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Deaths from Climate Change are Poverty Deaths

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Max Winkler on Unsplash “When people die of heat, they are actually dying of poverty,” the New York Times wrote in 2023 about a devastating heat wave during which 10 people died in Texas. But around the world, the climate emergency underscores the ongoing emergency of poverty. But all those measures still cost money.

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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In 2014, six CDFIs located in regions of rural America beset by persistent poverty formed a coalition to remedy longstanding underinvestment. This article introduces our series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation.

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How Indigenous Wisdom Can Support Youth Mental Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is good news for our youth, many of whom experience mental health challenges rooted in intergenerational trauma, poverty, and social alienation. For these wisdom-keepers, creating environments that nurture health and healing calls for what they term “rampant relationality.”

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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. seniors over 85 live in poverty, only 8 percent who live in multigenerational households live in poverty, a 40 percent reduction.

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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.

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Making Policy Work for Rural Communities: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Another example is federal highway construction and urban renewal of the mid-20th century. Just as Roosevelt envisioned a future where no American would face poverty, hunger, or insecurity, baby bonds offer a way to help achieve that promise by providing the financial tools necessary to overcome systemic barriers to wealth and opportunity.