When considering how to improve health outcomes for low-income individuals, most people think about providing access to good medical care and keeping the cost of that care as low as possible. What people rarely think about is the connection between good health and quality affordable housing.
For instance, when families have high housing payments, they have less money to buy nutritious food or to pay for medical care, making them more vulnerable to chronic illnesses. And, when individuals don't have stable housing, research has found that they are more likely to engage in risky behaviors that can make them sick. Sometimes it's a person's home itself that makes them sick, if it exposes them to toxins like lead, or to insect or rodent infestations.
This edition of What Funders Need to Know explores these connections and highlights some promising practices by both government and business that help low-income individuals get housed, stay healthier, and lower overall costs.
Ultimately, affordable housing is fundamental to improving health outcomes for low-income people. For funders interested in housing or in health, we suggest four ways to bolster these connections.
Communities thrive when people are housed comfortably, safely, and affordably. This is especially true for children. And when children thrive, their educational and other outcomes are more likely to be positive. Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers' What Funders Need to Know looks at the connection between stable housing and educational outcomes. Did you know:
Frequent moves are the most significant barrier to academic success, as they disrupt both students and teachers. Students on the move need extra time and attention to get caught up, requiring teachers to spend more time with those students.
Students who are unable to find stable shelter have difficulty meeting state or district mandates regarding the number of days they must attend school to stay enrolled.
Often, the slow transfer of student records, along with differing course requirements from school to school, complicates the accrual of sufficient credits for homeless students to be promoted and receive a high school diploma.
Across the nation, more and more children are experiencing housing instability and homelessness. What can philanthropy do to prevent a chain reaction that starts with unstable housing, leads to poor educational outcomes, and continues to create life-long barriers to opportunity?
... through the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ program, next as a Policy Analyst, and then as Director of ... Free for CNJG Members; $75 for Non Member Grantmakers This program is only open to staff and trustees from grantmaking ...
A report from Lumina Foundation and its Quality Credentials Task Force calls for ... and Equity in Education Beyond High School (32 pages, PDF), found that the current U.S. system of degrees, ...
... the Council’s new Creative Aging Initiative grant program. Senior centers, libraries, and arts organizations ... seniors – at no cost to the participants. This new program was built upon the success of a Creative Aging pilot ... of this new grant program, the Council’s ProgramOfficer for Arts Education & Lifelong Learning, Samantha ...
... of New York (FHLBNY) Small Business Recovery Grant (SBRG) Program. The SBRG program provides funds to benefit FHLBNY members’ small ... Mary Brown, senior vice president, chief compliance officer, said. “These grants are essential to the financial ...
... on the Map” Campaign partnership with Candid (formerly Foundation Center). Candid recently launched their new ... : Free for CNJG Members and NonMember Grantmakers This program is only open to Grantmakers. Webinar Video ...
CNJG is pleased to offer this program to family foundation members as part of NCFP's Fundamentals of Family ... of foundations are ineligible to join this webinar. This program is a CNJG membership benefit for family foundation ...
CNJG is pleased to offer this program to family foundation members as part of NCFP's Fundamentals of Family ... of foundations are ineligible to join this webinar. This program is a CNJG membership benefit for family foundation ...
CNJG is pleased to offer this program to family foundation members as part of NCFP's Fundamentals of Family ... of foundations are ineligible to join this webinar. This program is a CNJG membership benefit for family foundation ...
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could fund a single project that would have a positive impact throughout all of your grantees’ programs and services? There is: technology capacity building. Properly supported, the right technologies can build your grantees’ effectiveness and efficiency and multiply the impact of your other grants and programs. Many foundations are reluctant to support technology projects. As a result, many nonprofits are reluctant to directly ask for that support.
Tech Impact Idealware created this guide as a resource to bridge that gap.
During this discussion, Justin Scheid will share updates on CARES Act Funding and other HUD related programs and resources critical to COVID recovery and relief. We’ll also discuss strategies for philanthropy to partner with HUD to leverage resources and maximize impact in local communities.
Cost: Free for CNJG Members. $50 for Non Member Grantmakers
... BoardSource, Alliance for Justice, the Campion Foundation, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the campaign “seeks to unleash the full ...
... State of New Jersey Hans Dekker, President, Community Foundation of New Jersey Sheila Reynertson, Senior ProgramOfficer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Emily Zahn, Board ...
