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  • How Abortion Bans Are Reshaping the Rental Market

    The 19th Mar 6, 2026

    People are leaving or avoiding living in states with abortion bans, a new paper shows — resulting in lower rental prices and higher vacancies than in states that protect reproductive…

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  • A New Partnership Connects California Students to Free Scholarship Money

    EdSource Mar 6, 2026

    There are at least 40,000 California community college students with untouched scholarship money with their names on it — at least $500 each from CalKIDS, the California Kids Investment and Development…

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  • Virtual Crisis Care Supports Rural Communities’ Access to Mental Health Care in Emergencies

    The Daily Yonder Mar 4, 2026

    In rural counties where access to emergency mental health resources is limited, Virtual Crisis Care programs are giving law enforcement on-demand access to behavioral health professionals, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations or confinement…

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  • Using Instacart to Expand Access to Fresh Food

    Food Tank Mar 3, 2026

    Instacart, the D.C. Department of Health (DC Health), and Martha’s Table recently launched the DC Grocery Access Pilot program to expand access to fresh, healthy foods for D.C. residents. The…

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  • Cultivating Relational Intelligence to Ensure That Technological Advances Serve Human Thriving

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 3, 2026

    Every morning at 74th Street Elementary School in South Los Angeles, a small figure walks briskly through the front gate. Her name is Linda Ricks; she’s a retired office manager…

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    Issues with Rural Towns’ Water Systems Evidenced by Brown Tap Water and Ongoing Boil Order

    The Rural Blog Mar 2, 2026

    In Tallulah, Louisiana and Cotton Plant, Arkansas, there’s plenty of drinking water, but it runs brown from residential faucets and leaves stains on most things it touches, demonstrating the urgent…

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    Narrative Change Transforms Climate Anxiety Into Agency and Action

    Food Tank Feb 27, 2026

    A new YouTube channel from author and researcher Jules Pretty makes the case for stories as a powerful tool for climate action and systems change. Pretty, an Emeritus Professor of…

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  • The Role of Philanthropy in Global Peacebuilding Processes

    Alliance Magazine Feb 27, 2026

    As the world turns in ever more dramatic fashion, very few of us can say our lives are untouched by conflict. While growing numbers of people – equivalent to a…

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  • Free or Low-Cost Diversion Programs as an Alternative to Prosecution Without Debt

    Vera Institute of Justice Feb 26, 2026

    Diversion programs offer an effective alternative to prosecution, aiming to connect people with resources, limit their system contact, and avoid convictions and the collateral consequences of incarceration. By reducing recidivism…

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    Supporting Future Health Professionals

    Grantmakers In Health Feb 25, 2026

    Protecting access to high-quality health care is central to health philanthropy, and that depends on a well-prepared, robust health workforce. For decades, grantmakers have supported health workforce pipelines across health…

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  • What States Can Do as Many US Homes Become Uninsurable

    Smart Cities Dive Feb 25, 2026

    The United States is on the verge of a “home insurability crisis,” according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, as many U.S. homes become uninsurable. Climate-induced natural disasters…

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  • Putting Farms at the Center of Neighborhoods

    Reasons to Be Cheerful Feb 24, 2026

    Picture the bucolic little town of a fairy tale. At its core stand medieval buildings, a square where folks hawk their goods and perhaps a well to provide water. Beyond…

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