Human Services

Renters are saving less, cutting back spending on necessities, and moving homes to afford rent, especially if they have low incomes. Several policies could offer them financial relief.

A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.

The United Nations’ latest report on hunger makes for grim reading. On April 24, 2024, the international body released its annual Global Report on Food Crises, showing that 281.6 million…

The Fair Housing Act is our nation’s primary fair housing law. On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968,…

Authors of a new book on poverty point to how decades-old factors have turned parts of rural America into the country’s poorest places, where women today are often the most disadvantaged.

Growing up in a rural farming community, Dr. Jodie Winship understood that education was important but, for many, not possible due to poverty, commitments to family farming businesses and a…

The tornadoes and wildfires that devastated communities from Kentucky to Colorado in the final weeks of 2021 left thousands of people displaced or homeless. For many of them, it will…

Sustainable seafood is seafood that is caught or farmed using methods that support the long-term health and viability of fish populations, as…

In the United States today, more jobs than ever before require at least some postsecondary education. Yet too many young adults are either not enrolling or not succeeding in college.…

By advocating for supportive policies and fostering collaboration, we can advance oral health equity for veterans nationwide.

How can a home help young people get a college education?

More than one billion people live in rural, isolated areas in low-income countries. Improving their access to roads and transportation is a prerequisite to unlocking better health, education, and economic outcomes.