This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The saying is all too familiar: Do the crime, do the time. But in America’s age of mass incarceration, millions of children are suffering the consequences of their parents’ sentences…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s foster care population has swelled to 428,000 children — its largest size since 2008, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. More children in foster care means that more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in its incarceration rate of young people, the lock-up rate is rapidly declining. This 4-page snapshot report presents statistics underscoring the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earthquakes, floods, epidemics, mass dislocations: the scale of human suffering caused by disasters prompts many of us to ask, “How can I help?” When disasters strike, here’s how to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A California mayor hopes China will save his town from meth labs and neo-Nazis By Matt Sheehan on May 31, 2017 Rex Parris’ gaze blankets Lancaster, California. Driving northeast out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 220 million women in developing countries who don’t want to get pregnant lack access to contraceptives and voluntary family planning information and services. Less than 20 percent of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Facts: 84 percent of those prostituted report current or past homelessness 50,000 people are prostituted2 in the city of Chicago at any given time, almost all of whom are homeless.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Politically progressive university towns with racially integrated schools like Berkeley, California; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Ann Arbor, Michigan, might seem natural environments for black students to thrive. Each is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Animal Charity Evaluators, our focus is on identifying the most effective ways to help animals. To follow through with this mandate, we believe it is necessary for the animal…
Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alexandra Rucinski has been a patient at the Planned Parenthood in Burlington, Iowa, since she unexpectedly became pregnant with her son five years ago. She was 22 years old then,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many community collaborative leaders readily acknowledge that a strong community partnership is needed to thrive, and yet most believe they have much to learn about ways to engage the community.…