Social-impact bonds, one of the most talked-about ideas in the nonprofit world, are quickly building momentum—and sparking controversy over the unproven financing mechanism. The goal behind the new ...

A San Francisco foundation today announced that it is providing $2.5-million to help “pay for success” projects gain a philanthropic foothold in California as similar efforts advance in Massachusetts, ...

A year and a half ago, before Rhode Island leaders were scrambling for shelter beds and defending their policy toward the homeless, lawmakers set aside $6 million for a novel program to help the most ...

Deona Scott was 24 and in her final semester at Charleston Southern University in South Carolina when she found out she was pregnant. She turned to Medicaid for maternity health coverage, and learned ...

PROVIDENCE − Four service providers for homeless residents have started vetting candidates for a new permanent supportive housing program that rewards private investors if the clients do well. The ...

Activists and state legislators are considering supportive housing — which combines affordable housing with wraparound social services — as a means of addressing Rhode Island’s homelessness crisis and ...

Grand Junction City Council members have taken the opportunity to get their thoughts on the record about how things are shaping up under a reconstituted body featuring three new members following last ...