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Ann Oliva, Executive Director of National Alliance to End Homelessness; Rheneisha Robertson, Executive Director of Covenant House New Orleans; & Sherilyn Adams, Executive Director of Larkin Street Youth Services.

Homeless Youth | Nonprofit Report

November 22, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on homeless youth, with guests: Ann Oliva, Executive Director of National Alliance to End Homelessness; Rheneisha Robertson, Executive Director of Covenant House New Orleans; & Sherilyn Adams, Executive Director of Larkin Street Youth Services.

Amanda Kirkbird of Colorado Springs, Colo., leaves flowers at a makeshift display of bouquets of flowers on a corner near the site of a mass shooting at a gay bar Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Some Say Gay Club Shooting Was ‘Desecration’ of Safe Space

November 21, 2022

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has long been a go-to spot for members of the LGBTQ community — a safe space where many felt they could let down their guard and just be themselves.

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger volunteers distribute food at a center in El Paso, Texas

MacKenzie Scott Donations Avoided Feared Pitfalls: New Study

November 15, 2022

MacKenzie Scott’s big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread fears in the nonprofit world that her gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle them were largely unfounded.

Cyndy Yu-Robinson, Executive Director of Kramden Institute; Scot Henley, Executive Director of Digitunity; & Joe Paul, CEO of Byte Back.

Digital Divide: Who Gets Left Behind | Nonprofit Report

November 15, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on the digital divide, with guests: Cyndy Yu-Robinson, Executive Director of Kramden Institute; Scot Henley, Executive Director of Digitunity; & Joe Paul, CEO of Byte Back.

A sign stands at the entrance to Calhoun Square

Georgia City Strips 170-Year-Old Honor from Slavery Advocate

November 10, 2022

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Leaders of Georgia’s oldest city voted Thursday to strip the name of a former U.S. vice president and vocal slavery advocate from the public square named in his honor more than 170 years ago.

Ken Westphal, center, an officer with the Lacey Police Dept.

States Struggle With Pushback After Wave of Policing Reforms

October 31, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd — with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his windpipe — spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police.

Charles Beady Jr., CEO of Mississippi Food Network

Feeding Mississippi | Nonprofit Report

October 27, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on feeding Mississippi, with guest: Charles Beady Jr., CEO of Mississippi Food Network.

Alfred Lomas, Founder and Executive Director of Inner City Visions.

Urban Poverty | Nonprofit Report

October 20, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on a closer look at urban poverty, with guests: Alfred Lomas, Founder and Executive Director of Inner City Visions.

Pamela Jackson-Walters stands outside her home

Poor, Less White US Neighborhoods Get Worst Internet Deals

October 19, 2022

A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her shoddy internet service.

Mitra Shavarini, Executive Director of Project Citizenship; Angélica Salas, Executive Director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights; & Jane Graupman, Executive Director of International Institute of Minnesota.

The Road To Naturalization And Citizenship | Nonprofit Report

October 18, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on USA Naturalization and Citizenship, with guests: Mitra Shavarini, Executive Director of Project Citizenship; Angélica Salas, Executive Director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights; & Jane Graupman, Executive Director of International Institute of Minnesota.

Lance Cheslock, Executive Director of La Puente.

A Closer Look At Rural Poverty | Nonprofit Report

October 13, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on a closer look at rural poverty, with guest: Lance Cheslock, Executive Director of La Puente.

Maureen White, Executive Director of Refugees International; David McKeever, Interim CEO and CFO of Refugee Services of Texas; & Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, CEO of Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services.

Refugees In America | Nonprofit Report

October 11, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on refugees in America, with guests: Maureen White, Executive Director of Refugees International; David McKeever, Interim CEO and CFO of Refugee Services of Texas; & Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, CEO of Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services.

San Diego Apologizes for Support of WWII Detention Camps

September 21, 2022

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego City Council rescinded a resolution it passed 80 years ago in support of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in prison camps during World War II.

Dr. Melony Samuels, founder & CEO of The Campaign Against Hunger; Celia Cole, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding Texas; & Monica White, President & CEO of Food Share of Ventura County.

Feeding the Hungry | Nonprofit Report

September 20, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on feeding the hungry, with guests: Dr. Melony Samuels, founder & CEO of The Campaign Against Hunger; Celia Cole, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding Texas; & Monica White, President & CEO of Food Share of Ventura County.

Uvalde Students Go Back to School for 1st Time Since Attack

September 7, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gilbert Mata woke up excited Tuesday for the first day of school since a gunman’s bullet tore through his leg three months ago in a fourth grade classroom in Uvalde.

No Longer Young, ‘Dreamers’ Uneasily Watch a Legal Challenge

September 3, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Juliana Macedo do Nascimento signed up for an Obama-era program to shield immigrants who came to the country as young children from deportation, she enrolled at California State University, Los Angeles, transitioning from jobs in housekeeping, child care, auto repair and a construction company.

Supporters of proposals to expand California's government-funded health care

California to Protect Health Benefits for Young Immigrants

August 23, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration.

Minneapolis Teacher Contract Race Language Ignites Firestorm

August 21, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike in March, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from seniority-based layoffs and help ensure that students from racial minorities have teachers who look like them.

Lag in Slavery Reparations From US Jesuits Irks Descendants

August 16, 2022

Last year, the U.S. branch of the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million for a reconciliation initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Catholic order. On Tuesday, a leader of those descendants expressed deep dissatisfaction with the order’s lack of progress since then.

Some Flee Eastern Ukraine, Others Defy Govt Order to Leave

August 2, 2022

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Maryna Havrysh struggled to hold back her tears as she helped a group of volunteers load her elderly parents into an evacuation van in Kramatorsk, near the front line of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Justice & Poverty

Some Say Gay Club Shooting Was ‘Desecration’ of Safe Space

MacKenzie Scott Donations Avoided Feared Pitfalls: New Study

Georgia City Strips 170-Year-Old Honor from Slavery Advocate

Urban Poverty | Nonprofit Report

The Road To Naturalization And Citizenship | Nonprofit Report

A Closer Look At Rural Poverty | Nonprofit Report

Refugees In America | Nonprofit Report

San Diego Apologizes for Support of WWII Detention Camps

Uvalde Students Go Back to School for 1st Time Since Attack

No Longer Young, ‘Dreamers’ Uneasily Watch a Legal Challenge

Minneapolis Teacher Contract Race Language Ignites Firestorm

Lag in Slavery Reparations From US Jesuits Irks Descendants

Some Flee Eastern Ukraine, Others Defy Govt Order to Leave

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