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School of Social Policy & Practice
Penn Research Shows That Mormons Are Generous and Active in Helping Others
PHILADELPHIA -- When it comes to being generous with time and money, Americans who are not Mormons can learn from Americans who are.
Penn’s United Community Clinic Provides Health Care for Underserved Populations, Showcases Interdisciplinary Work
Sick people refusing to be seen by a doctor? “I don’t have medical coverage, I can’t go.” That’s what some people have said for far too long. But, one organization works to get Philadelphians the health care that they need –- with or without insurance.
Penn’s United Community Clinic Provides Health Care for Underserved Populations, Showcases Interdisciplinary Work
Sick people refusing to be seen by a doctor? “I don’t have medical coverage, I can’t go.” That’s what some people have said for far too long. But, one organization works to get Philadelphians the health care that they need –- with or without insurance.
Penn Researchers Lead Study on Children in Assisted-housing Programs, Educational Outcomes
PHILADELPHIA – Two University of Pennsylvania researchers from the Graduate School of Education and the School of Social Policy & Practice are leading an interdisciplinary effort to study the educational well-being of children in assisted-housing programs.
Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice Launches Community Teamworks
PHILADELPHIA – At the University of Pennsylvania, the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Community Teamworks pilot program allows students, faculty, staff and alumni of the School to participate in team-building activities through local volunteer projects in West Philadelphia.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Alumni Council Hosts “Bullying Across the Lifespan”
PHILADELPHIA — During the symposium “Bullying Across the Lifespan: Targeting the Bully,” the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice’s Alumni Council will address the issue of bullying in the schoolyard, in the office or of the elderly, in observance of National Social Work Month. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thurs
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice Introduces Community Teamworks Volunteer Program
PHILADELPHIA – The School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania has launched SP2 Community Teamworks, a pilot program that involves local engagement as well as team-building through volunteer projects.
Penn Researcher Explores Volunteering in India
PHILADELPHIA – Femida Handy, a professor at the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of four authors of a new book, From Seva to Cyberspace: The Many Faces of Volunteering in India, which traces the origins of seva, direct service t
Penn's Center for High Impact Philanthropy Partners in 100Kin10 Initiative for Education
PHILADELPHIA — The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania will be a partner in 100Kin10, a movement to recruit, prepare and support 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, teachers during the next decade.
Penn Concludes Annual MLK Symposium
The University of Pennsylvania’s African-American Resource Center personnel coordinated with organizations all over campus to create a symposium of social justice-oriented events lasting nearly a month. Now, they’re wrapping up this year’s Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bloomberg
How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begun
R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses his book “Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World.”
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The New York Times
When Kentucky bans homeless camps, where do people go?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that criminalizing street camping will simply force homeless people to sleep somewhere else, saddling them with bench warrants and unpayable fines.
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CBS MoneyWatch
AI helps organization send poorest households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000
According to Stacia West of the School of Social Policy & Practice, research on guaranteed income programs shows that recipients spend the money on essential needs.
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Associated Press
AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Stacia West of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that no one budgets better than a person in poverty.
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles is at a crossroads on homelessness
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that rental-assistance programs are a less expensive solution for homelessness than building new housing, with lessened administrative costs and burdens.
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