A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America (Jan 2018)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report, A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America , started because of a growing concern about the financial health of community-based organizations (CBOs) which deliver human services. The project was designed to assess the financial health of the human services CBOs, identify underlying causes that lead to financial vulnerability, and to propose ways tomake them stronger. The objective was to provide a path tomake CBOs more sustainable. The "National Imperative" initiative is a cooperative undertaking by a coalition of partners concerned about the human services ecosystem. The report was commissioned by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (“Alliance”) and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) – two leading association networks representing human service organizations. The Alliance is a network of over 400 human services CBOs involved in the

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