Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed millions of human lives globally, affecting people’s health, interpersonal relationships, and working conditions. Many organizations were involved in learning the impact of the virus, its management, and the creation of the most effective preventive guidelines. Futures Without Violence is a non-profit organization involved in developing specialized community-based education programs, public policy work, and recommendations for safety planning (Klause et al., 2019). Its mission and vision enable it to contribute to post-pandemic public health improvements, addressing the issues of equal opportunities, life quality, funding, legislation, and safety needs. This paper discusses the role of Futures Without Violence in promoting social well-being, equal health care and support, and efficient education programs for all Americans and local communities in particular.
Public Health and Safety Improvements
Considering the pandemic outcomes and limitations, the U.S. government and local communities participate in multiple programs to examine current population needs and improve safety and health. Future Without Violence aims to empower individuals and public facilities to end violence against children and women through training professionals, building sustainable leadership, and educating communities (Gmelin et al., 2018). When one burning problem like COVID-19 bothers the world, there is a tendency to forget other significant issues like brutality and cruelty that might affect public health and safety. Futures Without Violence has a clear vision based on hope and education to eradicate violence, which is a good example of how to collaborate with local and global initiatives. Contributions to public health and safety include literacy, cooperation, and prevention of diseases, violence, and injustice in society. In most cases, it is hard for a person to take the first step and say a problem out loud. Futures Without Violence is ready to work with men, women, and children to gather their opinions, assess their knowledge, and help them recognize what they can do to remove violence from their lives.
Equality and Life Quality
The modern world is full of unnecessary judgments and prejudices that make people think of their superiority or, vice versa, incompetence in solving certain public questions. Thus, such non-profit organizations as Futures Without Violence pay much attention to promoting equal opportunities for life quality improvements in local communities. Economic and social barriers are usually rooted in the inability to cover the financial needs of the organization or gather public opinions fairly. There are also many institutional culture barriers between healthcare providers and the department of health (Gmelin et al., 2018). The chosen organization works with vulnerable communities and the representatives from low-wage industries to ensure their rights and freedoms are not challenged because of their ethnicities, races, and other demographic differences. Human brutality is unpredictable and damaging for all individuals, and Futures Without Violence does not focus on differences but tries to help everyone who might ask for help. Physical barriers are the most dangerous and influential because it is not easy to remove all existing obstacles quickly. Time, education, communication, donorship, and voluntary activities are necessary to eradicate violence in current and future generations.
Funding Sources, Policy, and Legislation
The impact of funding sources, legislation, and recent policies cannot be ignored in understanding how non-profit organizations offer their services to society. Futures Without Violence receives support from different private foundations (about $18.1 million in 2020), the government (about $6.4. million in 2020), and other individual donors (between $1-2 million annually) (Financials, n.d.). The COVID-19 pandemic has created multiple barriers to assessing technological and transportation issues and provoked new financial stressors due to losing employment and raising concerns (Ragavan et al., 2021). Futures Without Violence has already introduced several projects during the pandemic not to neglect the needs of women and children and continued communicating with victims and survivors online. The U.S. Senate offered several bills to support girls who could not visit schools because of social isolation and continue their enrollment in high-quality education. The organization under analysis follows recent regulations and policies to apply them in their programs and recognize the vulnerability of women and children in a post-pandemic era.
Health and Safety Needs of Local Community
In California, many local communities are aware of non-profit organizations that strive for gender equality and child care promotion. Nurses have many opportunities to join Futures Without Violence programs and share their knowledge about recognizing violence and offering professional emotional support. They take responsibility for providing empathy, building trustful relationships in communities, and enhancing confidentiality (Klause et al., 2019). Self-determination in healthcare settings is one of the aspects for Futures Without Violence to consider while creating new policies and coalitions with clinicians not to challenge their patients’ privacy. The organization calls to action not only through donation but by learning how to become changemakers in local communities. Nurses can help educate citizens, create safe environments, cooperate with children, and involve families in discussing well-being, domestic violence, and assaults.
Conclusion
Futures Without Violence is an organization that not only gives some promises or sets long-term goals and hopes. The staff is interested in educating young populations, supporting women and children, and attracting the attention of other citizens in discussing burning questions and public health and safety. The company has a solid and regular funding background, learns recent legal improvements, and offers help online. Nurses and other representatives of local communities are free to join the organization and contribute to promoting safety, equality, and other resources to enhance high-quality life.
References
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