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Meeting the needs of homeless populations isn't a straightforward proposition; individually their needs may be many or varied on any particular day. But as you'll read below in the first installment of a new "Quick takes" series we're launching,...
Article - 03/29/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter, Upward Mobility
Visionaries from the ranks of social entrepreneurship to K-12 STEM education are gathering this week at Microsoft's New England Research and Development Center in Cambridge, MA for DigiFabCon. The event is billed as an exploration of how the...
Article - 03/29/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter, Wellness
In a column on food waste, Liz Goodwin of the World Resources Institute writes: "It takes more land than the size of China to grow all the food that’s never consumed." So it's easy to make the case that producing food that never makes it from farm...
Article - 03/27/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water
An estimated 15% of the world’s population, more than 1 billion people, lives with some form of disability. People with disabilities have poorer health outcomes, lower education achievements, less economic participation and higher rates of poverty...
Article - 03/19/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility
It's hard not to be moved by the story of Ginger Sprouse and Victor Hubbard -- a story that demonstrates how the power of social media, the power of community and the power of compassion can make a remarkable difference in someone's life. The story...
Article - 03/19/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities, Shelter, Upward Mobility
One of our core focus areas of our Compassionate Cities initiative is upward mobility. We believe technology can play a critical role in improving the lives and prospects of disadvantaged populations. A great example of that comes in a new report...
Article - 03/15/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility
In an op-ed piece for USA Today, IBM CEO Ginny Rometty noted that many of the in-demand and unfilled technology jobs in the U.S. don't require an advanced degree. She urged more government investment in vocational education and training for what she...
Article - 03/15/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility
When you consider the massive challenge that homelessness is around the world, it’s clear there is no single solution. At Compassionate Cities, we believe technology plays an important role. But we also recognize the impact public policymakers have...
Article - 03/14/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
There are many persuasive examples of how cloud technologies are supporting social services. The UK charity Prince's Trust is using Oracle CX Cloud to reach struggling young people. A pilot that Microsoft and Eccovia Solutions ran demonstrated how...
Article - 03/14/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities
Seattle's Kin On Nursing Home accepted its first patient in 1987. At the time, it was the first Chinese nursing home operated by the Chinese community in the nation. As the Kin On website explains, they developed a unique program to meet the...
Article - 03/13/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Wellness