Human Services

A recent report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) finds that federal and state policies affecting food bank donations fail to prioritize nutritious food donations over unhealthy donations.…

Food Tank is highlighting 18 feature-length documentaries and shows to excite and inspire eaters. Dig into the story behind some of your favorite chefs, learn about the importance of regenerative…

Of the 7.8 billion of us on the planet today, just a few thousand people continue to source most of their calories from the wild. Colonialism has historically played its…

Discover insightful articles on Food Forests Aren’t Just Nourishing. They’re Cool.. Join us in exploring solutions for a just, sustainable, and compassionate world. #Food Forests Aren’t Just Nourishing.

Many older homeowners have accumulated substantial home equity in recent years, but they have limited opportunities to extract it. Simplifying the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program could help increase older homeowners’ access to home equity and alleviate housing cost burden.

White House National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard detailed a new plan for unlocking housing affordability at a time when homelessness has hit record highs, rental costs are eating a disproportionate share of people’s incomes, and homeownership becomes increasingly unattainable.

The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the shortcomings within the country’s social safety net— especially in the case of food security. The drastic rise in unemployment, lost access to…

Can a traditional farming approach integrating multiple species help make rice farming more sustainable—and cut emissions?

Local governments are increasingly buying – and forgiving – their residents’ medical debt.

Food insecurity is a growing problem in certain parts of the world, especially as climate change affects weather conditions around the globe. New research led by Penn State found that…

After the 1996 Dickey Amendment halted federal spending on research into firearms risks, a small group of academics pressed on, with little money or political support, to document the nation’s growing gun violence problem and start to understand what can be done to curb the public health crisis.

A leader in philanthropy explains that to reclaim our democracy, we need to fight inequality by funding worker organizing.