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  • Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome

    June 30, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    Fueled by xenophobia, many countries around the world are refusing refugees at the border. But Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies, and neighbors are personally resettling Syrians, one family at a time.

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  • For Nonprofits Tackling Poverty, Collaboration Remains Important Hurdle

    June 30, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    Padua Project is an innovative program that has a goal of getting poor people out of poverty in three years with a job, three months’ savings and off government assistance. Its unusual success involved a collaboration with other social services organizations. Overcoming the big challenge of this collaboration is an important learning tool to scale similar initiatives.

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  • Family center offers comprehensive care for the homeless

    June 29, 2016 |

    KING-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Homelessness has many challenges that require different services to aid those who have no place to live—including daycare and laundry. Seattle has established Mary’s Place Family Center, a public space that collaborates with non-profits to provide a multitude of social services to the homeless. Large corporations have donated buildings to serve as Seattle’s Mary’s Place shelters to diminish costs.

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  • #SeaHomeless: Finding affordable, innovative ways to harness technology to combat homelessness

    June 29, 2016 |

    GeekWire |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The homeless population in Seattle is in a crisis of high proportions, with people facing a myriad of challenges. Different organizations have started to better integrate technology such as social media in addressing some of these issues, transitioning away from the paper-heavy systems may hold them back from maximum efficiency in their mission and leveraging digital tools to better reach those in need.

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  • Why Summer Vacation Can Mean Empty Plates for 4,000 Seattle-Area Kids

    June 29, 2016 |

    ParentMap |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Food insecure children in Seattle amount to the hundreds of thousands in number. Local nonprofit, Food Lifeline’s Kids Café, has become an accessible option for poor children to receive free nutritious meals and snacks. The operation has expanded to 18 different branches across Seattle in locations where children go for enrichment and is currently looking into establishing locations in rural areas.

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  • United We Fish!

    June 28, 2016 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Local fisheries have been struggling to keep up with major manufacturers. Sustainable fishing practices have been countering that by creating Niche markets.

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  • Citizen-Led Bucharest Park Gets Official Stamp

    June 27, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Romania, Bucharest

    In Romania, citizens have led an organizing effort to create their first urban nature park, a particularly important achievement because civilian and government collaborations can be difficult in Bucharest. After four years of debate, research, and approval, the park has been officially recognized and is now working towards becoming a space for recreation, education, and tourism.

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  • For One Million Bolivian Adults, A Taste of School

    June 20, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Bolivia

    From 2001 to 2015, the illiteracy rate in Bolivia decreased from 3 to thirteen percent. The drastic improvements can be credited, in part, to the national literacy program that draws on funding and teaching resources from Cuba and Venezuela. Although the initiative has taken on different shapes over the year, in its current state, 18,000 instructors work with rural adults in Bolivia on writing, reading, and math skills.

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  • Focused crime strategy finds early success. Can it work in Milwaukee?

    June 18, 2016 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    A law-enforcement strategy known as the "focused deterrence" approach involves identifying people most at risk to commit or to be victimized by crime — often the same individuals — and hosts meetings where they are offered resources to break the cycle, or, face serious legal consequences. The approach has worked so well in places like Kansas City, Boston, and High Point, that Milwaukee is looking at how to replicate the results.

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  • Smaller Minnesota cities take the lead in sustainability

    June 17, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Burnsville, Minnesota

    Global climate change might seem to call for global action, but there are efforts going on in places you wouldn't necessarily look, with countless examples in cities across Minnesota.

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