what’s happening at sp2

Close to 30% of the U.S. adult homeless population is 55+. SP2’s Dr. Dennis Culhane explains (starting at 2:14) why the federal safety net needs to be fixed to address increased homelessness of aging and disabled people.

Gun violence among young people is often driven by social media, SP2’s Desmond Patton explains. He outlines resources to help deescalate conflict; ways to involve youth as experts on their own lives; and positive online alternatives.

Stacia West, co-founding director of SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research, discusses benefits of a guaranteed income program in Cambridge, MA, including financial stability, time for parenting, and positive educational outcomes for children.

In a story about a Chicago guaranteed program, SP2’s Dr. Amy Castro speaks about the benefits of unconditional cash — including the stability of being able to afford basic necessities, pay off debt, save, and spend time pursuing goals.

Climate change’s impact includes subtle but significant and unequal damage to human health, learning, and earnings, SP2’s Dr. R. Jisung Park outlines in a New York Times op-ed highlighting the importance of local interventions to address the effects.

Katherina ‘Kat’ M. Rosqueta, founding executive director of SP2’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy, discusses the contributions and limitations of the “effective altruism” movement.

Nationwide, implementing worker protections from heat has been a political challenge. SP2’s R. Jisung Park speaks to NPR about the increased risk of injury that workers experience in extreme heat.

Della Jenkins, executive director of SP2’s Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, discussed the role of STEM in social policy as one of three panelists at “Integrated Vision: Broader Applications of STEM.”

How does universal basic income compare to traditional welfare, and how might it address economic issues raised by globalization and artificial intelligence? SP2’s Ioana Marinescu discusses her research.

NPR explores how the pandemic spurred the launch of more than 150 guaranteed income pilot projects across the United States, speaking (at 6:12) with Stacia West and Amy Castro, co-founders and directors of SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research.