Human Services

Spiking US insurance costs threaten the use of controlled fire, a crucial tool in reducing risks from climate-fueled wildfires.

There is grief, everywhere. In a time when COVID brings such a feeling of loss, news reports and social media are full of death. Presumably, these appear because people read…

Combatting hunger means fighting stigma, ‘pride gap,’ experts say…

Nearly a quarter of the activists murdered were Indigenous.

The Youth Food Lab is bringing diverse perspectives to solve complex issues in building a resilient food system.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires housing bodies to conduct the PIT count, a snapshot of a single night of the number of people experiencing homelessness, every year…

Here’s what recent research tells us about the widespread benefits of spending on children. For employers Employers see benefits for their employees and businesses when families have child care and…

As citizens across Pennsylvania face economic struggles and inequitable public policies, Pennsylvania Stands Up is investing in people and developing them into powerful leaders. Carrie Santoro, executive director of Pennsylvania…

Casey Trupin works on ending youth homelessness at the Raikes Foundation. Previously, he served as the Directing Attorney for the Children and Youth Project at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle, advocating…

America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying…

Schools are trying to boost security without criminalizing students, as the number of guns found in schools and shootings continue to rise.

Identifying new affordable housing options for people facing homelessness is a complex challenge, especially in high-cost housing markets. Shared housing – when two or more unrelated people share housing costs…