Resources

“A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America” is a report commissioned by National Assembly member the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and produced by Oliver Wyman and SeaChange Capital Partners. This groundbreaking report focuses on human services community-based organizations, their economic and […]

Two National Assembly members, the National Youth Employment Coalition and Youth Advocate Programs, recently published a new report, “New Funds for Work:  Connecting Systems for Justice-Involved Young People.” The report stems from a convening of juvenile justice and workforce administrators from around the country and includes their recommendations for how to cultivate cross-system collaboration to better serve justice-involved youth, […]

Convening Objectives On December 7, 2016, thirty-two leaders from a range of human service organizations convened to reflect on the sector’s existing and emerging role in increasing well-being of boys and men of color in the United States. Participants included direct service providers, research and advocacy groups, national membership organizations, and philanthropic foundations. The group […]

Building Family Well-Being with State-Level Two-Generation Frameworks The National Human Services Assembly has released “The Two-Generation Approach Framework: A Closer Look at State-Level Implementation” funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report explores how three states–Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah–are developing and implementing a Two-Generation (Two-Gen) framework in their human service programs. The Two-Gen approach […]

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 […]