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Disaster Recovery Requires Community Care—But Also Government Support

NonProfit Quarterly

Though the region hadnt experienced a disaster of this magnitude since Ashevilles Great Flood of 1916which was described as one of the worst natural disasters in the recorded history of western North Carolina BeLoved Asheville , a nonprofit focusing on combating systemic racism and food and housing insecurity, was able to hit the ground running.

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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association lists poverty as the nations fourth leading cause of death. The Journal of the American Medical Association lists poverty as the nations fourth leading cause of death. And homelessness is rising. Homelessness is being criminalized, observes Theoharis.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jonathan T.M. Leading the nation’s largest homebuilder, Reckford gathers partners to bring grocery stores to food deserts, medical care to those neighborhoods and he won’t need to be brought up to speed.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

She relied on her benefits to keep food on the table and a roof over her family’s head. But living in an area with no access to childcare, she was forced out of desperation to drop her child at Walmart during the day because it had security guards, a bathroom, and inexpensive food for purchase.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.