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In the United States, when you face an emergency, you dial 911 and an ambulance will be sent to your house to help. What if people living in poverty all over the world could dial a number to have cash delivered to them in a crisis?

The nightmare scenario is that the coronavirus pandemic never truly ends. Making sure that never comes to pass has become the central focus of a global scientific effort to track the myriad evolutions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

In this Q&A, SPI’s Umang Maheshwari dives into the great leaps the organization has made through smarter data management, and the progress SPI has made helping solar power to deliver on the fulness of its promise.

Across the United States, public officials and community leaders are working to achieve racial equity in vaccinations by expanding access, lowering barriers, and building confidence. More than half of U.S. …

Millions of U.S. families are exposed to lead through contaminated water piped into their homes; children are particularly at risk of neurological damage and developmental delays. But the data needed …

As part of the business Claudine Miles cofounded to help schools inject more social justice into their classrooms, she routinely urges teachers to embrace self-care so they can keep bringing …

Frustration colliding with inspiration was the wellspring that gave birth to the first-of-its-kind Tax Law Center at NYU Law, a newly created institution aimed at supporting the public interest in …

A team whose resumes were written when Hurricane Katrina whiplashed the mighty Mississippi has stepped forward to meet implement a resilience model that offers critical lessons for the future.

Thirteen years ago, when Marcy Bowers was carrying out listening sessions with fellow Washington state residents impacted by poverty, she heard three repeated themes: people had too little money, necessities …

Picture this: the incessant growl of conveyor belts, the scent of blood laced with chemicals wafting through damp air. Employees standing shoulder-to-shoulder on greasy floors, gripping knives and scissors, some …