Human Services

Some Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander families face unique barriers to accessing charitable food programs.

A new study shows an association between proximity to wildfires and increased anxiety-related emergency department visits.

If we’re not prioritizing soil health in our conversations about food justice and the human right to nutritious food, we’re falling short.

Mercy Corps – with the support of Trisha Bury, a Strategic Response Manager – is helping Ukrainians feed, clothe, and earn for themselves rather than being passive recipients of aid.…

For Mebrhit Hailay, a 28-year-old resident of Shire, Tigray, providing at least one meal a day for her three children had proved to be the exception, not the norm. A BBC…

Reflecting on my first year as the inaugural Executive Director of the Phoenix Foundation, a Black-led non-profit organization dedicated to serving our Chicago community, I’m deeply entrenched in the complex dynamics…

Better-targeted policies and programs could boost Black homeownership and reduce racial homeownership disparities, despite high interest rates.

“If we want a change, we have to be quite intentional. We’ve got to tell the damn truth that the system we currently have is oppressive.” That’s how Michael McAfee,…

The ongoing energy transformation, driven by renewables, is bringing far-reaching, systemic change to society. Renewable energy employs about 32% women, compared to 22% in the energy sector overall, according to…

A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.

A recent report offers insights into the role that dollar stores can play in increasing access to healthy foods.

“If you want to make progress fighting the opioid epidemic, tackling homelessness is one route to do that.”…