National Assembly Today

By Marie Camino and Brandon Toth (Updated 6/18/18) For those of us who have been following movement on immigration, the development of the discharge petition by moderate republicans in the House gave the Dream Act a new glimmer of hope. At the very least, representatives would have had a chance to debate, amend, and vote […]

The Gen2Gen Learning Hub from Encore.org is the new one-stop shop to help your organization engage adults 50+ to help young people thrive. The Learning Hub can help you: Assess how ready you are to navigate our more-old-than-young world Develop effective outreach messages, methods and materials Design compelling roles for older volunteers And much more! Check […]

Last Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) passed its Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations bill. The legislation includes a policy rider, identical to the one included in the FY18 bill, that would effectively prohibit the IRS from enforcing the Johnson Amendment against churches. Thanks to advocacy by many of your organizations, […]

I can’t imagine what it must be like. To wake up each day fearing arrest and deportation. Not being able to plan for the coming weeks, months, any point in the future. Knowing that you are an American, even a patriot, and having no path to citizenship or comfort that this country that you know […]

To kick-off the unofficial start to Summer, we’re sharing the experiences of reframing trailblazer, Judith Gethner, founding Executive Director, Illinois Partners for Human Service, a statewide coalition of over 800 organizations. Since 2009, Illinois Partners has been leading research and campaigns to rebrand and reframe human services throughout the state. Gethner was also a very […]