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  • India's school lunch program not only fights hunger — it can breed tolerance

    July 17, 2014 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: India, Bawani Khera, Haryana

    India’s free school lunch program is one of the world’s largest anti-poverty programs. Despite its many shortfalls, the program feeds 120 million of the country’s poorest school children. The idea is that if children of different castes can be taught to sit and eat together on a daily basis, it makes caste a little less important in their lives.

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  • When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

    July 17, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Being poor can make you sick because of where you work, live and eat. Medical-legal partnerships, in hospitals U.S. cities, are attacking these social determinants through legal aid to the poor, often class-action lawsuits.

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  • Public Housing Works: Lessons from Vienna and Singapore

    June 09, 2014 |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Public housing programs in Vienna and Singapore provide examples of successful policies. Not only do they provide housing, but they also prevent skyrocketing housing costs, and promote social cohesion. The two cities have created successful housing programs that are worth emulating.

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  • The Bronx's Weight Problem

    June 05, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Bronx is working to solve obesity by turning to healthy eating in a society where fast food is cheaper and of greater quantity. It turns out that increasing access to fruits and vegetables, which the Bronx has done, makes no difference in whether or not people actually eat it - but one resident may have the answer.

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  • The Push to End Chronic Homelessness Is Working

    May 28, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Homelessness is still a rampant problem in the United States. The 100,000 Homes Campaign, an initiative launched four years ago, aims to help communities around the country place 100,000 chronically homeless people into permanent supportive housing

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  • Latin America's New Superstar

    March 31, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    While the city of Medellín, Colombia was once known as a gritty, crime-ridden area, inclusive urban planning and partnerships with international corporations have turned the city in to an innovative model for policy makers around the world. The public-private partnerships that fuel the city's growth give some critics pause, but the city itself has created more democratic processes and reduced crime rates since implementing this strategy.

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  • High School in Southern Georgia: What ‘Career Technical' Education Looks Like

    March 27, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Marys, Georgia

    A high school in Southern Georgia addresses their dismal graduation rates by adopting a "career technical" approach to teaching that offers students a choice of five career path "academies." Once a student is enrolled in their academy, they learn practical skills required of that career path - along with typical high school requirements. Since implementation of this teaching style, the graduation rate has increased by nearly 35%.

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  • For Striving Students, a Connection to Money

    March 26, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Government benefits to aid the poor are frequently left unclaimed, leaving children hungry, young people unable to finish school, and opportunities for stable housing and preventative health care unused. New York City-based program Single Stop connects people to benefits for which they may be eligible. Importantly, Single Stop has served community colleges where disadvantaged students can use the assistance to help get through school.

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  • How to Build a Perfect Refugee camp

    February 13, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Kilis Merkez, Kilis

    Refugee camps typically look like a prison with squalid conditions and barbed wire tops. By contrast, the Kilis refugee camp in Turkey is orderly, secure, and clean; has schools for children; has grocery stores, and is powered with electricity. The camp is not run by the United Nations, but rather it is Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency that oversees every detail and pours billions of dollars into maintaining it every year.

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  • Helping Poor Defendants Post Bail in Backlogged Bronx

    January 22, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    What happens when people can’t afford to pay bail? They plead guilty. That’s what happened in the Bronx Court System, which has “one of the most backlogged big-city courts in the nation.” One nonprofit, Bronx Defenders, wants to help, by paying their bail.

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