This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a few examples of school gardens that are helping rejuvenate school lunches and help young students understand the significance of food and nutrition. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights the beautiful documentary, Farmsteaders, that through its storytelling connects audiences to the highs and lows to life on the Nolan family dairy farm. • This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank is highlighting 16 initiatives that are helping students understand the food system by using school gardens to boost lunchtime meal programs. • The benefits of school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness unpacks data about the mental health of homeless high schoolers in New York City. • How can this information…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Duberstein and Elissa Kozlov explain the logistical and ethical implications of New Jersey’s aid-in-dying law which went into effect on August 1st. • Should individuals have…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Hollywood producer Jacob Pechenik and his wife, actress Zooey Deschanel, started The Farm Project and Lettuce Grow to bring people closer to farms and produce, and place…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reclaiming vacant and abandoned properties is a complex problem requiring collaborative and comprehensive approaches. These authors at Urban Institute highlight five elements necessary to achieve neighborhood…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research uncovers the molecular action that enables cilantro to effectively delay certain seizures common in epilepsy and other diseases. • Do neurological disorders get enough attention…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Colarossi reports that research has found that LGBT people – especially women – fare worse than their straight counterparts when it comes to cancer. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a new study, the rates of autism in children of racial minorities is increasing and surpassing those of white children. • Researchers say that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • It has been difficult to research the health benefits of organic food consumption. However, this recent study sheds light on how to improve the process of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • By donating a portion of each diner’s check, restaurants can help fund the implementation of carbon farming practices, which can be a key driver in the fight…