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  • How Libraries are Boldly Innovating to Meet the Needs of Changing Communities

    November 16, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, California

    Libraries in the United States have traditionally been centers to consume information, offering users books in quiet isolation. However, a new movement across the country is transforming libraries by providing internet access, creating spaces to study and learn, and meet with members of the community. There has even been the creation of pop-up happy hour libraries at bars, and bike book deliveries to distribute free books. These new libraries are re-inventing how communities learn and demonstrating that even the oldest institutions are elastic to communities' needs.

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  • A career close to home: Taos nursing program a model of workforce development

    November 14, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    A UNM-Taos nursing program has been touted by the college and the hospital as a great example of workforce development in a community that has long struggled with economic development. As leaders continue to look for ways to diversify the economy beyond low-paying tourism and service industry gigs, the program might be one example of how to effectively merge education and workforce development.

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  • Job seekers with criminal histories thankful for expungement clinic

    November 12, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    An expungement clinic in Philadelphia allows some with criminal charges in their past to start the process of having those sealed from public view by a judge. The workshops follow the passage of Act 5, a new state law that provides an additional path to expungement besides just a pardon from the governor. Many are hopeful the process will make it easier for people with issues in their past to get jobs and become independent citizens, although there are strict guidelines in the law on who can seek expungement.

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  • A day to expunge criminal records is hugely popular in Philly

    November 11, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Pennsylvania, people with certain types of misdemeanors can ask the courts to seal their records from public view. When this law was passed, a team of 175 lawyers, paralegals, and law students volunteered to help eligible people start the process of sealing their records. The event was a big hit with 1,853 people signing up for help, so many that registration had to close. Of the applicants, 1,200 will likely get their records sealed.

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  • LA Metro Bus Project to Lift Up Disadvantaged Workers

    November 11, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Los Angeles Metro service is working to use the U.S. Employment Plan model to upgrade its fleet with eco-friendly buses. Through this model, the manufacturers who invest in and hire disadvantaged workers and support the local economy receive extra points which help them in obtaining contracts from Los Angeles Metro. This create jobs locally and helps disadvantaged communities grow while creating a fleet of zero-emissions buses.

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  • Teaching Teens Financial Literacy

    November 09, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Students at Provine High School will soon be able to open up accounts with Hope Credit Union, right in their own hallway. The partnership is helping students realize that having a relationship with a financial institution can create a more stable financial future, breaking the cycle of poverty.

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  • ‘We Failed Him': Caught in the Revolving Door of Juvenile Detention

    November 09, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    If juveniles in the Hinds County youth-court system, whose families tend to have limited resources, cannot get sustained, meaningful help at the center, they do not have many other options. But, thanks to a lawsuit on behalf of the juveniles in the facility, the county is starting to address the lack of mental-health services - whether in facilities or starting at home with the family.

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  • Outside Boston, Park Offers Multisensory Experience for All

    November 07, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Watertown, Massachusetts

    The Braille Trail is a $1.5 million riverfront park renovation project in a town outside of Boston that is completely accessible “for people of all ages and abilities.” Over ten years in the making, the project finally came together with support from foundations, government grants, and the nearby Perkins School for the Blind. Providing a multisensory experience for all visitors, the trail has been uploaded since its opening as an inclusive design success.

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  • How Amsterdam is developing a collaborative economy that works for everyone

    November 07, 2016 |

    Nesta |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The city of Amsterdam is taking advantage of sharing economy and collaborative platforms. By creating the Action Plan for Sharing Economy, the city is bringing together different stakeholders. By introducing rules, regulations and desired outcomes, the city is able to take advantage of the collaborative economy.

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  • A Renewable Energy Revolution in Small-Town America

    November 03, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Spearville, Kansas

    Small towns across America are leading the shift towards renewable energy. Part of a series called "American Futures", this video visits Kansas, Pennsylvania, and California to learn more about green initiatives in biofuel, wind, and solar power. Although each solution is different, each are a new way of generating income for the residents of the towns and often comes with societal acceptance as well.

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