By Zachary Tashman The U.S. Census Bureau announced in April that it was extending the deadline to complete the 2020 count to October 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Census field staff preparing to knock on doors starting this week, the Trump Administration has abruptly changed course and ordered the deadline to be moved […]

Republican Senators are attempting to attach legislation to the next COVID-19 relief package that would pave the way for Social Security and Medicare to be gutted behind closed doors. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated on July 23 that Republican’s forthcoming COVID-19 relief package would include the Time to Rescue United States’ Trusts Act. […]

Over the past five months, the National Human Services Assembly has been tracking the legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic, through our policy newsletters and PolicySource. With the August Congressional recess just around the corner, followed by a stretch of campaigning before the November election, the next two weeks are likely the last chance in […]

By Zachary Tashman Over the past few weeks, the National Assembly has responded to the public outcry over the killing of George Floyd and the disproportionate use of police violence towards African Americans more generally. The National Assembly and our members are committed to working with policymakers and community leaders to root out institutional racism […]

By Zachary Tashman As nonprofit organizations, particularly in the human service sector, continue to operate on the front lines to combat the dire health and economic effects of COVID-19, they are coming under increasing financial strain. One of the main areas of budgetary pressure for nonprofits is the way Unemployment Insurance (UI) is administered. Unlike […]