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Rescued by Books: Fostering Teen Literacy in Low-Income Communities

Ruth Ebenstein

May 05, 2018 |

Los Angeles Review of Books |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Book Truck is a nonprofit that addresses the issue of "book deserts" in Los Angeles by providing free books and literacy programming to over 10,000 teenagers across the city. The truck was established in 2012 and has since handed out over 17,000 books. Participants in the program attest to how the program has changed their life because reading is now a tool to learn more about themselves and the world, to develop leadership skills, and to even make new friends.

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This Program Is Proven To Help Moms And Babies—So Why Aren't We Investing In It More?

Jackie Mader

May 02, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

The U.S. has a higher rate of infant mortality than any other developed nation. In Hillsborough County, Florida, a home visitation program coupled with extensive social services available to new mothers has cut the rate of SIDS in the county in half. Additionally, the societal economic return for the program is $5.70 for every $1 invested because communities save on medical care and criminal justice on families involved in the program.

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Radio Sleepytime brings bedtime stories for Syria's bereft children

Clothilde Goujard

May 02, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

Looking for a way to make a positive impact on the lives of Syrian refugee children, Bridgette Alepin founded the online radio program Radio Sleepytime. The bilingual program airs songs, stories, and segments geared towards displaced children.

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Native American Photographers Unite to Challenge Inaccurate Narratives

James Estrin

May 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Photojournalism |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The organization Natives Photograph was founded in order to create accurate, culturally sensitive images of Native Americans as well as support the careers of indigenous photographers.

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On-campus food pantries help struggling students succeed in school

Mary Esch

April 18, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Schenectady, New York

As more low-income students and single parents enter two and four year colleges, over 570 campuses across the United States have responded by opening food pantries to fill the gap between food stamps and dining halls. New York recently mandated that all schools within the state system provide food pantries because food security produces healthy minds. The model, which runs on donations from the community, costs little to colleges and has proven to be widely replicable.

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Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard

Nellie Bowles

April 15, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In order to address shrinking newsrooms across the country as well as diminishing opportunities for journalists to learn the tools of reporting, the Report For America program was created. Modeled on AmeriCorps, the program places journalists in newsrooms that apply by describing a crucial beat that is currently unfilled.

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Men half as likely to assault partners after parenting course, study finds

Edward Siddons

April 06, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

MenCare is a 15-class course in Rwanda that teaches men about fatherhood, caregiving, and gender roles. A study that evaluated the course found that men who participated in the program were half as likely to use violence against women.

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How a rural electric co-op connected a community

Leah Todd Lin

April 06, 2018 |

KUNM |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

The Federal Communications Commission states that close to 39% of Americans in rural areas do not have high-speed internet access. Several co-ops in New Mexico are part of a move to change that. Kit Carson and other rural electric cooperatives are bringing fiber-optic internet access to increase the number of people with consistent and quality Internet access, which helps their businesses and their communities.

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Tribes lead the way for faster internet access in New Mexico

Leah Todd Lin

April 06, 2018 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Across the United States, tribal lands have the lowest access to internet, an issue that restricts opportunity and education in those areas. In New Mexico, several small tribes have partnered to lay fiber-optic cables that connect the libraries, which serve as primary sources of internet connection, to faster, cheaper internet.

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Four Pueblos Build Their Own Internet Access

Antonia Gonzales

April 06, 2018 |

KNME-PBS |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cochiti, New Mexico

Faced with slow and expensive internet service, the Middle Rio Grande Pueblo Tribal Consortium was created to establish four New Mexico Pueblos to improved service through collective work, collective bargaining, and federal funding. With improved service, people can continue to live on the Pueblo and access necessary tools for work and school as well as modern conveniences.

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