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

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Building an Economic Case for Policy Changes

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Why Economics is your friend as a nonprofit advocate By Kevin Dean, President & CEO Tennessee Nonprofit Network Last year, at a conference out of town, I shared coffee with an old friend as she recounted her incredible public policy journey. But when advocating for policy changes, appealing solely to emotions might not be enough.

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Homeless, Then Shot by Federal Police

NonProfit Quarterly

Despite multiple warnings, fines, and legal notices directing them to leave, they had stayed because they were otherwise homeless. A Broader Crisis: Criminalizing Homelessness Homelessness is, of course, a national problem with broad scope.

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Safety in Solidarity: How to Safeguard Movement Groups and Members

NonProfit Quarterly

When Johns was injured, she recalls, “Our partners we met through Intersectional Fridays were the ones who got the medic pack and pressed it on Jacob’s body while we waited for paramedics to come. Participants came from diverse organizations, including homeless shelters and a queer youth summer camp.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Worker-owned co-ops and benefit corporations are additional public policy frameworks for a just economy. The current market economy fails to effectively distribute goods and services to large segments of the population, resulting in poverty and maldistribution of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education.

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Resiliency Strategies for Nonprofits in Times of Political and Financial Instability

NonProfit Quarterly

billion in backlogged bills, 90 percent reduced homelessness services, and the denial of support to more than 3,600 adults and 4,200 children seeking refuge in domestic violence shelters. For example, during the 2022 mpox epidemic , queer influencers stepped in when Floridas public health authorities were silent. 3 (2022): 822842.