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If you’re looking for an innovative solution to a pressing problem, one of the best places to start is with the innovative thinkers who live and work in your city. Universities and tech firms are often an untapped source of valuable expertise....
Article - 08/09/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Health and human services
Before Juneau's Housing First Project opened its doors in September, 2017, the city had no supportive housing options for homeless people. Fortunately, that has changed. Providing housing for the homeless presents a variety of challenges for cities...
Article - 06/29/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities, Health and human services
Urban environments are becoming more crowded, and high-density developments are being planned and built to house all those new citizens. But how do we ensure we're building healthy, livable environments? The story below describes a collaborative...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Shelter, Built environment, Health and human services
A word of thanks to the Economic Roundtable (based in LA) for their work on developing data driven tools to reduce homelessness. Last year it was the Silicon Valley Triage Tool, this year an extensive report providing insights into how to...
Article - 04/26/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter, Health and human services
Recognizing that digital devices and the Internet have become so essential in daily life – and that digital inequality can exacerbate educational and economic inequality -- the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop surveyed nearly 1,200 low and...
Article - 03/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Health and human services, Computing resources, Connectivity