Giving Compass’ Take: • A new housing nonprofit called New Story that is completing plans to 3D print houses in the developing world. Fast Company shows what they could look…
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Click here for more.Housing Stress on the Middle Class
Brookings May 16, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Jenny Schuetz explores how housing stress pressures the middle class in America, creating difficult choices that negatively impact well-being. • How can funders work to ensure…
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Click here for more.Next Stop for Retired School Buses: Tiny Houses for Homeless Families
YES! Magazine May 15, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Vehicles for Changes, a nonprofit organization in Oregon, is converting old school buses into tiny houses for homeless families. • How can funders help support tiny…
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Click here for more.Want New Affordable Housing Quickly? Try Splitting Up Existing Homes
Fast Company May 15, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company highlights a new startup called PadSplit, that instead of trying to build new affordable housing, they are converting existing homes into multiple single-room units…
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Pacific Standard May 10, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • A growing trend amongst colleges and universities is to create more permanent solutions, often in collaboration with local housing authorities and nonprofit partners, to help students…
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Click here for more.The Coming Healthcare and Housing Affordability Crisis for Seniors
Healthcare Dive May 7, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Pifer reports that 54% of U.S. middle-income seniors will not be able to afford healthcare and housing by 2029. • How can funders work to ensure housing…
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Click here for more.Here’s what we’re reading: Want Juvenile Justice? Stop Arresting Second-graders. Andy Fleischmann is the President & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, a nonprofit mentoring organization in Connecticut and…
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Click here for more.This Tech Company is Giving Half a Million to Fight Homelessness
Fast Company May 2, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Okta is a San Fransisco based company that is pledging $500,000 to Tipping Point, a nonprofit that partners with organizations to uplift people out of poverty. …
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Click here for more.At different stages in life, different locations, and different social contexts individuals become homelessness for a variety of reasons. As Funders Together to End Homelessness puts it, Poverty and unemployment usually are…
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Click here for more.For donors who are new to the space or who are interested in reorienting themselves to the issue of homelessness, this article provides the basic information you need before moving…
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Click here for more.Understanding the identities and stages of life that can shape a homeless person’s experience can help guide more impactful solutions. Family Homelessness: Addressing family homelessness is essential for ensuring the…
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Click here for more.Homelessness is everywhere in the United States. Learning about homelessness in your specific context will help you develop an effective plan to address the issue. Visit the homelessness map at…
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