This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The LA Times is publishing a four-part series on poverty and how it affects children. Its impact is astounding. Volunteering at the LA Mission, I’ve seen poverty up close. But…
Christopher F. Rufo joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss an urban struggle with street homelessness and the political fight around it in the Pacific Northwest’s largest city. Known as the “Emerald City” because…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For this story, NPR spoke with students, parents, caregivers, shelter managers and school leaders across the country about what it means, in this moment, to be homeless and schoolless. Remote…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For renters struggling because of the pandemic, the July 31 expiration of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act supplemental unemployment benefits posed a challenge. Without that $600…
Homes have become offices, schools, places of worship and our safe havens since the pandemic began. But in many rural places and tribal communities, housing is a growing challenge. Some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black Americans make up about thirteen percent of the U.S. population, according to the latest Census data. Yet they also make forty percent of the population of people experiencing homelessness…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 2019, Elizabeth Bell’s apartment building in San Francisco’s Mission District went up for sale, and real estate agents were soon giving tours to prospective developers. As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the journal of Violence Against Women, researchers are finding that domestic violence survivors are facing challenges in regards to housing and food security during COVID-19. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is an example of an education and housing partnership that helps to advance mobility by going beyond traditional education intervention strategies. • What other types…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christopher Boone and Mark Roseland provide an in-depth explanation of land trusts, housing models that could help reverse systemic inequality in the U.S. • Why is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Downing shares the resilience strategies and work of the Bay Area Homelessness Funders Network, a group of philanthropic leaders that collaborate to address homelessness in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Liao’s article for Global Citizen covers the conflating effects of homelessness, extreme wildfire danger, and COVID-19 on California’s homeless population. • What can you do…