This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Youth Homelessness starts at Age 14 on average on Hawaii’s most populous island In Oahu, the average age that youth homelessness begins is 14, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ImpactAlpha’s New Revivalists series is highlighting “people, places and policies reviving entrepreneurship — and the American Dream.” Among the takeaways: the need for startup debt — not just equity — capital; temporary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I would like to see the scientist working on beans; do you know where I can find him?” I got asked this question more times that I could count. As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. California’s sweeping education reforms championed by Gov. Jerry Brown have resulted in higher graduation rates and especially sizable gains in math among low-income students in the 11th grade, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A report released in February by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) shows that, despite 20 years of increasing local autonomy in administering the SNAP program (also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration said it wanted to transform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) as part of a proposed budget for 2019 by committing half of a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With more than 100,000 children in the U.S. foster care system waiting to be adopted (many of whom will age out of the system before finding a home), adoption agencies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On February 15, the Alliance kicks off the 2018 Emergency Shelter Learning Series with a brand new webinar to answer your most challenging and frequently asked questions. Throughout 2017, we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past two decades, the world has been living through the most dramatic decline in global poverty ever. Since 2000, while global population has increased by 1.4 billion people,…
According to the UN, tens of thousands of children are involved in conflicts in over 20 countries. It is a problem that shows no sign of ending, in fact, many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can we gain a comprehensive understanding of the economic life of low- and moderate-income communities and those experiencing disinvestment and limited growth? Information on the economic life and spending…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Solutions for the “food desert” problem in low income areas often focus on getting more supermarkets built in neighborhoods that lack them. However, a new study produced through the National Bureau of Economic…