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  • The American Dream Isn't Dead. This Is How Immigrant Families Are Achieving It

    Raisa Bruner

    November 09, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Instituto del Progreso Latino, a vocational school in Chicago, is comprehensively helping Latino immigrants living in the U.S. educate themselves, find professional work, and rise above poverty.

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  • Underage drinking treatment evolves with better understanding

    Weston Morrow

    November 08, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    During the last 12 years, the number of minors in Alaska sentenced to time in correctional facilities because of drug or alcohol charges has been steadily reduced, from 730 in 2003 to 395 in 2014. A big contributing factor behind that improvement has come with the department’s progress in, firstly, assessing what kids need treatment and, secondly, getting them into the right treatment programs.

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  • In 5 Minutes, He Lets the Blind See

    Nicholas Kristof

    November 07, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Hetauda, Central Region

    In the past, people in poor countries who became blind due to cataracts often had no hope of improvement because of the high costs of treatment. Nepalese ophthalmologist, Sanduk Ruit, perfected a cheap and effective cataract removal technique which allows his patients to see again.

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  • First Report on Multifamily Solar with Storage Shows Positive ROI

    Kat Friedrich

    November 06, 2015 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As climate change and burgeoning development contribute to more frequent and bigger natural disasters, often senior, disabled, and low-income residents are stranded in their homes after a big storm without power to run elevators or regulate temperatures for medicines. Research is showing that multifamily, renewable energy storage systems provide a viable and reliable source of clean, emergency backup power for these populations in event of an emergency.

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  • Measuring up: how open data could spur drive to meet global goals

    Mark Anderson

    November 04, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

    Information is essential to build trust between the government and the governed, create accountability, and oppose systemic corruption. In Tanzania, a series of initiatives are working to collect, disseminate, and create new tools to capture information towards these ends.

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  • The Art of Getting Opponents to “We”

    David Bornstein

    November 03, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Hyper-polarization on an issue hinders progress. The Convergence Center for Policy Resolution uses conflict resolution classes to help opponents across the U.S. find common ground on social issues like education, nourishing food, and health care.

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  • If Everybody Hates Wasting Food, Why Do We Do It (And How Can We Stop)?

    Mary Hoff

    October 29, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark

    Most people are unaware of how much food they waste. Food waste campaigns across the world are using creative marketing to raise awareness and encourage behavior change.

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  • Modern slavery: Labor trafficking is everywhere and nowhere

    Stephanie Hanes

    October 26, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

    Part 1 of a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe. Labor trafficking is a deeply entrenched problem, woven into global economies where the victims are often hidden in plain sight. Almost everyone in the US owns some product likely made with slave labor. But there is hope - from grassroots workers’ coalitions to multilateral treaties and geo-data manipulation to new law enforcement initiatives, individuals are finding new ways to counter labor trafficking.

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  • Lessons learned about lead poisoning brought home

    George Rodrigue

    October 25, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Lead poisoning is not purely a problem of the poor - it can affect any child living in an older home, or playing on contaminated soil. New solutions journalism efforts aim to increase transparency about the risks and to help parents decide whether their children should be tested.

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  • Heroin treatment, not jail, is aim of new Fayetteville initiative

    Greg Barnes

    October 24, 2015 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, North Carolina

    The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion initiative is being implemented in cities across the U.S. Instead of arresting people accused of low-level drug crimes, the offenders are offered drug treatment, job training, mental health counseling, and other services.

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