News and information on the role that government, small business, the nonprofit sector and philanthropy play in creating healthy and vibrant communities.
Shelter House, which opened a MAP (the Kwae Kii Win Centre) in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 2012, has approached a different style in helping the chronic homeless and people with alcohol...more
The city of Philadelphia is breaking down years of mental illness stigma by spreading awareness and offering support in a simple, inspiring way: by promising to listen.
The city has introduced its...more
One of the new ways to tackle homelessness is through musical workshops. The Intersections, a multi-cultural, multi-faith advocacy group, recently held a workshop in New York City hosted by the...more
City officials in Sarasota are rekindling efforts to help and house homeless military veterans living in the city.
The city was reviving itself to reach out and help those in need. According to...more
In a CLASP report, the benefit cuts of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly referred to as Food Stamps), places economically-disadvantaged young adults at risk.
According...more
Wates, UK's premier building and construction group, launches first-ever social enterprise brokerage service.
In partnership with Social Enterprise UK, the Social Enterprise National Brokerage...more
A hundred civil society organizations (CSO) in Yemen have just finished a training course aimed at strengthening each group's continuing capacity.
The training program is geared on training CSOs...more
Volunteer UCF, along with Victim Services, is bringing attention to domestic and dating violence, the primary cause of injury to women, at a recently held campus event.
Students at the event were...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Treasury announces a $150 million in state funds to be given to clean energy manufacturers.
The funds are part of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax...more
Intersections, an international organization dedicated to forming positive relationships between individuals and their communities, holds workshop for Coalition for the Homeless' First Step Job...more
