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The rate of homelessness in the U.S. has dropped for a third straight year.
The decline was helped by efficient dropoffs in veteran and chronic homelessness. According to the survey by the Housing and Urban Development Department, there was a 4 percent drop from the previous year. The study surveyed people in 3,000 cities and counties.
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Bill Drayton Urges Development of Empathy in Social Entrepreneurship
Bill Drayton, Ashoka founder, coined the phrase “social entrepreneur” instead of almost naming it as “public service entrepreneur”. He strongly encourages empathy especially through the education sector, and explains why having that trait is more important than ever now.
