Human Services

There’s no doubt that the world has profoundly changed—and has become nearly unrecognizable—since my book, Lead From the Heart, was first published in 2011. In fact, when it came out, many business leaders…

Today, there is a stronger general understanding of how the foods we put in our bodies impact our physical health. We know healthy eating is a key contributor to energy…

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have dropped their flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, since last October, E&E News found in a review of federal records. The sharp…

There has been a sharp increase in the number of LGBTQ individuals personally experiencing discrimination across the United States, according to a recent report from GLAAD – 24 percent over a two-year…

Denise Scott has served as president of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) since December 2021. She joined LISC in 2001 as the executive director of the organization’s New York office and served as LISC’s…

More than two years after millions of Americans took to the streets following the murder of George Floyd, familiar stories about police violence persist. By the numbers, 2021 was the deadliest…

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. They want to understand, for example, how the crisis is evolving or how many…

Several European nations such as Italy, France, Greece, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain have in recent months struggled to cope with raging wildfires – driven by deadly heatwaves and drought – which…

Today, I want to share with you a bunch of panel discussions that are being organized for South By Southwest, some by Food Tank and some by other groups we…

Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People who are incarcerated are among society’s most vulnerable groups and have been especially affected. More than a…

In the context of the San Francisco Fed’s work, equity refers to the idea that all people can fully contribute their talents and skills to participate in and benefit from…