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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Volunteerism is changing in the United States
Ram A. Cnaan of the School of Social Policy & Practice says job demands and multiple jobs prevent many people from doing traditional volunteering.
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Cambridge tries giving thousands of low-income residents money, no strings attached
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice is studying 30 guaranteed income programs around the country, with commentary by Amy Beth Castro.
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Cambridge’s COVID experiment at giving poor families $500 month will continue, and grow
Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that Massachusetts is an ideal laboratory for guaranteed income programs.
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In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID
A report co-authored by Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that a $500 stipend in Stockton, California, permitted judiciousness about COVID and what conditions workers would tolerate for poorly compensated work.
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Project that gave $500 a month to some California residents shows that such efforts could have a ‘profound impact on public health, researchers say
A report co-authored by Amy Beth Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice found that people who received a $500 monthly stipend in Stockton, California, were more likely to be able to handle a $400 emergency.
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Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton, founder and director of the SAFELab, discusses the initiative’s research on grief, gun violence, and social media as well as its new space at the Pennovation Center.
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Can guaranteed income improve the health of pregnant people and children?
The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice will evaluate data from a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles.
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More seniors are becoming homeless, and experts say the trend is likely to worsen
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the elderly are arguably the fastest rising group of homeless people.
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East side school teaches financial literacy by giving students $50 a week
In partnership with Penn, a pilot program at Rooted School Indianapolis will study how teenagers learn to manage money by providing them with weekly allowances.
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A national TikTok trend is sparking thefts of Kias and Hyundais in Philadelphia—and residents are feeling the impact
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton calls the Kia Boyz Challenge on TikTok a “perfect storm” for young people in cities where vehicle theft is common, since they know it could be a shortcut to notoriety.