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The statistics are jarring -- 2.5 times as many young girls as boys in sub-Sahara Africa are infected with HIV, according to UNICEF. A disproportionate number of women in low and middle-income countries die from cardiovascular disease, reports the...
Article - 05/31/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Simon Rowe's plan to get some of Australia's homeless off the streets and into his Sleepbus for a good night's rest has received a lot of media attention. And as a result, his GoFundMe web page has raised more than $100,000 in donations. That's...
Article - 05/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
Once they graduate from college, Kathryn Hodge and Tae Hong Min look forward to developing the Eliza app that won them the Watson prize at the recent TechCrunch Disrupt NY Hackathon.IBM Watson is a technology platform that uses natural language...
Article - 05/16/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
It's called the Supportive Housing Opportunity Planner (SHOP) tool and it was developed by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to help communities hold data-driven strategies to end chronic homelessness.According to the agency, the tool...
Article - 05/10/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
New data analyzed by the Bread for the World Institute suggests single mothers and their children have higher rates of hunger and poverty than other U.S. families.“Female-headed households make up just over half of American low-income households...
Article - 05/09/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities
Launched in 2011, this is the sixth year for Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Save the World, a global challenge that presents 18-35 year olds with a 5-minute platform to pitch their inspired idea to the world and potentially win a $25,000 grant to...
Article - 05/02/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness