Human Services

For refugees living in settlements across Africa, life got more difficult in 2023. Shortfalls in the operating budget of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, and the World Food Program…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) August jobs report showed a labor market that, while not as hot as earlier in the year, is still showing significant growth. But despite that growth,…

Here are two tales of the energy transition unfolding in coal country, USA. In late 2019, Pacificorp, an electric utility that operates in six Western states, told Wyoming regulators it…

Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is an essential building block to achieving gender equality, but it’s restricted globally. Families everywhere are trapped in cycles of poverty because they…

An increase in assaults on transit workers has contributed to operator shortages, preventing many agencies from offering high-quality transit services.

The COVID-19 pandemic quickened the pace of digital development around the world, as everything from meetings to movie premiers went online. That may sound like a silver lining. For tens…

Companies of all sizes have an opportunity and responsibility to help ensure that the holiday season is a time when the hearts and tummies of children are full.

With hate crimes, context is everything, and events outside of the United States – like the war between Israel and Hamas – can have far-reaching and potentially tragic consequences. Vermont…

The past few years have fundamentally changed how many of us live and engage with our communities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals, nonprofits, governments, and corporations gave in radical…

Oklahoma is 1 of 5 states that has a food insecurity rate greater than 14.5%.

For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023. More than 130 countries signed a declaration on Dec. 1,…

In today’s American criminal legal system, courts impose fines and fees as a means to punish people and hold them accountable for legal violations. At times, people are sentenced to…