Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 100

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority leveraged the improvements at Summit Lake Park to secure a Choice Neighborhoods planning grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Image Credit: Jon Tyson on unpsplash.com In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final strategy to reduce lead exposure. Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

Curriculum and Teaching 59

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 59

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Over the years, the mobile home has acquired a less desirable reputation, a stigma that the homes are cheaply made or associated with poverty. Instead, contemporary manufactured homes are regulated under a strict code from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). That reputation is shifting.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Construction Urban development Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As we work to make future buildings healthier and safer for people and the planet, we also have to respond to the fact that half a million children, the majority of whom are in predominantly Black and/or high-poverty neighborhoods, already live in housing that exposes them to lead.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 99