Copy of A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America By George Morris and Dylan Roberts of Oliver Wyman

Families and communities are stronger when they have access to the vital building blocks of health and well-being.

Community-based organizations, in partnership with the philanthropic and the government sector, provide those essential building blocks.

A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America is a report commissioned by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), and produced by Oliver Wyman and SeaChange Capital Partners.

This groundbreaking report focuses on human services community-based organizations, their economic and social impact, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.

Funding for the project was provided by The Kresge Foundation and the Ballmer Group, with additional support from the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, Selective Insurance Company of America, Mutual of America, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

According to this first-of-its-kind report from the largest national associations representing government agencies and nonprofits in human services, community-based organizations that provide social services are in financial peril:...