This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. has a bridge problem. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the country’s overall infrastructure a C- grade in its 2021 report card, and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association estimates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus public health emergency and resulting economic recession brought into stark relief the engrained problems with the system of income support for U.S. workers and their families. People in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tomorrow is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. This day recognizes that Black women in the United States have to work from the start of January 2020 through August 2, 2021…
Early 2021 saw record-setting numbers of unaccompanied children arriving at the southwest border, accompanied by much public scrutiny over their care while in federal custody. Less attention has been paid,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent study from Duke University and WhyHunger finds that 82 percent of hunger relief organizations in the United States served more first time clients during the COVID-19 pandemic than during previous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been collecting a lot of information about flood risks across America, including the increased risk of flooding linked to climate change. But the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wellcome’s lived experience team hosted a series of webinars on how to make mental health more inclusive: from involving people with lived experience, to designing mental health interventions that stretch beyond…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July, Funders Together members were joined by three housing justice leaders for a Q&A to discuss the current state of housing and homeless service federal investments in response to COVID-19. Ann…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You can almost hear the sighs of relief. Only a few months ago, state and local officials across the United States were preparing for the worst. In some cases, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of Western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trauma can affect students greatly, and when this trauma includes the fear of being deported or the fear of a family member being deported, students can have a difficult time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Small business” is an unhelpfully broad segment. This brief focuses on small businesses with fewer than 100 employees, with the acknowledgement that smaller businesses have experienced particular challenges during the…