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An unprecedented state program is already fulfilling its promise to house the most vulnerable

Pam Marino

October 01, 2021 |

Monterey County Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

Over 120 hotels and motels have been converted into affordable housing developments in California, housing 8,260 people who were previously experiencing homelessness. Known as Homekey, the state-funded program was initially meant to quickly house vulnerable populations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Funding for the next two years has already been approved for what advocates are calling “Homekey 2.0.”

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This program trains Detroiters for in-demand jobs with livable wages - and fast

Rhonda J. Smith

September 23, 2021 |

Detour Detroit |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit Learning Center provides job training for in-demand roles that provide living wages. The programs offered continuously change and align with current employer demands to provide competitive opportunities for participants. Over 1,000 trainees have graduated from the numerous programs offered at DLC.

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Arizona program gives low-income parents a chance at career advancement

Emily Bregel

September 21, 2021 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Single mothers in Arizona are getting access to wraparound services that give them an opportunity for social and economic mobility. The Pathways for Single Mothers provides comprehensive services that include childcare, transportation, tuition, and an emergency fund.

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Some Mountain Towns are Eyeing Vancouver-style Vacancy Taxes. Could it Help Address Housing Crises?

Kyle Mackie

September 21, 2021 |

Jackson Hole Community Radio (KHOL) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver’s taxes on vacant residences have reduced the number of empty homes and apartments. The tax on empty homes was levied in an effort to ease the lack of housing, especially affordable housing. The tax has generated money for affordable housing projects in addition to encouraging property owners to rent out their residences. The success of the tax is encouraging other cities to enact similar laws.

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Tribal Solar Projects Provide More Than Climate Solutions

Abaki Beck

September 16, 2021 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Alabama

Indigenous groups are establishing energy sovereignty on tribal lands while simultaneously providing economic development. The transition to solar power has environmental, political, and financial benefits for indigenous communities.

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The great experiment—Can resident-owned mobile home parks save manufactured housing communities?

Angela K. Evans

September 16, 2021 |

Boulder Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

Mobile home owners in Colorado are beginning to own their own communities due in part to legislation that is making it easier to do so. Resident-owned communities preserve the affordable housing stock, which manufactured home communities make up a large percentage of.

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Making the grade: B.C. tuition waiver program made education possible for hundreds of young people

Tracy Sherlock

September 14, 2021 |

Education Matters British Columbia |

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Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

The British Columbia government waives tuition at public universities for undergraduate students who grew up in foster care, a measure that takes aim at the disadvantages young people face after aging out of the child welfare system. Former foster children, who in British Columbia are disproportionately of Indigenous heritage, average lower high school graduation rates and have above-average problems with income, housing, and work after childhoods that often feature multiple moves. About 1,700 young people have received tuition-free educations since 2017.

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Eagle County problem-solving courts offer new hope to repeat offenders battling substance abuse

Kelli Duncan

September 09, 2021 |

Vail Daily |

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Response Location: United States, Eagle, Colorado

Eagle County's two problem-solving courts put treatment ahead of punishment when addressing crimes committed by people with substance abuse problems. Originally set up as one court, they now function separately to address drunken driving and drugs and serve people "teetering on the edge of serious prison time" for repeat offenses. More than 90 percent of participants in 2020 maintained sobriety and more than 80 percent avoided new legal troubles. While the threat of punishment is used to win compliance with rules, prosecutors say they're more interested in permanently curing the underlying disease.

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This Experiential Learning Farm Helps Youth Build a Better World

Ambika Chawla

September 09, 2021 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Columbia, Maryland

Low-income communities of color have less access to nature, they experience "nature deprivation" at a rate three times higher than white people. Regular access to the outdoors improves respiratory health, physical fitness, cognitive functioning, and psychological well-being. The Freetown Farm was conceived as a place where all people can experience nature. Its exposing young people of all backgrounds to nature. Through its year-long internship program learned how to plant food, among other things.

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Lake Mary police partnership keeps mentally ill out of ERs, away from police confrontations

Erik von Ancken

September 08, 2021 |

WKMG-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Lake Mary, Florida

The Mental Health Intervention Group is a partnership of hospitals and community social services agencies formed by the Lake Mary Police Department to address mental health problems before they turn into crises. Avoiding crises minimizes the chances of violent encounters with police or repeat visits to hospital emergency rooms. Volunteers and their organizations learn from police or hospitals who needs help, and then they provide whatever is needed, from counseling to food assistance. Nearly all those they've helped have avoided hospital visits afterward.

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