In the state of Texas, the rate of teen pregnancies of girls ages 13 to 17 in foster care is nearly five times that of their peers, according to a report from the nonprofit Texans Care for Children.
If the federal government were to treat the state of Texas the way the state of Texas is treating the city of Houston, we suspect some Texans would be just a mite upset.
Federal policymakers are poised to make Texas, which passed a law stating that landlords cannot be prosecuted for denying apartments to people using housing vouchers, less of an outlier in its handling of the Section 8 program.
A number of media initiatives across the country seek to change exclusionary patterns of coverage by encouraging more resident engagement with local media and elevating community voices and narratives so they can register clearly even in the midst of crisis.
After defunding Planned Parenthood and kicking it out of the women’s health program, the state of Texas has failed to provide a viable alternative, leaving nearly 2 million women without access to care.
Wages and caseloads matter deeply to the quality of direct care, and that’s why nonprofits must advocate for policies that ensure worker fairness.
An effort by a Dallas-based Habitat for Humanity chapter to scale up goes awry, leading to reorganization. This story of bold nonprofit ambition is a real rollercoaster ride.
Depending on how the transition occurs, following a strong nonprofit founder can be a pretty bumpy ride.
Immigrant rights, workers’ rights, and other advocacy groups teamed up to make Austin the first “Freedom City” in Texas after the state legislature banned sanctuary cities.
The volunteer-staffed National Families Together Hotline will work to find the parents of detained children, almost as a private investigator would, and then staff will help connect parents to free legal services.
