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    One in Four Americans Are Covered by Medicaid or CHIP

    The Conversation Feb 19, 2022

    As of July 2021, a total of 83.6 million Americans were insured through either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. That’s almost 1 in 4 Americans, with 76.7 million…

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    How States Can Help Students Receive Food Assistance

    Urban Institute Feb 18, 2022

    Millions of students may not receive the food assistance they need this summer. Summer has long been recognized as a period of heightened food hardship for families with children who receive free…

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    Local Strategies to Increase Access to Universal Broadband Internet

    Smart Cities Dive Feb 16, 2022

    This year marks the 15th anniversary of Apple introducing the iPhone, a launch that spawned other innovations, time-saving tools, and millions of selfies. The time has gone by in the…

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    Expanding the B Corporation Movement in Korea

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 16, 2022

    B Corp, the well-known brand and certification granted to socially responsible businesses, has moved into the spotlight as more and more companies consider how they might restructure their operations to create a…

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    Increasing Prison Populations is a Public Health Issue

    Prison Policy Initiative Feb 15, 2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, particularly inside prisons and jails. The death rate from COVID-19 in prisons is more than double that of the general U.S. population. As cases and hospitalizations…

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    The Importance of Asian and Pacific Islander Leadership in Community Development

    Independent Sector Feb 10, 2022

    Diverse representative leadership in the United States is taking on deeper meaning in 2022 – especially for the nation’s 22.9 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who call the country home. Anti-Asian…

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    Redlined Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of Extreme Heat

    Grist

    Severe heat kills more people in the United States than any other hazardous weather-related event. As climate change accelerates, the sweltering heat will become much more extreme, and the associated mortality rate will…

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    Dispelling Fear and Anxiety About Advocacy for Your Foundation Board

    Exponent Philanthropy Feb 10, 2022

    Here are some of the building blocks of our foundation advocacy journey, which is relatively new: Advocacy can include many different elements, large and small. Provide board members with examples…

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    Potential for Guaranteed Income Programs for the Formerly Incarcerated

    Vox Feb 10, 2022

    The last few years have seen significant victories for the guaranteed income movement — the push to simply give people cash with no strings attached. Pilot programs in places ranging…

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    American Politics is Still a Man’s Game

    Brookings Feb 9, 2022

    As the 2022 midterm election season gets underway, speculation is already mounting that it’s going to be another banner year for female candidates. Early reports suggest that Black women and Republican women are especially poised to…

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    How Federal Assistance Planning Can Bolster Native Homeowners

    Urban Institute Feb 8, 2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian homeowners. According to the US Census Bureau, there are 2.1 million Native households in the United States. Of these,…

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    Barriers to Addressing the Needs of Americans Experiencing Homelessness

    Ending Homelessness Feb 7, 2022

    Testimony of Alliance CEO, Nan Roman, to the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee (Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance) at the Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People…

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