National Council of Nonprofits President & CEO Diane Yentel released the following statement:
“We are glad that this memo has been rescinded. The chaos unleashed by the uncertainty and lack of adequate notice yesterday should never have happened. Nonprofits are vital partners for government, and payment for the services they provide should never have been in question.
Nonprofit organizations throughout the country and the people they serve can breathe a sigh of relief now that the White House has, at least for now, backed off its reckless and harmful plan to halt all federal funding for critical programs from homelessness and housing assistance, to disaster relief and rebuilding, to rape crisis centers and suicide hotlines.
Right now, we will celebrate this victory for nonprofits and the people they serve across the country. But we will remain vigilant for any further actions that harm nonprofits’ ability to serve their communities.”
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