The Situation The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has been a leader in the fight for TANF reform. Their leaders have presented at national congressional hearings related to the necessity to reform the welfare system, with emphasis on the TANF Program. Currently, the TANF Program is marked by historical and systematic racism. Recipients […]
The Situation Over the last 5 years, GLP has facilitated bi-annual gatherings of a national network of scholars who focus on research related to poverty and family stability in the U.S. Based on the successes of this initiative, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (ACF/OPRE) selected a second cohort of […]
GLP teamed with Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE) and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners (NTFP) to provide people across the U.S. with financial guidance and resources in the wake of our nation’s unprecedented crisis. The Situation COVID-19 brought with it a flood of economic hardship to families across the United States. Cities for Financial Empowerment […]
The Situation In early 2019, the International Budget Partnership (IBP) formed a new internal team to focus on promoting more equitable taxation in developing countries through support to civil society groups. This work isn’t yet very widespread globally, so as a leader and innovator in the field, IBP took this on as a way to […]
GPDR/R (Goal Plan Do Review/Revise) is an exciting and practical new framework that takes the latest brain research on how adults behave and applies it in a human services setting to help people achieve their goals. It was created by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities with input from GLP and draws on insights about Executive skills and other aspects of brain […]
The Situation The North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (NC GAL) program equips community volunteers to serve abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in court. All GAL advocates are trained, supervised, and supported by program staff in each county of the state. NC GAL has been a leader in the field in […]
The Situation The Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity — the State Agency responsible for the Administration of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) — was collaborating with GLP to design & facilitate in-person weatherization workshops for 100 de-centralized field staff. Then, COVID-19 happened, and all plans ground to a halt. There were a number of challenges […]
The Situation: The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) collaborated with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) to support important HIV and AIDS prevention projects in China. Together they worked with the high-risk group of Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) in Deyang, as well as Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) and University students/volunteers (UVs) in Nanchong, all in […]
The Situation: Global Learning Partners, (GLP) Inc. was invited to support and fortify meetings among leadership and front-line staff of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for many years. The Journey: Over a hundred staff across the organization participated in GLP’s SURE-Fire Meetings courses. Each time we facilitated the course, […]
THE SITUATION. Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners works to create change in the financial lives of New York City residents. They believe strongly in the need to break people out of inertia and support them to take actions – even small actions – to improve their money management skills and build a healthy personal balance sheet. […]