infrastructural, that others might not see or even imagine when they read headlines focused on crime and poverty on the Northeast side. Such lack of access is an injustice that feeds poor health outcomes, including higher rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes.

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