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  • In New York, farms team up to solve the big distribution question that tech can't

    January 11, 2018 |

    The Counter |

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    Response Location: United States, Hamden, New York

    Getting food from farm to table isn't as easy as one may think. This is especially true for smaller farms that have to transport their produce to larger distribution sites to see any sort of profit. One local farmer in the Catksills Mountains of upper New York, recognized this problem and ultimately built an "ad-hoc operation acting as both the marketing and distribution agent" for a multitude of farmers in the region. Despite the many challenges he's faced, he's even been able to charge the wholesale buyer the delivery and administrative costs versus the traditional method of charging the farmer.

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  • Rural areas recruiting well trained foreign workers for hard to fill jobs

    January 10, 2018 |

    Cut Bank Pioneer Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Cut Bank, Montana

    In Montana, schools and hospitals are in desperate need of teachers and nurses as brain drain leads young people to leave the state. In response, the state is working with Guardian Healthcare Providers to employ foreign nurses, mostly from the Philippines. Foreign teachers are also coming to Montana, and they need to meet clear certification requirements to be able to teach. Cut Bank, Montana residents are welcoming the foreign workers into their communities.

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  • A Year of Pushback to Save Social Innovation

    January 09, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    When the federal government fails to stimulate social change, local areas step up. Tennessee is giving more structure and funding to community college education, and it’s drastically increasing graduation rates. Alaska and other states are getting rid of money bail. All around the country, citizen activists are becoming advocates and attempting to make our political system accessible to everyone. Despite partisan politics in Washington, D.C., the country is nonetheless experiencing social progress.

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  • Can Hunters and Activists Team Up to Phase Out Lead Bullets?

    January 08, 2018 |

    In These Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    To combat lead poisoning in America's wildlife populations, researchers are leading educational forums. In these conversations, researchers meet with hunters to discuss the benefits of moving away from lead-based bullets to alternatives such as copper ammo.

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  • What happens when you put toddlers in a forest to climb trees and use knives?

    January 02, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    In Denmark, one in ten preschools are held outdoors. First started in the 1950s, "forest kindergartens" improve students' concentration, social skills, and creativity, according to advocates. Skeptics have voiced safety concerns and worries that such an approach doesn't prepare students for today's tech-centric world.

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  • When an Elite Museum Prioritizes Inclusion

    December 31, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Museums all over the country are trying to attract diverse audiences. One of those is the Frick museum in New York which has a program called the Ghetto Film School project. Twenty students from the Bronx are selected to attend a weekly discussion-based seminar. At the end, students must write a script. “The winning script is turned into a movie and filmed at the museum.” “People should feel they can go to museums, learn something, and improve their lives in doing so.”

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  • Bump, Tumble, Go Faster! In Egypt, Roller Derby Is Real Life

    December 28, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    For young women in Egypt, outlets for their frustrations can be extremely limited under a political climate that oppresses freedom of expression, and in a culture where sexual harassment is rampant and systemic. The Cairo women's roller derby team is providing a welcome opportunity to vet physical energy, strengthen the bonds of sisterhood, and empower a diverse range of women through sport.

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  • In push to end child marriage in Guatemala, young women are on the front line

    December 28, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Tierra Blanca

    In some rural parts of Guatemala, "more than half the girls...marry before the age of 18." While a coalition of organizations was able to lobby lawmakers, and raise the legal marriage age to 18, real changes happened at the community level when mentors engaged with girls.

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  • He overcame drug addiction. Now he works to save the lives of other addicts on the street

    December 27, 2017 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The state of Utah passed legislation in 2016 that made Naloxone, a life-saving overdose reversal drug, available over the counter to non-medical personnel as part of an initiative to reduce opioid related overdose deaths. An organization called One Voice Recovery brings Naloxone kits to addicts in heavily drug addicted areas in an attempt to reduce harm. In addition, One Voice Recovery helps addicts who want to seek treatment get the help they need.

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  • Murder in America: What Makes Cities Safer

    December 27, 2017 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Certain cities in the United States are facing startlingly high rates of homicide and violence that haven't been seen since the height of gang activity in the 1990s. But certain cities, including Los Angeles, have continued to see declines in or stable crime rates, thanks to a community-based policing approach that uses tactics such as working with former drug dealers, hosting neighborhood events, cleaning litter from the streets, and mediating sit-downs between formal gang rivals.

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