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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Such forms of living, however, have huge economic and social costs, as over-stressed and under-supported parents must attend to their children and aging parents from their isolated apartments or homes. seniors over 85 live in poverty, only 8 percent who live in multigenerational households live in poverty, a 40 percent reduction.

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New Philanthropic Model Unlocks $4.5M to Protect Global Health Programs Amid Foreign Aid Cuts

NonProfit PRO

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Curated Lifestyle on Unsplash This article introduces a three-part series— Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds —a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. This series will explore that central question.

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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

We nonprofit workers focus our attention on families who have trouble affording safe housing, enough food, quality child care and health care, reliable transportation, and technology. For many nonprofit workers—especially those who work in social assistance, the arts, or the religious sector—wages just can’t keep up with rising costs.

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

The American Red Cross has spent and distributed all funds designated for Haiti relief on shelter, emergency relief, health, cholera prevention, water and sanitation, livelihoods, and disaster preparedness,” the statement continued. The organization’s social media feeds do not appear to have been updated since early 2022.

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In a new era for the nonprofit ecosystem, collaboration is key to survival

Candid

As government support dwindles—for free school lunches, community health clinics, housing initiatives, etc.—needs For too long, many nonprofits have been treated—and seen themselves—as stopgaps, filling holes left by broken systems, offering services where public institutions have failed. needs have only grown.

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A Fair Shot for Every Child: The Nuts and Bolts of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images For Unsplash+ This article is the second in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City.