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    How Houston is Reducing Homelessness

    Ending Homelessness Dec 6, 2022

    To address what was the sixth-largest homeless population in the country, Houston adopted what’s called a housing-first strategy. The method prioritizes providing permanent housing to homeless individuals as quickly as…

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    We Need More Information About Older Adult Homelessness

    Ending Homelessness Dec 6, 2022

    National data about the prevalence of homelessness among older adults, including by race, gender, and other demographic characteristics, are needed to sound the alarm and galvanize a national response to…

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  • The Importance of Place-based Workforce Development Strategies in COVID-19 Recovery

    Urban Institute Dec 6, 2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant economic shocks to workers and employers. More than two in five adults reported that their families suffered a job or income loss because of the economic…

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  • How Urban Cities Are Addressing Natural Disaster Resiliency

    Smart Cities Dive Dec 5, 2022

    Extreme weather is taking a toll on communities across the country in the form of fire, wind, flooding and power outages. And it’s getting more expensive to weather the storm, with property…

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  • College Campuses Need Mental Health Counselors

    The 74 Dec 5, 2022

    Across the country, college students are seeking mental health therapy on campus in droves, part of a 15-year upswing that has spiked during the pandemic. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy…

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  • Operating Models for Democracy-focused Philanthropy

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Dec 5, 2022

    For funders interested in protecting democracy, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has created Democracy-Focused Philanthropy: Choosing Operating Models for Deeper Impact, a timely report created to highlight the importance of centering equity and racial…

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  • Three Steps for Year-end Giving with Cryptocurrency

    Endaoment | One Day Advice Dec 5, 2022

    Part Two. Read Part One. Many in the crypto space have made their wealth in a short amount of time and are looking to give back to communities and impactful…

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  • Paying Interns Closes the Gap for Disadvantaged Students

    The 74 Dec 4, 2022

    Seldom are there opportunities for high school students to connect the academic concepts they are learning in the classroom to the real world. As a result, too many students are…

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  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Postpartum Care

    Futurity Dec 4, 2022

    Attendance at postpartum healthcare visits declined by almost six percentage points during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers report. Uninsured women, Black women, and women under age 19 faced the sharpest decreases…

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    Pursuing Racial Equity: A Conversation with Kayce Ataiyero

    Minneapolis Foundation Dec 4, 2022

    Kayce Ataiyero is the Chief External Affairs Officer at the Joyce Foundation—a private foundation that aims to advance racial equity and economic mobility in the Great Lakes region. Kayce connected…

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    Advancing Local Solutions for Housing

    Ending Homelessness Dec 3, 2022

    Too often, national funders look at national problems and think the solutions must be in Washington, DC. Well, we know that’s not always the case. Usually, new solutions are imagined,…

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  • Innovations for Treeplanting Efforts Are Happening in Western States

    Grist Dec 3, 2022

    On an overcast Thursday morning in September, a team of five people slowly makes its way down Broadway Avenue, a residential street in the city of Huntington Park, California. Every…

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