National Assembly Today
Farm Bill Update: Proposed Changes to SNAP
May 18, 2018Federal programs that support financial stability, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can help families, older adults, and people with disabilities shore up their foundations and create a durable structure that will support them throughout their lives. SNAP is our nation’s most effective anti-hunger program, and improved the financial stability of roughly 8.4 million […]
The Alliance Shares its Reframing Expertise
May 17, 2018Continuing our series featuring leaders in the human service field, we spoke with Marlo Nash, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Mobilization, Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (Alliance), who is spearheading its Building Well-Being Narrative. The Alliance’s leadership and commitment to reframing human services over the past two years has included working with […]
Helping Mitigate Risk: 7 Tips to Volunteer Screening Best Practices
May 17, 2018Verified Volunteers is the only company to offer a background screening platform tailored to the specific needs of the nonprofit sector, which is the first online community to mobilize repeat, vetted volunteers. The platform’s self-service features, sharing capabilities, and management tools make a once-burdensome process easy while their extensive expertise in screening and compliance make […]
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 […]
New Series Highlights Reframing Partners
May 3, 2018We’re beginning a new series featuring leaders in the human service field who are pioneers implementing the Building Well-Being Narrative in their communities. New York City Reframes This week, we talked to Allison Sesso, Executive Director, New York’s Human Services Council (HSC)—The voice of the human services community. HSC has been an early adopter and […]