National Assembly Today

The National Human Human Services Assembly seeks to effect systems change in our communities through advocacy and public policy. Additionally, as a sector catalyst and member developer, the National Assembly provides members with thought leadership, networking and convening, educational resources, and strategic collaboration to mobilize them around sector-wide issues and strengthen their ability to achieve […]

On February 12, the Administration put forth its federal budget for Fiscal Year 2019 that begins on October 1. The President’s human services proposal, which reflects the Administration’s priorities beyond just the year at hand, includes major funding decreases and punitive program conditions that the sector will be addressing in its advocacy and communications efforts over the […]

Last week, Prosperity Now released the 2018 Prosperity Now Scorecard, “Whose Bad Choices? How Policy Precludes Prosperity and What We Can Do About It?”which details the latest data and emerging trends about how residents in all 50 states are faring financially and what state governments can do to help. This year’s main findings report argues that, contrary to […]

Once again, we are faced by the news of a school shooting. This time there are 17 dead, 14 injured, and hundreds more who experienced the horror of an active shooter in their school building. Families are grieving, a community is in shock, and our children are traumatized. How will we respond? Of course, the […]

We know that when we apply today’s resources to building and maintaining well-being, we can help to prevent problems before they occur and foster everyone’s ability to thrive and meaningfully contribute to our communities now and in the future. Last Friday, Congress took a step in that direction by passing a budget deal that raises […]