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Guaranteed Income Increases Employment, Improves Financial and Physical Health

First-year results from Stockton's guaranteed income pilot show it boosted employment and improved recipients' financial and physical health.

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PhD Student Awarded Research Grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Penn SP2 PhD candidate Hyeri Choi received a significant research grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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MSW Alumna Reflects on Transformative Year as Penn Women’s Center Director

A Penn SP2 MSW alumna reflects on her transformative year serving as director of the Penn Women's Center.

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Going All In: NPL Student Founds Nonprofit Consulting Agency

An NPL student goes all in, founding a nonprofit consulting agency to support mission-driven organizations.

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SP2 Professor Opens Spring 2021 Penn Population Studies Colloquium Series

SP2 Professor Dennis Culhane opened the Spring 2021 Penn Population Studies Colloquium Series with the season's first talk.

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PSCSW Awards for Clinical Excellence Recognizes PhD Student

Penn SP2 PhD candidate Alicia Chatterjee won a Pennsylvania Society of Clinical Social Work award for clinical excellence.

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2021 Annual Guide: High Impact Giving in the Age of COVID

Penn SP2 released its 2021 annual guide to high-impact giving, offering donors strategies for effective philanthropy during the pandemic.

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Responding to Yesterday’s Events in Washington, D.C.

In a message to the SP2 community, school leadership responds to the violent invasion and riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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MSSP Program Welcomes Visiting Professor Denise Ferreira da Silva

Penn's MSSP program welcomes visiting professor Denise Ferreira da Silva to campus this term.

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Making Meaning of the Election – A Panel Discussion

SP2 faculty gathered for a panel discussion on making sense of the 2020 election and its impact on communities.

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MSSP Program Waives GRE Requirement

Penn's MSSP program has waived the GRE requirement, making the application process more accessible to prospective students.

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Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy/Social Justice Lecture Hosts Inaugural Event with David J. Johns

Penn SP2's Edmund W. Gordon Social Policy and Social Justice Lecture series kicked off its inaugural event featuring David J. Johns.

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Volunteerism is Changing in the United States

SP2’s Ram A. Cnaan offers perspective on a recent decrease in traditional volunteering by Americans in an article about the need for volunteer opportunities to…

voanews.com Volunteerism is Changing in the United States

This Facebook Group Lets Women Share Dating Woes — and Find Out if They’re Dating the Same Guy

In the world of online dating, user-created social media groups to address safety and other concerns are on the rise. SP2 faculty member Dr. Jennifer…

phillymag.com This Facebook Group Lets Women Share Dating Woes — and Find Out if They’re Dating the Same Guy

Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them

SP2’s Dennis Culhane speaks about America’s homelessness crisis, predicting it will not peak until 2030 and citing causes that include economic disadvantages of baby boomers,…

washingtonpost.com Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them

Cambridge’s COVID experiment at giving poor families $500 month will continue, and grow

SP2’s Amy Castro says that Massachusetts is an ideal laboratory for guaranteed income programs.

bostonglobe.com Cambridge’s COVID experiment at giving poor families $500 month will continue, and grow

EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States

A new national report from the EPA draws upon research by SP2’s Jisung Park and colleagues to quantify learning losses caused by extreme heat, monetize…

epa.gov EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States

Energy Justice Scholar Sanya Carley to Join Weitzman Faculty and the Kleinman Center

Sanya Carley joins Penn as Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, with a secondary appointment at SP2.

design.upenn.edu Energy Justice Scholar Sanya Carley to Join Weitzman Faculty and the Kleinman Center

SP2 alumnus Chad Dion Lassiter named to presidential advisory commission

SP2 alumnus Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW’01, has been named by President Biden to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity…

phillytrib.com SP2 alumnus Chad Dion Lassiter named to presidential advisory commission

SP2 names new social innovation scholars program

The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has named the Randi and Brian Schwartz Social Innovation Scholarship to provide full-tuition support…

penntoday.upenn.edu SP2 names new social innovation scholars program

Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work

SP2’s Desmond Patton, a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor with a dual appointment at the Annenberg School, discusses researching grief, loss, and joy through his lab…

technical.ly Penn’s SAFELab sits at the intersection of technology and social work

Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic

SP2's Amy Castro shares the final results from the Stockton pilot program, which show connections between financial security and better health.

penntoday.upenn.edu Guaranteed income improved people’s health during the pandemic

In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID

Amy Castro and Stacia West, co-directors of SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research, discuss how results of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration associate cash with…

cbsnews.com In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID

Penn Futures Project Leaves Lasting Impact

Strengthened partnerships, new training models, curricular innovations, and research publications are among the many outcomes of the Penn Futures Project, a collaboration between SP2, Penn…

nursing.upenn.edu Penn Futures Project Leaves Lasting Impact