Human Services

In Boston, a multiracial, multicultural, multilingual community is organizing to preserve Dorchester as a neighborhood that provides affordable housing for all.

Fire officials and landowners have known for years about gaps in Hawaii’s firebreaks and fuelbreaks. The problem boils down to money and cooperation.

Recent geopolitical crises have exposed the vulnerability of the global food system which was already ill-prepared for the dual shocks of post-pandemic price volatility and the impacts of climate change.

As communities around the world face worsening disasters and the impacts of the climate crisis, corporate disaster risk reduction can help.

Climate change is reducing the times of year and overall number of days when firefighters can safely implement prescribed fires.

“Philanthropy can be a linchpin, capable of bringing together the public sector’s authority and agenda-setting power and the private sector’s financial resources and dynamism.”…

Women in leadership, strategic advocacy, helped pave the way for federally-funded child care in Canada…

When making the decision to mobilize our network in the aftermath of a disaster, the GlobalGiving team considers the strength of our network in the affected area, the requests for…

“The increasing frequency of extreme climate events necessitates more frequent evaluation and retrofit of structures.”…

CoBank map, from USDA Economic Research Service Food Access Research Atlas data It’s more common for rural U.S. households to experience…

Lack of doctors will mean a sicker population. (Photo by J.C. Gellidon, Unsplash) U.S. physician shortages are expected to increase substant…

Globally, an estimated 40 million people are living in modern slavery — including forced labor, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. In fact, more people are in slavery now than at any other…