Thought Leadership


Heartland Alliance Welcomes New Chief Impact Officer
Dr. Christian A. Friend recently joined Heartland Alliance as the new Chief Impact Officer. As the…
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Partisan Bickering Won’t Keep Food on the Table or People off the Streets. It’s Time to Come Together and Provide Relief.
Heartland Alliance is alarmed by the breakdown of negotiations between the White House and Congress…
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With Support from Heartland Alliance, City Task Force Releases Recommendations for Recovery
At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, the City of Chicago launched the COVID-19 Recovery…
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Standing Together Against Permanent Punishments
On July 16, Heartland Alliance hosted our third annual women’s event, Standing Together: A Conversation About…
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Federal Policy Proposals Present Promising Measures to Increase Equity
In federal legislative proposals last week, such as the HEROES Act, House members presented many…
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Virtual Panel: Second Chances in the Age of Coronavirus
Second Chances in the Age of Coronavirus: Ensuring People With Criminal Records and Their Families…
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Why Transitional Workforce Strategies Are Needed Now
By Melissa Young, Chris Warland, and Livia Lam Both the public health and economic fallouts…
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Now More than Ever, We Need to Create Trauma-Informed Workplaces
By Chris Warland, Associate Director of Field Building - Research & Policy Division The experience…
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COVID-19 Bill: Much-Needed Emergency Funding but Doesn’t Go Far Enough in Helping Families
As a human rights organization dedicated to equity and opportunity for all, the COVID-19 pandemic…
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We Are Courageous Champions of Human Rights
Heartland Alliance recently unveiled its new brand campaign that uplifts participants’ experiences at the center…
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Statement – Trump’s 2021 Budget: Deeply Misguided and Misaligned with Our Values of Equity and Opportunity
As a human rights organization dedicated to equity and opportunity for all, Heartland Alliance is…
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Criminalizing Individuals Experiencing Homelessness is Cruel, Ineffective, and Definitively Wrong
During Universal Human Rights Month, we join partners across the country to reaffirm that housing…
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