Human Services

Our nation faces a severe and worsening housing affordability and supply crisis. Elevated mortgage interest rates, rising home prices, and a record-low supply of available homes are impacting local housing…

After renting for the majority of her adult life, Tonia Macklin recently became a homeowner for the first time. The native of southeast Houston achieved this goal with the assistance…

The American Red Cross and our partners are helping day and night as weary Floridians once again deal with the heartbreaking aftermath of a deadly hurricane and exhausted people in…

When a hurricane like Helene or Milton ravages coastal communities, already-strained first responders face a novel, and growing, threat: the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles, e-bikes, and countless gadgets.…

One key to ensuring everyone has equal access to food might just be technology. Afterall, technology has already revolutionized how we work, communicate, and live. As more organizations work to…

When Lindsay Church left the Navy in 2012 after serving under the U.S. government’s infamous “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, they experienced a painful crisis of identity. Now, Church is…

Hurricane Milton made landfall late Wednesday night near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west coast of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. Milton, which had previously been…

As Florida faces catastrophe in the wake of Hurricane Milton, communities across the southeastern U.S. are still devastated by Hurricane Helene — one of the deadliest storms in the nation’s…

There is a clear need to advance a more inclusive economic future for rural America, which accounts for 85% of the nation’s persistently poor counties. This imperative for inclusive rural development,…

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late in the evening on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane, making it one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit…

Atlantic hurricane and election season always overlap on the calendar. And this year, they’re coming together to form quite the political storm. First came Helene, which hit Florida as a…

As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, concern grows not just for coastal residents, but for a often-overlooked population: prison inmates. Recent history has shown that incarcerated individuals face…