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Breaking the cycle: Supporting veterans and military families’ basic needs in local communities 

Candid

The survey found critical gaps between the demand for and availability of essential services like food, financial aid, transportation, and housing. Due to a shortage of resources or lack of knowledge for how to navigate the medical system, their pain worsens, which impacts their ability to work,” she said. And the cycle continues.”

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Leveraging the Collective Power of Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Although new to both housing and philanthropy, I knew that where and how we live is integral to our health, education, and economic mobility. And I knew that unstable, unaffordable, and unsafe housing meant families had to choose between rent and food, utilities, medicines, and childcare.

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Does Your Audience Understand You?

Ann Green

Instead, you see appeal letters, thank you letters, newsletter articles, and impact reports laced with cringe-worthy terms such as food insecurity, at-risk youth, and underserved communities. Food insecurity The USDA defines it as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”

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Weathering the Storm: Disaster Philanthropy that Builds Stronger, More Equitable Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care. Build community resiliency.

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Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

Nonprofit Megaphone

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. These gifts would be perfect for a loved one passionate about sustainable farming, growing food, and farmer appreciation. National Art Education Association. ” . .”

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Redesigning the Birth Experience of Native Parents: A Case Study of Community Codesign

NonProfit Quarterly

Over the last year, parents and leaders from tribal lands in and around Humboldt County in Northern California and medical practitioners from the local Providence St. All of us are constantly navigating multiple social systems: the education system, the healthcare system, our family system.

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Nail Your Request for Donations During Economic Ups, Downs, and Crisis Times

Get Fully Funded

Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? There is a huge need for adequate medical care and attention for for those struggling with mental illness. Connect/ Discuss/ Educate.

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