This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The disaster in Houston demonstrates that when it comes to the scarcity of information during natural disasters, government and industry both have taken lessons from recent past storms to heart.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Bangladesh, nearly half of 55 million urban residents lack the sanitation infrastructure to properly process human waste. The result: massive amounts of raw waste is unsafely dumped, fouling the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Check out reliable websites Fantastic resources to verify the legitimacy of certain philanthropies are a few sites that keep records of real charities and ones that are more questionable. Probably…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For Richard A. Carranza, the newly appointed Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, education has always represented a powerful gift brimming with opportunity. But he knows how hard it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Try skipping the $5 coffees this week and instead spread that back-to-school spirit of excitement that I know, deep down, you remember as an elementary schooler. The charities and organizations below…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When you think of the immediate needs of the homeless, clean socks may not be the first thing that come to mind. But they’re essential, says Ira Gooch, a program coordinator…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now reported this week that immigrants in the path of Hurricane Harvey were afraid to evacuate to shelters or approach authorities to seek help due to a…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce released a report in June that explores the role high-quality child care plays in the education and workforce pipeline.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Charities and donors are gearing up for what is becoming the largest response to a disaster since at least Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and is likely to be a years-long,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “‘Homeless college student’ seems like a contradiction in terms,” said Paul Toro, a psychology professor at Wayne State University who studies poverty and homelessness. “If you’re someone who has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With Tropical Storm Harvey continuing to unleash unprecedented rainfall across the Houston region and other Texas communities, it is clear that this storm will go down as one of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On August 25, Category 4 Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas. In the days since, an astounding amount of rain has fallen on the area, leading…