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 […]

Nonprofit human service providers are on the frontlines every day building the foundations of communal well-being in towns and cities across our country. As members of these communities, we witness the corrosive effects of racism in our systems and institutions and are committed to eliminating it. The current turmoil and police violence in our streets […]

By Zachary Tashman On June 8, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120), a legislative package designed to improve police accountability, transparency, and training. This legislation comes on the heels of nearly three weeks of nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Though this […]

The killing of George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer marks another death in the long and tragic history of police violence towards Black people. The National Assembly stands in solidarity with the family and friends of George Floyd, and calls upon the human service sector to take a leading role in […]

On May 15, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a sweeping $3 trillion coronavirus relief package. However, unlike prior stimulus legislation passed this year, the bill was passed almost entirely with just Democratic votes, and Republican Senate leadership has made clear that they are not planning […]