This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A McKinsey & Co. study on the impact of COVID-19 has told the nation that “the pandemic has set back learning for all students, but especially for students of color.” This,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between April to October 2020, at the height of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave, Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3) had conducted multiple surveys across several demographics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For schools, seeking a return to normalcy is only natural, but it may actually be counterproductive. Students coming back through our doors in the fall will be carrying the stress,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the heels of a sharp price increase, the United States Postal Service is now proposing to slow down the speed at which letters are delivered, a change that would hit incarcerated people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The National Recreation Foundation (NRF), with roots going back to 1919, supports youth development through recreation. It believes all young people should have the opportunity to have positive recreational experiences,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mounting livestock numbers could put the world’s grasslands on track to become an anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions source, according to a Nature Communications paper by international researchers. Grasslands, the planet’s most prevalent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I started my garden last year, I was excited to start digging into the soil at my new home, to pull weeds and plant tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homelessness has plagued U.S. cities and their residents for decades, resulting in dedicated funds and continuums of care (CoC) to support affected individuals and families. But despite these efforts, the crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An estimated 25,000 to 28,000 older teens transition out of foster care each year in the United States. The findings provide an updated look at counseling and medication use among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits are forming partnerships for a greater impact on healthcare. By expanding the scope of services through strategically formed partnerships, organizations can address the multitude of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For most, the decision to leave one’s home country is a difficult one, especially when there are family ties, established careers, and cultural customs attached to a particular place. People…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Weather-related events in 2020 displaced residents more than 1.7 million times in the United States—almost double the number from 2019—as reported today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. Hundreds of thousands of…