This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Being homeless puts more strain on health and other public services and the homelessness crisis in America has now become an issue that needs to be addressed,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tacoma Public Schools and Tacoma Housing Authority entered a partnership in 2011 that provides low-income families with housing services so their children can stay in the same…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study from a Portland economic firm reports that 156,000 households in Oregon are on the brink of homelessness, and that policy leaders need to do more to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review shares that the current approach to community revitalization has helped arrest and even reverse the degradation of American neighborhoods, but it cannot solve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In collaboration with nonprofit Community Solutions and the Tableau Foundation, three cities were able to end chronic homelessness using data visualization programs. • How can more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tacoma Community College (TCC) is partnering with local nonprofit organizations to provide housing and assistance to its homeless student population. • How can donors elevate these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Smithsonian, author Katie Nodjimbadem highlights Richard Rothstein’s argument that residential segregation in cities is the result of state-sanctioned racial discrimination. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Pacific Standard, author Sophie Kasakove discusses whether or not rent control bills are the solution to the affordable housing crisis. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: ‘What Does It Take?’: Admissions Scandal Is a Harsh Lesson in Racial Disparities The college admissions scandal that dominated headlines this past week has shone a light on the economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: ‘Disconnected youth’ is a growing crisis About one in eight young people in America are considered to be “disconnected”, which refers to those young people who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Giller at Forbes Magazine interviews the co-founders of National Muffin Day who discuss their goals to raise awareness for homelessness by distributing muffins through this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on Former White House chef Roberto Mendoza’s $250,000 lottery win, which he aims to use to help feed the homeless. • How can stories…