Breaking the cycle of poverty is at the core of ICF’s mission. Across all of the geographical contexts where we work, factors such as food insecurity, shrinking education budgets, corruption, and lack of access to basic resources such as water, electricity or health...
At least 10% of people in Mexico experience food insecurity, and in nine Mexican states that figure increases to 25-35%. In Baja California, as many as 7 out of 10 households report they don’t always have weekly access to the food they need due to high prices. Food...
In the span of a few hours or less, tremendous swells of water, unforgiving winds, or a fierce rattling of the earth can leave families completely devastated. Natural disasters flood and demolish homes, often leaving people with the clothes on their back and not much...
When you imagine an orphanage in the U.S., there’s a good chance your mind thinks of a movie or a book set some time ago. That’s because in the U.S., orphanages are a part of the past. This isn’t the case everywhere, though. If you’re supporting childcare or child...
Do you remember Hurricane Irma? She tore through the Caribbean and then Florida in September, and while the storm may have been just a fleeting headline in your newsfeed, the hardest hit regions are still recovering from the impact today. Areas hit by hurricanes often...
On September 19, 2017, a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Mexico, causing 369 deaths and extensive damage to the region. Mexico City — with a population of more than 21 million people in its metropolitan area — was hit hard, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands of...
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