Yet, human service organizations wait for funds even after services are provided
The past two years have starkly illustrated the urgent need for reform of the nonprofit human services financing model as it relates to government contracting. What can the Alliance for Children and Families, United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA), and their member organizations do to enact real, lasting reform? And what might a reformed system look like?
These are the questions considered in this article, which is the second in a two-part series about how the country’s social safety net is being strained to its breaking point by the recession, state budget deadlocks, longer waits for government reimbursements, declining endowments, and decreasing donor giving. The first part of the article appeared in Issue 4 – 2009 of the Alliance for Children & Families Magazine.
This companion article looks at the future of human services financing, including examples of how member organizations, state associations, and the Alliance and UNCA are working toward sweeping reforms to sustain the sector in the long run. Continue reading.
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