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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements. These numbers might even be underestimations.

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Shared Leadership’s Role in Piloting the Plane

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Renjilian, Executive Director, Community Connections for Children Christy S. Renjilian holds a Masters in Social Policy Analysis from the University of Chicago and has served as the Executive Director of Community Connections for Children since 2011. CCC) is a nonprofit with a staff of 85 and a $144 million budget.

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What Bagels Taught Me About Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Renjilian, Executive Director, Community Connections for Children Christy S. Renjilian holds a Masters in Social Policy Analysis from the University of Chicago and has served as the Executive Director of Community Connections for Children since 2011. CCC) is a nonprofit with a staff of 85 and a $144 million budget.

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A Fair Shot for Every Child: The Nuts and Bolts of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images For Unsplash+ This article is the second in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City.

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How to Achieve Belonging without Othering: A Conversation with john a. powell

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 23, 2024

It means I recognize that the divine in me is the same divine in you and that we are children of God. That you can’t fix that, [can’t] have social policies that attend to people who are marginalized if you don’t see those people as people. They simply won’t adopt social policies. Which is a radical statement.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements. These accusations were never based in reality.

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Recognizing the Full Spectrum of Black Women’s Views on Homeownership Is Key to Progress

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This erasure of Black women from social policy built on a single-axis framework is especially true with respect to housing. When asked what her top motivation was in wanting to be a homeowner, she didn’t talk about investments or retirement, but rather her children. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin.

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America’s Broken Safety Net—and How to Address It: An Interview with Alissa Quart

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

Earlier this year, I had to chance to talk with Quart about her new book, her description of contemporary US social policy as having created a “dystopian social safety net,” and her thoughts about how to build a US society that is centered on mutual caring and economic justice. Interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Through the One City Approach’s community convenings and resident consultations, the city government identified a set of priority development outcomes across six themes: children and young people, economy and skills, environment, homes and communities, transportation, and health and well-being.

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Ending Child Poverty: Lessons from a One-Year Expansion of the Child Tax Credit

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States engaged in an innovative policy experiment: for one year, the federal government expanded the existing child tax credit—making it available to families with little or no earnings, increasing the credit amount, and providing monthly payments instead of an annual payment at tax time.

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How the Child Tax Credit Empowered Low-Income Parents

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

The new studies bolster the case, long made by many liberal economists and policymakers, that poor families tend to spend cash welfare payments on their most pressing needs, to the benefit of the entire household and especially children. Among the top priorities for families that received the expanded credit, the March study found, was food.

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Work Requirements Are Rooted in the History of Slavery

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

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