Houston Newsroom nonprofits reporter Hope Yang reports on nonprofits and community response in Houston, with a focus on how policy decisions affect vulnerable communities. Photo by Emmanuella Desruisseaux.
In this excerpted conversation with Houston Newsroom reporter Emmanuella Desruisseaux, Yang discusses the growing strain facing refugee service organizations after government funding freezes forced many nonprofits to scale back.
Yang says she sees fear and uncertainty spreading through refugee communities, burnout among nonprofit workers, and organizations trying to maintain trust while providing essential services.