{"id":380,"date":"2021-08-27T19:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T19:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=380"},"modified":"2023-02-17T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T19:00:24","password":"","slug":"preferred-language","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs\/preferred-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Preferred Terminology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is for fundraising, social media, newsletters, and other communications to the public for consistency and clarity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-4gozgld \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-4gozgld button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-4gozgld\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Preferred<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Individuals and families&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Households&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;People&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Clients&#8221;<\/strong> unless it&#8217;s in reference to the number served<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Families&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-dqkoixl \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-dqkoixl button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-dqkoixl\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Avoid<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Clients&#8221;<\/strong> in reference to the number served because it doesn&#8217;t paint the whole picture. 20 clients can be interpreted as 20 people even though it&#8217;s many more people with households of 2+. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-movwq55 \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-movwq55 button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-movwq55\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Preferred<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P<span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\">eople-first language. View more examples and explanations <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/odr.dc.gov\/page\/people-first-language\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/odr.dc.gov\/page\/people-first-language\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\"> or <\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ADANN-writing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/factsheet\/ADANN-writing\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\">.<\/span><ul><li><strong>&#8220;persons with disabilities<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li><li><strong>&#8220;has ______&#8221;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8d8d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">e.g. has a disability<\/mark><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;accessible ______&#8221;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8d8d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">e.g. accessible bathroom<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;living with ______&#8221; <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(141, 141, 141); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\">e.g. living with a disability<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>domestic violence survivor<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;experiencing homelessness&#8221;<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/endeavors.org\/community-services-news\/homeless-vs-experiencing-homelessness-why-vocabulary-matters\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/endeavors.org\/community-services-news\/homeless-vs-experiencing-homelessness-why-vocabulary-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\">(e<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/endeavors.org\/community-services-news\/homeless-vs-experiencing-homelessness-why-vocabulary-matters\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/endeavors.org\/community-services-news\/homeless-vs-experiencing-homelessness-why-vocabulary-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\">xplanation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-xqmi8kg \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-xqmi8kg button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-xqmi8kg\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Avoid<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disability-first language\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<strong>disabled<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>domestic violence victim<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>handicap _____&#8221; <\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8d8d8d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">e.g. handicap bathroom<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;homeless&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warehouse\/New Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consistency allows people to become familiar with our identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-nthcree \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-nthcree button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-nthcree\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h3 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Preferred<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\"><strong>&#8220;New Life Furniture Bank of MA&#8221;<\/strong> in communications going out to the public<\/span> the first time it&#8217;s said\/written<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;New Life&#8221; <\/strong>after describing it as New Life Furniture Bank of MA or in communications to existing New Life  partners, volunteers, donors, etc. <em>or<\/em> if New Life Furniture Bank of MA was already stated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;New Life warehouse&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;our warehouse&#8221;<\/strong> in reference to the warehouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-2yqmkpy \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-2yqmkpy button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-2yqmkpy\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h3 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Avoid<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;NL&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;NLFB&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;New Life FB&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;New Life Furniture Bank&#8221;<\/strong> as there is another furniture bank unaffiliated with us called New Life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Donation Center&#8221;<\/strong> in reference to the warehouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Processes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-qdn1psb \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-qdn1psb button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-qdn1psb\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h3 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Preferred<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;give furniture&#8221;<\/strong> in reference to giving furniture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;donating&#8221;<\/strong> or any variation in reference to financial contributions <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-jrjhjlv \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-jrjhjlv button-1\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-jrjhjlv\"><div class=\"eb-ah-separator icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-times-circle\"><\/i><\/div><h3 class=\"eb-ah-title\">Avoid<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>referring to giving furniture as a donation <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>highlighting that we repair, paint, and clean to discourage recieving furniture that needs work or extensive cleaning, as we do not have the resources to do so<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is for fundraising, social media, newsletters, and other communications to the public for consistency and clarity. 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