This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For generations, hundreds of thousands of West Virginia coal miners earned a good living. The money they made supported local economies in towns across Appalachia. And their labor down in…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Douglas Phillips discusses the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt (PJAC) demonstration project’s approach to reducing child support debt. • How can efforts to reduce child support debt…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Americans begin to find footing in a soon-to-be post-pandemic world, it’s time to examine where the greatest needs for education lie and how the institutions and NPOs of higher…
There is a growing momentum for public health to contribute to programs, policies, and innovative interventions to promote health and well-being for people as they age. While public health efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent proof-of-concept study finds that a low-cost training program can reduce hazardous driving in older adults. Researchers hope the finding will lead to the training becoming more widely available.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Within the field of ocean conservation, as in many areas of social and environmental change work, we are witnessing a call to authentically advance equity issues, particularly within the context of the global pandemic and the social and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Water shortages brought on by the drought presage big changes for California farmers and American consumers nationwide. “By 2040, the San Joaquin Valley is projected to lose at least 535,000 acres of agricultural…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, with social media, a twenty-four-hour news cycle, and cell phones at many dinner tables, social issues have become part of the daily fabric of life. Information abounds, overwhelms, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Personal assistance can take several forms, from just explaining information verbally, instead of by mail or text, to helping individuals through the entire application process immediately. It may address many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sit down: This is foundationally important. It’s about relinquishing power and passing over the microphone. Consciously consume: Reading more women writers. Seeing more women-directed plays. Doing research into which local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Regarding financial security, 22 percent of respondents reported they were “just getting by,” and 12 percent found it “difficult” or “very difficult” to manage financially. Whites were more than twice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2001, not long after Oklahoma had adopted one of the nation’s first universal pre-K programs, researchers from Georgetown University began tracking kids who came out of the program in…