More than anything else in our lifetime, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the interconnectivity of all facets of our nation’s health and social welfare system. History will…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have purchased small devices called pulse oximeters for use in their home – based on well-intentioned recommendations from health care providers and the media.…
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Click here for more.In response to the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Congress pumped trillions of dollars into the economy in the form of stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and targeted…
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Click here for more.Rather than indiscriminately shooting, the 18-year-old suspect targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood. He allegedly wrote a white supremacist manifesto online, traveled about 200 miles to the store, and livestreamed…
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Click here for more.In 2019, renewable power was having a moment — but not where you’d expect. Arkansas, South Carolina, and Utah, among the reddest of red states, passed landmark legislation paving the…
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Click here for more.In the 2018-19 school year, one in six students attended a school where over 90% of their peers were of the same race, with school districts in New York City…
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Click here for more.For many pregnant people in Baytown, Texas, there aren’t a whole lot of options. That’s not just in terms of seeking services for reproductive health like abortion care, although there…
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A 2016 study reports that up to half of those killed by law enforcement officers are disabled. Also consider that 10% of all calls to police involve someone suffering a mental health crisis, and…
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On April 13, 2022 Headwaters hosted our second installment of a new series called Tributary Talks. These conversations are hosted by Headwaters President Maria De La Cruz, who invites friends…
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Over the past several years, we’ve been hearing the term “culture of philanthropy” a lot. According to the 2013 report Underdeveloped, by Haas Jr. Fund and CompassPoint, culture of philanthropy incorporates…
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“Class is the way in which we are perceived in society based on our economic and social status … It’s also about much more than just wealth and economic and…
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In the past 10 years, hundreds of projects have applied artificial intelligence (AI) to creating social good. The right tool applied to an appropriate problem has the potential to drastically…