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County, city, and state governments are currently grappling with a formidable task in managing voucher databases. The complexity of tracking vouchers for social services, housing assistance, health care, and more is a bureaucratic nightmare. The struggle to maintain...

While veterans hold a special place of honor in society, it's crucial to recognize their challenges, including the often-hidden issue of food insecurity. This challenge affects veterans from all walks of life, and its impact on their health cannot be understated. This...

In the past, we’ve discussed the Social Determinants of Health, a matrix of social and economic factors that determine the overall health of a community or population. The framework was established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which defines social...

When dealing with client data, organizations and businesses must be very careful about managing the information their clients willingly give up to receive goods and services, especially regarding medical care and social services. Thankfully, some legislative measures...

It’s too easy for social care providers to become siloed. By this, we mean that different organizational programs can become closed off. This is especially true if other parts of the organization deal with diverse populations and if those programs have distinct...

Many organizations use a resiliency matrix to measure the current state of a child or a young person's challenges and to help the child or young person prepare for difficult life situations. While each organization customizes the questionnaire, the basic idea is still...

The pandemic presented a challenge for many institutions. Shelter-in-place orders forced many offices to close, inducing firms to rethink strict office attendance requirements. Non-profits were no exception. As such, many case managers and other service providers who...

In our previous post, we pointed out that many non-profits operating in the United States have tiny staff teams, leading to situations where data collection becomes decentralized, fragmented, and incomplete. However, we didn’t mention that, despite the ostensible...

According to a 2019 report from the U.S. Small Business Administration, almost all non-profit organizations in the United States have less than 500 employees. The median number of employees for non-profits is about 4. So naturally, employment of this kind tends to...