Results List
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Families USA
$1,445,985
Resource type: Grantee
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Families USA Foundation, Inc.
$11,680,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Initiative to Assist Low-Income Families in U.S. Awarded $5.5M Grant
Source: SingleStop USA
SingleStop USA Aims to Lift One Million Households Out of Poverty. SingleStop USA, a new national initiative that connects low-income families and individuals with public benefits like children's health coverage and tax credits, and services, such as legal and financial counseling, has received a $5.5…
Resource type: News
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NM third-highest in number of uninsured children
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
New Mexico has the third-highest rate in the nation of children without medical insurance more than one in six, according to a new report by Families USA. Some 93,000 New Mexico children lack health insurance, according to the report, which is based on the Census…
Resource type: News
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A Nonprofit Push for Change
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Coalition of groups band together in battle to overhaul health care Original Source Health Care for America Now, Families USA, the American Cancer Society and AARP are Atlantic grantees. By Suzanne Perry As members of Congress fan out across the country during their August recess,…
Resource type: News
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How Nebraska Repealed the Death Penalty
Source: The Marshall Project
A deep-red state shows the way, with conservatives in the lead.By Shari SilbersteinOn Wednesday, Nebraska senators voted 30-19 to override a gubernatorial veto and end the death penalty. Nebraska’s Senate maintains a uniquely non-partisan structure, but each senator’s party affiliation is well known – and…
Resource type: News
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The Best Poverty-Fighting Bet
Source: Slate
The Google IPO event of the nonprofit world Original Source By Georgia Levenson Keohane If any good comes out of the misguided farm bill passed last month, it will be the recognition that Americans are hungry. Amidst the egregious agricultural subsidies, the bill earmarks billions…
Resource type: News
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Ensuring That Vital Resources for the Poor Aren’t “Left on the Table”
Source: Gara LaMarche
Helping vulnerable and disadvantaged people to make lasting changes in their living conditions is at the core of Atlantic’s mission, and in every country in which we work there is significant and sometimes – as in the United States – growing inequality. The persistence of…
Resource type: News
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Medical-legal partnerships: transforming health care
Source: The Lancet
by Barry Zuckerman; Megan Sandel; Ellen Lawton; Samantha Morton Doctors, especially those who care for patients on low incomes, are frustrated that their patients' health is adversely affected by social determinants. For those patients with an acute or chronic illness, social determinants undercut the effectiveness…
Resource type: News
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How King v. Burwell Threatens the Health and Financial Stability of Consumers
Source: Families USA
By Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USAOne of the most incredible oddities about the King v. Burwell case is that the people who have the biggest stake in its outcome are not parties to the litigation. This is because there are only two sets of parties to…
Resource type: News
