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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Such forms of living, however, have huge economic and social costs, as over-stressed and under-supported parents must attend to their children and aging parents from their isolated apartments or homes. That means transforming the zoning regulations, financial structures, and social patterns that separated them, just over a century ago.

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When the Mouth Speaks, the Whole Person Heals: Bringing Integrative Community Therapy and Solidarity Care from Brazil’s Favelas to the United States

NonProfit Quarterly

And while technology can provide tools that can be very helpful to achieving our evolving healthcare and related social needs, human connection remains the pivotal key to healthcare as well as our overall health and wellbeing. 1 We live in a world of increasing social fragmentation, trauma, and stress.

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Encouraging Human Creativity in the AI-Powered Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Thats why, in public policy circles, we must nurture and reward innovation in as well as from AI. We need policies that support a robust system of IP rights in order to develop successful AI models. Throughout this processimproving, applying, and using AIthe human element is essential.

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A Call to Coalition: On Whiteness in Healing and Movement Spaces

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: ROCKETMANN TEAM on Pexels The movement work to which I am called requires a multiracial, multigenerational coalition of organizers and advocates to shift policies and systems toward giving power and land back to Indigenous and Black people. I was raised as a Pentecostal Christian (COGIC) by a single, divorced mother.

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Sparking Positive Change: The Power of Community-Centered Health Education

NonProfit Quarterly

Black women are three-to-four times more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related complications, regardless of their education or financial status. Effective health education isn’t just about providing information; it’s about empowering individuals and communities to advocate for their health and make informed decisions.

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Minter-Jordan Picked As New CEO At AARP

The NonProfit Times

CareQuest Institute collaborates with a wide range of partners to achieve its mission of improving the oral health of all through work in grantmaking, research, health improvement programs, policy and advocacy, and education, as well as leadership in dental benefits, care delivery, and innovation advancements.

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Bilingual Housing and Benefits Navigator

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Recognized for our leadership and program excellence, we provide vital resources, educational opportunities, and economic support to individuals and families in our community. Hybrid schedule possible in accordance with NMCS policy and manager approval. Schedule Mondays – Fridays.