Jarales Community Center

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Mohsin Hamid on the dangers of nostalgia: we need to imagine a brighter future

Make America great again. Take back control... From politics to culture, we have been gripped by a wave of nostalgia. Mohsin Hamid calls on storytellers to look ahead with hope

How Olympic Triathlete Katie Zaferes’ Tiny House Just Might Help Her Win Gold In 2020

How Olympic Triathlete Katie Zaferes’ Tiny House Just Might Help Her Win Gold In 2020<br>By Peggy Shinn | May 10, 2017, 1:39 p.m. (ET)<br>Katie and Tommy Zaferes recently moved into their tiny house, featured on the TV show "Tiny House Nation."<br>Triathlete Katie Zaferes has big Olympic goals for 2020<br>To help meet these goals, the 2016 Olympian and her husband, Tommy Zaferes, have gone tiny. Just before the 2017 triathlon season started, they moved into a tiny house — featured…

Create a Custom Splash Screen for a Windows 10 In-Place Upgrade

A while back I wrote a blog with some scripts that can be used to improve the user experience in a Windows 10 in-place upgrade. The solution included a simple splash screen that runs at the beginni…

Why Volunteering Is Good for Your Health

Think of it as a win-win: You help others and get a boost yourself.

Study: Government agencies don't tell the public how bad PFAS really are

A new study published in Environmental Health found that official health communications from government agencies are failing PFAS-contaminated communities.

Scammers impersonate many government agencies

Human Services Organizations Critical to Community Health, Study Finds

The report from the Nonprofit Finance Fund argues that collaborations between human services and healthcare organizations focused on addressing the social determinants of health can significantly improve community well-being....

Health and Human Services: Is it Right for You?

Are you interested in helping your community and working with vulnerable groups? Then Health and Human Services might be the right field for you.

Surprising Facts about a Human Services Degree

Listed below are a few common questions about the human services field and careers and various applications of a human services degree.

How Private Businesses Can Partner With Government Agencies to Facilitate Change

When the private sector partners with government agencies, it can create a powerful incubator for change.

Study highlights cloud benefits for government agencies

The role played by cloud computing in the public sector is increasing rapidly. Government agencies a

Should Financial Planners Be Certified by Government Agencies?

Some believe financial planners need to be treated more like CPAs.

Five Steps to Prevent Data Breaches in State and Local Government Agencies

State and local government agencies are under pressure to do more with fewer resources. They are tasked with ensuring the security of the communities they serve – including the protection of sensitive data – and they must maintain high standards of security in an increasingly challenging environment, with limited budgets.

Most US Citizens Want Government Agencies to Strengthen Cyber Defense Mechanisms to Protect their...

Most US citizens want government agencies to strengthen cyber defense mechanisms to protect their digital data, says Accenture.

WHO Director-General addresses US Department of Health and Human Services

Is health too big to fail? This is the central question addressed in Dr Margaret Chan’s lecture to the US Department of Health and Human Services. She notes some outstanding recent health achievements, but concentrates on forces, in multiple sectors, that have made threats to health more numerous, the causes more ominous, and the burden more onerous. In a world of unprecedented social inequalities, what makes…

How to Advance Equity for Fathers in Human Services

Learn about two resources that are ideal for helping organizations get started on advancing equity for fathers.

5 signs your government agency needs a case management solution

As technology has evolved, case management solutions have evolved to support work that is unstructured, unpredictable, and collaborative.

Only 22% of Government Agencies Are Driven by Citizen Experience — Is Yours?

Government digital experience has become more important as citizen expectations increase, and agencies can achieve return on investment through higher customer satisfacti...