Across the country, churches that once attracted hundreds of parishioners are now facing declining congregations and near-empty buildings. Thus, faith communities and affordable housing efforts are coming together in an unexpected…
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On a recent autumn evening, the AARP convened a small group of journalists in a hotel dining room a stone’s throw from the White House to discuss a group of…
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Morehouse College student Marchellos Scott, a Black college student living in Atlanta, performed some political calculus this summer when he registered to vote in Georgia’s Fulton County for this year’s…
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The Northwest Area Foundation has been a longtime funder of Native communities. But it wasn’t until we showed up as listeners and learners, and not as experts, that our effectiveness…
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Click here for more.Crystal Echo Hawk is leading the way in changing how funding for Native Americans causes happens in philanthropy. Her insights in this interview with The Chronicle of Philanthropy can give…
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They’ve come from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. From the Ojibwe and Inupiaq. Smoke rises from bundles of sweetgrass, cedar, and sage as they tell their stories of surviving…
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Melissa Farmer often walks her dog through Gompers Park on Chicago’s northwest side. She has some thoughts on crime and homelessness. “This park is gorgeous. People don’t know about it,”…
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, a devastating Category 4 storm that has ravaged the Southeast, leaders rushed to restore homes, infrastructure, and power for millions of people. And now, another life-threatening storm, Hurricane…
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The Midwest Newsroom and its partners found that homeless students in the Midwest eligible for enrollment, transportation, and academic support in most rural school districts are not getting these services…
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day has been celebrated on the second Monday in October in cities and states across the U.S. since 1992. The day originally was created as a protest against…
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On his tribe’s land, enveloped by the state of Oregon, Jesse Jackson stood at the threshold between two ecosystems: On one side of him, an open canopy bathed grasses and…
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In San Francisco, a city plan has been proposed that would prohibit large vehicles such as travel trailers and mobile homes from parking on all city-managed streets from 12 am…