Philanthropy Today

Food banks across the country are facing about $1 billion worth of cuts in federal aid just as they deal with soaring demand. In New England, where some groups rely on federal programs for 10 percent to 30 percent of their total distributions, millions of meals are at stake due to the cuts. Meanwhile, as the organizations seek other sources of support, shipments of food that were already in the works are being canceled or sitting in limbo. (Boston Globe)

As the Trump administration considers dissolving a key HIV and AIDS program run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local health agencies warn that the move could cost money and lives. The CEO of a nonprofit in California noted that lifetime treatment for a patient with HIV costs about $500,000, meaning that a few thousand new infections would cost more than the estimated $1.8 billion that gutting the division would save. In Alaska, more than one-third of people living with HIV do not have the resources they need to manage their health without the support of local agencies that, in turn, receive federal grants, said the director of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association. (Los Angeles Times and KTOO)

More on Nonprofit Funding Cuts and Firings

• Funding Cuts Threaten Future of Domestic Violence Services in Northern Utah, Nonprofit Warns (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Many at U.S. Institute of Peace Fired as Trump Seeks Nonprofit’s End (New York Times)
• EPA Cutting $70 Million for Louisiana Agencies, Nonprofits, Records Show (Nola.com)
• ‘Their Budgets Are Tight’: Colorado Nonprofits Seeing Impacts After Billion-Dollar Cuts From the USDA (KKTV)
• Houston-Area Immigration Nonprofit Sues Federal Agencies Over Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children (Houston Public Media)
• Background from the Chronicle: Foundations and Government Team Up to Pay for Legal Help for Immigrants Facing Deportation

Trump Targets the Smithsonian

• Trump Calls on Smithsonian Institution to Promote ‘American Greatness’ (New York Times)
• Trump Targeted This Museum. Many Visitors Question Why. (Washington Post)
• Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

More News

• Chair Of African Charity Prince Harry Co-Founded Says the Royal Orchestrated a Bullying Campaign (Associated Press)
• As Developers Swoop In Post-L.A. Fires, One Nonprofit Offers an Alternative to Altadena Sellers (LAist)
• Philly Nonprofit Is Giving Cash to Families to Jumpstart Their Way to the Middle Class (WHYY)
• Background from the Chronicle: Giving Cash Directly to People in Need Is a Growing Trend, as Evidence Shows It Works

Opinion

• Supreme Court Case: Is Catholic Charities ‘Secular’? (Wall Street Journal— subscription)
• The Double Standard in the Human-Rights World (Atlantic)
• To Understand Homelessness, Listen to Homeless People. Here’s What I Learned (Los Angeles Times)

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