This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Putnam Consulting Group suggests how community organizations are more proficient in some areas that foundations and funders might not think as much about. • How can community organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Almost 200,000 Americans sleep outside or in areas not meant for habitation every night. Here, the National Alliance to End Homelessness discusses the issues causing the unsheltered…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Experts say psychological impact of family separation on par with abuse The Trump administration’s family separation policy has the potential to trigger intense psychological trauma for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundation Communities focused their efforts on housing but found that the population they served was deeply affected by health issues. To overcome these challenges, they partnered with health-focused…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban Institute reports on the lack of access that American Indian and Alaska Natives have to housing services if they live in metropolitan areas rather than tribal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A high school outside of Portland, Oregon is cooking food for the homeless population and aspires to create a solutions incubator that will address homelessness in Oregon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Mayor Bill de Blasio has reached a budget deal with NYC’s City Council to boost funding for public schools. In this deal, funding will go towards making the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSource reports that there has been a growing number of homeless youth in rural California, especially after many families were displaced from their homes due to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community Foundation H/Z shares how they are supporting the development of affordable housing in their area through Housing Next. • How can affordable housing be part of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The opioid crisis affects the rural community in a myriad of ways and philanthropists and funders do not know exactly where and how to help. • Should philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Critical Time Intervention is a program aimed at preventing recurrent homelessness for severely mentally ill individuals and has been rated a top tier program that is worthy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neil Shah is the co-founder of community crisis app called Concrn which serves as an alternative to calling the police when someone is concerned about a homeless individual primarily…