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Disaster Recovery Requires Community Care—But Also Government Support

NonProfit Quarterly

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Scott Turner, initially refused the $225 million relief plan drafted by the city of Asheville , saying that it includes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) criteria in its prioritization of aid for those who were most impacted by the storm.The plan has since been revised.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

She has spearheaded innovation in heart and stroke prevention with AHA active in more than 100 countries. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jonathan T.M. Dillen has litigated precedent-setting cases that have held polluters accountable and cleared the way for clean energy projects. AHA has invested more than $5.9

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

All these popular amenities and activities were conceived and constructed in close collaboration with residents. Flora and fauna were thriving, and its water was as clean as other urban lakes. Summit Lake welcomes people into nature with activities like weekly guided canoe trips. Resident fear abated.

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Whose Capital? Our Capital! The Power of Workers’ Pensions for the Common Good

NonProfit Quarterly

4 This enormous pool of capital could and should be invested in things that benefit workers and their communities, like affordable housing, renewable energy, and a just transition in terms of combating climate change. million active working members and 12 million public employee retirees, 5 because many pension funds are “underfunded.”

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Housing and Climate: Funding Holistic Solutions

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FHO, which centers racial equity in cross-sector efforts to address the systemic causes of housing insecurity, is now actively searching out ways to invest in housing and climate justice. Currently, an estimated 20 percent of emissions in the United States comes from the energy used in homes.

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Trans Refugees: What Trans People Need to Know About Finding Safety Abroad

NonProfit Quarterly

The ability to find out these types of information requires significant energy and executive functioning, which depending upon the disability, may be impossible. Likewise, I have a medical life-saving implant which will eventually need replacing, and I am unsure of whether I would be able to get a replacement easily outside the country.