Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2350 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • New Cornerstone Creek apartments may be first of their kind

    June 16, 2017 |

    Finance & Commerce |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Golden Valley, Minnesota

    An apartment complex in Golden Valley, Minnesota offers unique services and support for adults with developmental disabilities. The complex, called New Cornerstone Creek, offers independent living and community spaces for these adults, creating a sense of control and freedom for individuals who otherwise typically live with their family well into adulthood.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Colo County Offers Housing Comparison

    June 15, 2017 |

    Gunnison Country Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Breckenridge, Colorado

    As second-home owners increase property values and decrease the supply of residences in Gunnison County, its year-round community faces a dwindling affordable housing stock. Nearby, a popular tourist town of Breckenridge in neighboring Summit County has been able to deliver a measurable increase in affordable homes. The Gunnison County Housing Authority is following Summit's goal-oriented, community-driven solution, and turning to residents to form a community plan and vision.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Burning to save Australia's Western Desert

    June 14, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    After once again being granted rights to their native land, the Martu people are bringing back the bioregenerative technique of small-scale land burning. In the past century, wildfires have ravaged the areas these people call home and has lead to the loss of over 18 species of animal. They hope that imparting this traditional method of ecological maintenance will decrease the number of wildfires and in many cases, the resulting extinction of other animal species.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Creating a Better Community Through Text Messages

    June 14, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    For urban residents, participation in city-planning often means navigating complex administrative bureaucracy and struggling through a lack of transparency, but in New York City, efforts are being made to engage citizens in the renewal (and preservation) of Brownsville, Brooklyn. The city’s Housing Department has worked with the online platform coUrbanize to facilitate community-sourced ideas for the future via text. These residents’ responses are then inputted into a publicly-accessible map, which the city has pledged to incorporate into its planning.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Community Gardens Flourish in Trenton

    June 13, 2017 |

    CivicStory |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Trenton, New Jersey

    Trenton, NJ residents are improving their city through urban agriculture. ISLES, the non-profit group supporting the community gardens, is encouraging community-building as well as a healthy lifestyle that benefits people and the environment. Over 60 community gardens are thriving throughout the Trenton area, showing the value of urban agriculture for a community.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Clean Energy Training & Solar Comes To Nepal UNESCO Heritage Site

    June 10, 2017 |

    Clean Technica |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Bharatpur, Chitwan District

    Grassroots organizations, Empowered by Light and Empower Generation, are killing two birds with one stone: bringing clean energy to rural Nepal, and creating jobs for Nepalese women in the environmental sector. By helping to install electricity-generating solar panels, which simultaneously prevents illegal animal poaching, women are provided not only with a stable income and a ladder to reliable economic growth, but also with a rich work-life balance, allowing them to become “clean energy entrepreneurs” while continuing to care for their families and tend to their village’s needs.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • "Boots On The Ground" For Backcountry Conservation

    June 09, 2017 |

    KBUT Community Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

    As tourism activity increases on the trails throughout Colorado and crowds of mountain bikers flock to the Gunnison Valley area, a group born out of the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association has formed to act as a boots on the ground type of coalition. From trail maintenance to educating newcomers on proper trail etiquette, the Crested Butte Conservation Corps have taken matters into their own hands.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Lafayette Farmers Market returns with farmer incentives

    June 07, 2017 |

    Boulder Daily Camera |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Colorado

    After taking a year off, the Lafayette Farmers Market in Colorado is back in action and piloting a new type of incentive program that is based on guaranteed-minimum sales for participating farmers. A first of its kind, this program aims to act as a safety net for farmers during the market season by encouraging a community-supported agriculture system.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • No-go zone? Here's how one of Sweden's roughest areas edged out its drug gangs

    June 07, 2017 |

    The Local |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Malmö

    The Seved district of Malmö, Sweden used to be one of the roughest in the nation, with drug crime and gang violence making the neighborhood uninhabitable for many and preventing basic services, such as the post, from functioning. Thanks to a community-wide effort in collaboration with local police, the district has been able to turn things around, booting out crooked landlords, cleaning up streets and buildings, and pressuring the gangs away.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • After Coal, a Small Kentucky Town Builds a Healthier, More Creative Economy

    June 06, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hemphill, Kentucky

    Many small towns in rural Appalachia are struggling to adapt to the greater evolutions of the American economy away from the coal industry. But some places, like the little town of Hemphill in Kentucky, are using the opportunity to get creative with local enterprise and unite the community in launching new ventures. The Hemphill Community Center is now a central resource for launching new small businesses, arts and cultural events, and fostering shared resources and renewed growth for the town.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus