Human Services

A deeply reported article in the Miami Herald highlights LISC Jacksonville’s crucial role in supporting Black families with heirs’ property problems, helping them sort out titling issues, avoid the threat of foreclosure and find home maintenance resources.

Everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.

Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.

Women, racial and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately affected by workplace mistreatment in academic medicine, a study finds.

From Accra to New York City, some of the most transformative food policy is coming from cities and municipalities across the world.

If we warmly welcome refugees and migrants into our communities, we can transform lives and create a better reality.

DoorDash will begin accepting SNAP/EBT payments on the platform with multiple grocery partners including ALDI, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer, and participating 7-Eleven® stores. With these partnerships, more than 4,000 grocery and convenience locations nationwide will soon offer SNAP/EBT payment…

Small suburbs have a track record of blocking new housing. Two urban policy experts explain why that’s a problem and what metro areas could do about it.

As floods continue to inundate California, Ayudando Latinos A Soñar is supporting farm workers and their families.

Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.

Approximately 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States. While law- and policymakers have focused some attention on improving conditions for individuals who are incarcerated, the issue of food…

The authors enhance the understanding of cyberstalking by offering the first empirical analysis on federal cyberstalking cases.The results of in-depth interviews with law enforcement, prosecutors, and victims’ advocacy groups are also presented….