This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. D.C. has experimented with flexible benefit programs, including a “shallow rental subsidy” kicked off in 2017 that offered families $7,200 at the start of the year and allowed families to spend…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why does the country’s largest foundation dedicated to health and health equity care about community power? I get that question a lot when discussing our support of Lead Local, a collaboration…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Episode 3 of Inside Story, our video series for people in prisons and jails, we look at how foster care agencies use federal funds intended for some of our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Motivated by their success in creating a more equitable Oakland climate action plan, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network together sought new strategies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Housing is integral to our collective wellness and overall public health, as is the food we eat. Food and housing are the two most significant social determinants of health and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The crisis in Yemen has been going on for more than six years, and it’s no longer a top story in the headlines. Fortunately, in Hajjah governorate we see fewer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Black Lives Matter protests and national uprisings this summer reinforce how anti-Blackness and structural racism are deeply rooted in the foundations of American institutions. Racist outcomes are often reproduced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A parent’s role is to provide their children the emotional and material support they need to thrive. But some struggle to meet their children’s’ financial needs through low-wage jobs. These…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This Ford Foundation white paper can inform philanthropic efforts to replace the underrepresentation of disability in media with proportional, accurate, and intersectional representation. • What role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Back in August, six of my essays, four of my short stories and a bunch of half-written poems that were perhaps worthy of francine j. harris disappeared from the JPay electronic tablet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With our Seattle, Washington, summer in full swing, restaurants reopening, and parks filling with maskless families and sports teams, it can feel as though we’ve triumphed over COVID-19 and the…
As one of the top growth sectors in Afghanistan, agriculture is the backbone of the economy—and women and girls are the backbone of agriculture, with 70 percent of rural women…