National Assembly Today

“A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America” is a report commissioned by National Assembly member the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and produced by Oliver Wyman and SeaChange Capital Partners. This groundbreaking report focuses on human services community-based organizations, their economic and […]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandparents. Three of them were immigrants to this country and one was the child of recent immigrants. One grandmother came to the U.S. accompanied only by her 8 and 11 year old brothers, after their father had come ahead to earn enough for each of his ten […]

Today, the National Women’s Law Centerdelivered a letter, signed by NHSA and more than35 other national organizations, to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees asking them to increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant by $2.9 billion for fiscal year 2018. This increase would provide nearly 230,000 additional low-income families with high-quality […]

Access to healthcare is a core human service that enables everyone in our communities to build and maintain emotional, physical, and financial well-being. This includes timely and reliable access to high-quality preventive care, as well as services that address differing health and wellness needs throughout life. When people are healthy, they are better equipped to […]

Human services play an essential role in building and maintaining the health and well-being that we all need in order live up to our potential and contribute to our communities in meaningful ways. Yet a report released this week by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (Alliance) and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) identifies important structural […]