Human Services

Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico Sunday afternoon, causing widespread destruction, leaving 1.4 million residents without power and 700,000 without running water. The National Weather Service has warned that the…

As principals, we are members of a club we wish no school officials had to join. Our collective experiences include tragic gun violence at Columbine High School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas…

How extensive is the damage from the flooding in Kentucky? The flooding has washed away roads and bridges, engulfed families’ homes, and many have lost power – and it is…

The world is right now facing the worst global food crisis in decades. The combined impact of conflicts, climate change, COVID, and the cost of inflating food prices due to the conflict in Ukraine crisis has…

When students at Woodman School, on the western edge of Montana, are working on research projects in class, they don’t have the option to start their search with Google. If…

If we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to recognize and support the changemakers who are working toward them in their communities. Shifting, sharing, and ceding power…

The second-ever White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health is a moment more than 50 years in the making. It’s a historic opportunity to bring together policymakers, non-profit leaders,…

Actress, producer, and activist Alysia Reiner is using her voice and platform to tackle gender equity and protect the environment. Known for roles on shows including Netflix’s “Orange Is the…

As a student parent with five children (and one grandchild) married to a fellow student also working toward a degree, I struggle to stay afloat as I balance my studies with my…

Amid unprecedented floods which have affected 33 million people and damaged nearly 900 health facilities, Pakistan faces the risk of widespread outbreaks of diseases, including diarrhoea, dengue, malaria, polio and Covid-19. The floods…

A disaster is not a moment in time. It is a process. In addition, disasters are not great equalizers. They disproportionately affect historically marginalized communities, low-income families, women, and children.…

Online sexual and gender-based abuse often goes unreported but incidents are on the rise globally and advocates warn current laws aren’t enough to keep users safe. Women and girls are especially vulnerable…