By Marie Camino and Brandon Toth (Updated 6/18/18) For those of us who have been following movement on immigration, the development of the discharge petition by moderate republicans in the House gave the Dream Act a new glimmer of hope. At the very least, representatives would have had a chance to debate, amend, and vote […]

By Marie Camino Human service organizations have a vested interest in a practical approach to the contentious issue of immigration policy. What better way to ensure that everyone can contribute to our communities in meaningful ways than to lift up the heart and soul of the American dream – immigrants? Immigration is wind in our […]

The National Human Services Assembly is pleased to share a discussion brief on Financial Stability First (FS1), an initiative generously funded by MetLife Foundation. The National Assembly conducted a pilot project in three human service agencies—one Catholic Charities and two Goodwill, Inc. sites—to determine whether financial navigators in the workplace could be deployed to assist […]