Human Services

Giving Compass’ Take: •  Jose Olivia, campaign director for HEAL Food Alliance, discusses how collective power can help all of us buy healthier and higher quality food products.   • Why is it…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry argues that university and college campus leaders must address a rise in bias incidents on campus and off. • Hate speech and incidents of bias…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Doug Irving discusses how supportive housing can help keep people with mental illnesses out of jails and receive the help they truly need.   • The research…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Spievack and Cameron Okeke argue that by naming what creates and maintains racial disparities, we can challenge harmful narratives. • Why aren’t the discussed points in this…

Giving Compass’ Take: • In this webinar, learn how mental health and juvenile justice systems serve youth who need help managing their behavior with programs relevant to their cultural backgrounds.…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are three crucial ways that cities can change their economic trajectories: Build advanced industries for inclusive growth, diversify for resilient growth, and target high job…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Chef, entrepreneur and co-founder of Tender Greens, Erik Oberholtzer, wants to create more access to healthy and biodiverse ingredients as viable alternatives to fast food.  •…

Giving Compass’ Take: • The New York Times recently reported how the startup boom is struggling to survive and many food-based startups are being affected.  • According to this article,…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Freeland Fisher explains that low-income students are disadvantaged by the social capital gap. These students do not have the same access to mentoring and opportunities…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from UCSB reports that countries in the tropics, particularly Northwest African nations, are particularly vulnerable to the loss of fish stocks due to climate change.…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Lucy Sherriff reports on an experimental project underway at a national park in Ohio that could hold the keys to protecting not only American land but the American…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Sigal Samuel explores ways to reduce your food’s carbon footprint and argues that eating local may not be the best answer.  • How do our dietary choices affect…