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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In 2020 , the median cost of in-home care with a home health aide was $54,912; the median cost of a private room in a nursing home was double the cost of a home health aide, at $105,850. Because housing, childcare, health, and eldercare agencies function independently, it is much harder to create integrative solutions.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? 3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. Neuroscience, broadly, deals with the nervous system and the brain, including mental health. 10 Only 35.1

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Teachers Unions Take on Climate Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Taking on issues from housing segregation to mental health services to sustainable transportation in their contract fights, these workers are showing that labor power is key to fighting for climate justice in communities. The platform also includes funding for “climate coaches,” who would help support student mental health.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. is a break from the past when trillions were spent on developing treatments for numerous health issues. Imagine using homelessness as a health indicator of society!

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

We are under pressure to meet agreed-upon timelines for site preparation, store design, permitting, and construction. Construction is anticipated to start in the third quarter of 2023. million to date) to develop, construct, and outfit the store. million city award for construction. But we are getting there.

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Faith Communities and Affordable Housing: Challenges and Opportunities

NonProfit Quarterly

The bill allows these developments to bypass cumbersome rezoning and (provided certain conditions are met) waives applicable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) laws. To qualify, however, properties must maintain California state affordability standards for 55 years for rentals and 45 years for owned homes.

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Should We Build New Homes in a Burning World?

NonProfit Quarterly

With the increase of new industries in the area has come a flood of new construction; thousands of workers at a new car manufacturing plant, for example, need a place to live. But Casa Grande is a city in a desert, and not having enough water to supply these new housing developments may stop construction before it’s even started.