SOGI Nondiscrimination Now Required in USDA Free School Meals Program-But Title IX Has A Religious Exemption
On May 5, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that, in line with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), it now […]
A House Bill Proposes a White House Office to Promote Government Partnerships with Nonprofits-As if the Faith-Based Initiative Did Not Exist!
Representatives Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) and Fred Upton (R-Michigan) have introduced H.R. 7587, the Nonprofit Sector Strength and Partnership Act. Among the bill’s positive features are the proposed creation of an online […]
Black Fatherhood: An Interview with Dr. Brianna Lemmons
Dr. Brianna Lemmons is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Baylor University. Her scholarship focuses, among other topics, on African American fatherhood, the role of non-resident fathers in family life. […]
House Rejects 24-Year Precedent of Charitable Choice in CSBG Program
On May 13th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5129, a bill to reauthorize the Community Services Block Grant program—but without its Charitable Choice provision. Charitable Choice language, added to several […]
Will Congress Greatly Expand Subsidies So That More Families Can Access Child Care Services?
The March 22 hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee stressed many ways that federally subsidized child care is falling short. Despite special pandemic-response funding, many child care […]