Human Services

Americans love a good success story and high school graduation season lends itself to tales of exceptional achievement as each spring brings a predictable stream of articles with clickbait titles…

If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.

Donna Hufnagle, a social worker with Virginia Supportive Housing (VSH), is on a mission to provide a safety net for a dozen people whose lives, through some combination of housing…

When U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman visited his childhood home in Harlem’s East River Houses last winter, he was struck by a piece of graffiti at the entrance. The tag read, simply, “Help.”…

In 787 communities served by the United States’ largest utilities, 17% of households struggle to afford basic water services, an analysis finds.

Detention facilities run by tribal nations or the Bureau of Indian Affairs are often left out of research, making the tribal prisoner population one of the most vulnerable in the country.

Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality in the world – even far from the actual flames.

Meal delivery programs are uniquely positioned to keep the most vulnerable safe during climate emergencies.

A rise in streaming has impacted the sustainability of the television industry. Now marginalized writers are at risk of leaving the profession.

Records obtained by The Marshall Project reveal a state discipline system that fails to hold many guards accountable.

There is growing momentum around the world to harness the power of education to combat and adapt to climate change and ensure young people—especially those girls and boys from the…

The state must invest to ensure community college students can have the same housing support that university students already receive.