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Rising housing costs are pushing more seniors into homelessness

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses homelessness among senior citizens.

Can $500 a month help Pierce County families long-term? Here’s what happened

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research of the School of Social Policy & Practice partnered with the City of Tacoma and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income to study the impact of monthly cash payments on low-income families.

Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice launches nation’s first practice doctorate in nonprofit administration

The new degree is the first practice-based doctoral program in the nation focused exclusively on leadership for nonprofit administrators. Applications for the inaugural doctorate in nonprofit administration cohort will open in September 2025, with the program beginning in fall 2026.

‘Didn’t have a pillow’: the program kitting out foster students starting college

Sarah Wasch of the School of Social Policy & Practice comments on a program that helps young people transition from foster care to college.

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Thriving while surviving: Understanding the social needs of cancer survivors

Penn researchers and their colleagues have investigated how unmet social needs impact the health and well-being of U.S. cancer survivors. Their findings are relevant for other serious chronic illnesses.

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Project Unloaded empowers Chicago teens to change the narrative on guns and violence through social media

PIK Professor Desmond Patton says that Project Unloaded in Chicago is unique in its campaign-driven efforts to combat gun violence.

Four years after Providence launches guaranteed income program, where are things now?

Research by the School of Social Policy & Practice indicates that a guaranteed-income program can help people improve the quality of their housing.

What happens when you give students $50 a week?

A study by Stacia West of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice found that children given financial access and means grew in understanding of financial concepts without any educational intervention.

These community college grads are headed to universities. A basic income program helped make it happen

Stacia West of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that purchases like beds, shoes, and housing, which many middle- and upper-income people take for granted, speak to the dignity of participants in a basic income program.

These LA community college students are getting paid to go to school. Here’s how

Researchers at the School of Social Policy & Practice found that giving Santa Fe community college students $400 a month for one year led to positive outcomes, with remarks from Amy Castro.

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