Supporting Youth-Led Movements
June 21, 2018By Marie Camino Our annual convening last Wednesday was committed to exploring essential conversations that the human services sector should be having. One such conversation, was, if you’ve been watching the news at all, very timely. The rise of the gun control movement, and the success of the Parkland students in particular is something to […]
Reaching Sound Policy Choices in a Post-Factual Political Culture
June 21, 2018By Brandon Toth How can human service advocates navigate the current environment to further policy and systems change in our communities? On Wednesday, June 13, we posed this question to a panel of experts during the National Human Services Assembly’s Annual Convening: Essential Conversations on Human Services. We were very pleased to have Karen Howard […]
Immigration Turmoil: Take Action Now
June 15, 2018By 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 […]
Last Chance for Dream Act Before November
May 11, 2018By 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 […]