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How Funders Are Addressing Gun Violence
Philanthropy News Digest Nov 2, 2022Amid a surge in gun violence across the United States, funders increasingly are supporting collaborative community violence intervention (CVI) efforts, which can include hospital-based intervention, street outreach, and intense mentorship…
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Global Washington Oct 31, 2022The cycle of poverty can sometimes mean you have what you need right in front of you, but the complications—of global market forces, of information and access, of food security—keep…
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Smart Cities Dive Oct 31, 2022What if a city could help stop homelessness before it happened? Some cities are using predictive analytics and other strategies to identify residents who are at risk. Ensuring residents stay…
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How Climate Change Affects Human Behavior
Futurity Oct 30, 2022Climate Change and Human Behavior (Cambridge University Press, 2022) maps out how hotter temperatures and more frequent and severe weather events can directly and indirectly alter the way people think and…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness Oct 30, 2022Diversion is the intervention that has the greatest impact on the community level for those experiencing homelessness. It helps people avoid entering shelter and/or the homeless response system by resolving…
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The Expiration of the Child Tax Credit Payments Causes Food Insufficiency
Futurity Oct 29, 2022In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit cash payments ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough food, research finds. The…
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How Abuse is Baked into American Sports
The Conversation Oct 28, 2022As someone who has been researching, writing and teaching about women’s and girls sports for the past 15 years, I wasn’t surprised by the recent revelations of sexual and verbal…
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