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  • When a Few Bucks Can Get a Student to the Finish Line

    March 17, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    At Georgia State University in Atlanta, a couple of hundred dollars can often be the tipping point for whether a student can graduate or not. To address this issue and to further help low income students, the college has implemented a retention grant system, providing these essential funds to get students over the finish line.

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  • Cable Cars Are Changing the World

    March 07, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    In what was once a violent neighborhood ruled by drug cartels and fear, prosperity and community are now blossoming in Medellin, thanks to an effective new form of public transportation: cable cars. The gondola system has allowed those neighborhoods on the steep slopes surrounding the city center - those which were not accessible by traditional rail systems and which suffered severe vehicle traffic congestion - to link to the rest of the city, improving job opportunities, access to basic and emergency services, and more.

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  • Baltimore turns to a life-saving opioid overdose antidote, but it's no cure for the crisis

    March 01, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In Maryland, people are being trained to administer naloxone, the drug that can save people from an opioid overdose, in order to combat the opioid crisis. Some people are even trained on street corners. Already 20,000 people have been trained, and more states are following suit.

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  • How Wildwood schools provide a crucial safety net for struggling families

    February 27, 2017 |

    The Press of Atlantic City |

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    Response Location: United States, Wildwood, New Jersey

    The Wildwood School District has implemented programs during and after school hours to help provide nutritious meals to students living with hunger and poverty, while also teaching the children invaluable skills such as sewing and gardening to help create better future opportunities.

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  • Homeless Find a Champion in Canada's Medicine Hat

    February 26, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Alberta

    The average homeless person costs taxpayers 120,000 Canadian dollars a year, while it takes just 18,000 Canadian dollars to house someone. In Alberta, Canada, the “housing first” strategy gets homeless people into homes regardless of whether they are mentally ill, alcoholic, or even drug abusers. The strategy almost eliminates homelessness.

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  • Illegal logging in Malawi: can clean cooking stoves save its forests?

    February 23, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Mount Mulanje, Lilongwe

    In much of Malawi, the electrical grid is highly unreliable and the cost of fuels like petroleum prohibitive, forcing most families to rely on the black market for illegally-sourced charcoal and leading to heavy deforestation. But some NGOs are tackling the issue with a grassroots approach: rather than relying on the army to punish illegal logging, they are helping women provide cleaner, more efficient cookstoves to their communities - reducing the amount of fuel burned as well as toxic smoke from open fires.

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  • A simple combination of data and language tweaks is helping recruit more diverse police officers

    February 20, 2017 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States

    To diversify the police force, UK and US research studies have focused on using behavioral economics. The UK's Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) has used behavioural economics and psychology to alter phrasing and messages, in order to attract more diverse applicants and its success has spurred more future projects.

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  • The Most Important Modern Farmer Might Be The Urban Cowboy

    February 10, 2017 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Although urban cities have a variety of options for food, not all food is affordable or healthy. New York City has developed urban agriculture projects, from rooftop gardens to “warehouse hydroponic systems.” The South Bronx’s BLK ProjeK’s Libertad Urban Farm serves the local, low-income community and empowers its women leaders with self-sufficient sustainable food.

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  • Philabundance Community Kitchen Turns Former Prisoners Into Chefs

    February 09, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Facing social stigma as well as other effects of being incarcerated, Philabundance Community Kitchen is using culinary education to provide much needed services to those formerly incarcerated. Via cooking classes and other life skills classes, this program has helped over 600 previously incarcerated Philadelphians attain employment in the culinary field.

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  • New York City Embraces a Gun Violence Outreach Program Left on Life Support in Chicago

    February 09, 2017 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In its four years of community outreach, Cure Violence’s New York City chapter has been accepted and welcomed by both neighborhoods and police. The program now works in 17 police precincts, providing direct violence intervention, legal and mental health resources, and improving police/community relations.

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