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    Delta Variant: How to Protect People Experiencing Homelessness

    Ending Homelessness Aug 18, 2021

    This new guidance, which is available below as a PDF, is intended to help communities minimize the spread and impact of the rapidly-spreading Delta variant of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness. It was informed by CDC guidance and…

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    CHIP and SP2 Convene Conversation on Racial Equity and Philanthropy

    Center for High Impact Philanthropy Aug 18, 2021

    Philanthropy is evolving. Under the current social and economic climate, there is an increasing need to address the role of philanthropy in the realm of racial justice and gender disparities.…

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    Correctional Officers Are Driving the Pandemic in Prisons

    The Conversation Aug 18, 2021

    Prisons and jails have hosted some of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S., with some facilities approaching 4,000 cases. In the U.S., which has some of the highest COVID-19…

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    New Policy Can Make Housing More Affordable During COVID-19

    Urban Institute

    Recent data show 5.3 million renter households have lost a job since the pandemic’s onset, and many more have experienced cuts to hours, pay, or to gig and contracting work. These losses have…

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    Developing Heart Disease Therapies for Humans and Dogs Together

    TCTMD

    A Colorado veterinarian has a bold idea for interventional cardiology: test new cardiovascular devices—and train doctors to use them—in family pets. Brian Scansen, DVM, is an associate professor of cardiology…

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    How This Tech College is Supporting Apprenticeships and Meaningful Employment

    Aspen Institute Aug 18, 2021

    An Interview between Job Quality Fellow Walt Tobin (President, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College) and Maureen Conway (Vice President, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program) Walt Tobin recently reached a…

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    How Sustainable Agriculture Can Enhance Food Equity

    Grist Aug 17, 2021

    It’s time to burst the bubble of the rural-urban divide: When it comes to competing against forces of gentrification and big agribusiness in the name of food equity, small farmers…

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    How Various NYC Schools Will Follow Social Distancing While Others Are Unable To

    Chalkbeat Aug 17, 2021

    Walking through the hallway at Francis Lewis High School is like an Olympic sport, said Arthur Goldstein, an English as a second language teacher and dean at the coveted Queens…

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    Lessons and Insights on Nonprofit Mergers

    PhilanTopic Aug 17, 2021

    While nonprofit and for-profit organizations differ in that nonprofits are mission-driven and for-profits are profit-driven, both seek to provide value to their constituents or customers, so it’s critical to maximize…

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    How Collaborative Care Can Help With Trauma in Nursing Homes

    The Conversation Aug 17, 2021

    For older adults, social isolation may have dredged up past traumas that are difficult to come back from. And for those living in nursing homes that have been the center…

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    The COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnant People

    Futurity Aug 17, 2021

    A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating people who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed that they did not experience symptoms any more severe than their non-pregnant counterparts. The…

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    Universal School Lunch Addresses More than Hunger

    Chalkbeat Aug 17, 2021

    Universal free lunch doesn’t just provide meals for children. New York City’s school food program improves students’ perceptions of bullying, fighting, and safety at their schools, according to a new…

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