This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite the UN’s Global Goal aiming to ensure access to affordable and safe housing for everyone, England’s homelessness population has increased in the past several years.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “And how are the children?” – African Proverb In America, one in 10 young adults ages 18-25, and at least one in 30 adolescents ages 13-17, experience some form of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After years of progress, the number of people experiencing homelessness increased in 2017 to more than 550,000 people, according to the 2017 Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass teamed up with SolutionsU, a platform that connects you to stories about responses to the world’s challenges. SolutionsU is a project of the Solutions Journalism Network: a nonprofit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homelessness has escalated to a crisis point in my home state of Washington, where a shortage of affordable housing is pushing more people to the brink. The combined forces of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Al Jazeera reports on a government plan in Canada to ensure all citizens have access to affordable housing, but a mass eviction situation in Ottawa may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Simiriglia explains how Pathways to Housing PA is using a scattered site housing model to successfully fight the opioid epidemic. • How can other organizations replicate this program?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Women4Women is an initiative that brings together female carpenters building tiny homes for women who are experiencing homelessness. • Volunteers from Women4Women are additionally running mentorship programs to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: The state of America’s student-teacher racial gap: Our public school system has been majority-minority for years, but 80 percent of teachers are still white “Although America…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tiny homes can now be a way toward homeownership and economic stability. In Detroit at least, a newly constructed tiny house will be affordable even if you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chandra Crawford explores how policies aim to make an impact for homeless victims of the opioid epidemic. • What can funders learn from these policies? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) reports on India’s Nebula Infraspace’s Aavaas initiative, which aims to provide migrant workers with temporary affordable, sustainable housing. • This effort…