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    Housing System Injustice Must be Addressed at the Root

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Sep 30, 2022

    Housing is much more than a roof over one’s head. Having a place to call home is a basic human need—a place of safety, stability, support, and belonging. Stable housing…

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    More Than Just a Paper: Building Team Culture Through Strategy Design

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Sep 30, 2022

    Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Or so we’ve been told. But what happens when you try building culture through strategy? This is what we attempted to do in the Open Society Foundations’…

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  • Hurricane Ian Flooded a Hospital and Forced Evacuations from Dozens of Nursing Homes – Many Health Facilities Face Similar Risks from Severe Storms

    The Conversation Sep 30, 2022

    Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level…

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  • What Are the Long-term Benefits of High-quality Preschool Programs?

    The Hechinger Report Sep 29, 2022

    Many people might think the main benefit of a high-quality preschool program is the academic boost it gives young children when they enter elementary school. But the strongest positive effects…

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  • Understanding the Concern During the U.S. Baby Formula Crisis

    Food Tank Sep 29, 2022

    An infant formula shortage crisis continues to impact families across the United States. Policy approaches that enforce antitrust laws and increase social safety net programs can help alleviate many causes…

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  • Three Questions to Guide Ethical Digital Equity Efforts

    The Learning Accelerator Sep 29, 2022

    Since the start of the pandemic, educators, leaders, and policymakers have undertaken substantial efforts to increase student access to devices and high-speed internet in an attempt to close the digital…

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  • People of Color Are as Interested in Buying Electric Cars as White Consumers – The Biggest Obstacle is Access to Charging

    The Conversation Sep 29, 2022

    A nationally representative survey of 8,027 Americans shows that across all racial demographics, overall interest in purchasing electric vehicles is high. Among those surveyed, 33% of white respondents, 38% of…

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    Assessing an Effort to Address Homelessness Among Among Incarcerated Individuals

    Ending Homelessness Sep 29, 2022

    This video provides an overview of the RAND study that evaluated impact and costs of the Just in Reach Pay for Success program. The goal of the program was to…

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  • Why We Need to Increase Mental Health Services for Black Male Students

    The Hechinger Report Sep 29, 2022

    In my mental health work with college students, I’ve seen the importance of focusing therapy on things that are real, present, and specific. Many of my patients, especially young Black…

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  • Study Shows Severity of Heat-Related Mortality Risk

    Environmental News Network Sep 28, 2022

    Heat-related deaths are an issue across Washington state, and they occur even in regions that typically have milder climates, according to a University of Washington study published Aug. 30 in…

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    Unlocking Social Progress by Addressing Structural Racism

    The Bridgespan Group Sep 28, 2022

    What Is Structural Racism, and Why Does It Matter? Although racism in the United States is often seen as the infliction of individual biases and hatred, racial disparities and inequities…

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  • Structural Barriers to Successful Healthcare in America

    Medium

    The first task of the physician is to alleviate the suffering caused by the immediate symptoms of a disease — but you can eliminate the symptoms and not affect the…

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