Donate

Caregiving

Vicky sits in a park in Madrid. She’s smiling because her hospice caretakers have arranged for her to fly home to the Dominican Republic to visit her mom and family one last time.

‘What I really needed was a hug’: Madrid hospice workers make sure the unhoused won’t die alone

Lifestyle & Belief

Dozens of people who are homeless die every year in Spain, often on the streets — and usually alone. But one small hospice program is trying to make a difference by connecting with homeless people and spending time with them, even at the very end of life.

 Baek Jae-wook is a teenager with an autistic spectrum disorder and earned barista certifications from the Jayeondo Cafe in Incheon.

South Korean activists renew call for deinstitutionalizing people with disabilities amid coronavirus

Two people stand outside a window peering inside a facility.

Isolation may be a greater risk than COVID-19 for residents of Canada’s nursing homes

COVID-19
Dictator Francisco Franco stands in military apparel next to his wife at an event.

From Franco’s ‘stolen babies’ to Nazi Germany, social services have a dark past — it’s time for a global reckoning

Conflict & Justice
An old woman stands in front of a table in a home.

‘A classic tale of human greed’: California caregivers earn as little as $2 an hour

Business, Economics and Jobs