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GETTING INVOLVED
GETTING AHEAD FUNDERS
We have found the language and concepts of Ruby Payne's work
to help our communities have a nonjudgmental, accurate conversation about the impact of economic diversity on our community. This allows us to work together to find solutions.
–JAN YOUNG Executive Director Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee
A Jesuit priest, paraphrasing Hubert H. Humphrey, once challenged a group of foundation leaders, saying:
“There are many who will help us serve those who are in the dawn of life—the children, some who will help us serve those who are in the twilight of life—the elderly. Our moral imperative is to never forget to serve those who live in shadows: the poor, the sick; the handicapped, the abandoned.”
Dr. Jan Young