View the Resource By Michelle Shumate In this view-on-demand 35-minute webinar, Prof. Shumate describes key characteristics that help networks make a social impact. She reviews findings from original NNSI research on education networks across the United States.  

Today, 40% of Americans face significant material hardship, which includes limited access to vital resources such as nutritious food, medical care, affordable housing, and essential utilities. Yet, the support provided by social service agencies and nonprofit organizations reaches less than 16% of those struggling with material hardship, leaving the majority to manage on their own. What happens when someone cannot pay rent or has a disconnected phone? These unmet health-related

View the Resource By NNSI Editorial Team In this on-demand webinar, we cover how networks of three or more organizations working together to make a social impact can become certified. You’ll also get an inside look at our research-backed high-impact practices, tools, and rewards of certification.

View the Resource By Marwa Tahboub, Tatum Thomas, Lucia Koo, Qiwen Zhang, Michelle Shumate Veterans, service members, and their families often seek a wide variety of assistance, including access to health and benefits services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), housing and homeless assistance, and financial and employment assistance. These needs frequently co-occur and require the delivery of services by more than one organization. This research examines the

Healthcare providers, organizations, and payers recognize the connection between social needs and health outcomes. These social needs are often described as the social determinants of health (SDOH). SDOHs are the environmental and social factors that influence health outcomes. Research indicates that improving social conditions— such as adequate food, secure housing and income, access to healthcare, and dependable transportation — is crucial to addressing health inequalities and outcomes. With the increasing

View the Resource By Joshua-Paul Miles, Marwa Tahboub, Zachary Gibson, Michelle Shumate The COVID-19 pandemic created massive disruptions across society. These disruptions put into focus integrated social service referral networks’, hereafter systems of care, ability to be resilient in times of crisis. This research examines 11 systems of care across the United States. The researchers compare network performance before and immediately following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic using quantitative