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  • Participants Claim This Program Boosts Them out of Poverty. Should Other Cities Implement It?

    October 09, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Family Rewards is a three-year program in Memphis, which aims to stop inter-generational poverty cycles. The program gives low income families funds that are conditional on bettering the next generation.

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  • Reducing emergency room use by targeting 'super utilizers'

    September 29, 2015 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Residents who use a disproportionate amount of health care, or super utilizers, are a high cost for the system. A hospital in Baltimore is following the example of other hospitals and focusing on the underlying problems of super utilizers to reduce emergencies and save costs.

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  • Cristo Rey high schools breed academic maturity by sending students into the workforce

    September 24, 2015 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Kids from low income families miss out on college prep conversations at home. A high school work study program in Chicago is helping these students succeed in college by connecting them with white collar professional mentors and experiences.

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  • Who Is Revolutionizing School Lunch?

    September 24, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The United States has rising childhood obesity and schools deal with kids who are picky. Through innovative school gardens and kid taste testing food, entrepreneurs across the nation are getting children to eat vegetables at school and love it.

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  • Can Surfing Reprogram the Veteran's Brain?

    September 15, 2015 |

    Outside |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Many veterans return to civilian life with experiences that lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, but a surf program at Camp Pendelton is showing promise as a means of treatment. Although there is no one-size fits all solution for PTSD treatment, those that have participated in Ocean Therapy are showing decreased signs of depression as well as other promising benefits.

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  • Lessons from under the coconut tree

    September 12, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Nippes

    Boston professors visit countries and homes of foreign students to better understand their culture and gain insights about how to better teach them. The goal is to reach across cultural divides to help a big part of the student population — emigres from faraway lands — that is plagued with low standardized test scores and high dropout rates. Accompanying photojournalism: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2015/09/12/seeking-cultural-connections/L3mIQAQM3v9YT9A2K4JliL/story.html

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  • Teachers Wanted: Passion a Must, Patience Required, Pay Negligible

    September 09, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Across the country, an improving economy has pulled teachers and potential teachers away from the profession, creating a growing national shortage. Leaders at Elmhurst Community Prep managed not only to completely staff the school by early June, but to avoid taking on anyone who was not fully certified.

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  • When Reality TV Involves Vaccinating a Goat and Pulling Weeds

    September 05, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Not all reality shows focus on the lives of the rich and famous. Female Food Heroes, is a Tanzanian reality show in which female farmers compete against each other for a grand prize. Ultimately, it’s not just about the money, the show aims to empower farmers and alter sexist attitudes.

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  • Why doctors are prescribing legal aid for patients in need

    September 02, 2015 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    Many U.S. medical systems are using medical-legal partnerships to help disadvantaged patients who need help navigating problems with landlords and insurers that interfere with their health.

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  • Housing First the backbone of Karluk Manor

    August 30, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Formerly a motel, Karluk Manor is Alaska’s original Housing First facility, a new approach to solving homelessness that focuses first and foremost on providing housing to people in need, and then later addressing problems such as health concerns and economic dependence.

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