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Seattle nonprofits and Zillow launch affordable housing search tool

Julia Falcon

February 14, 2020 |

HousingWire |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The City of Seattle partnered with Zillow to create a searchable database of affordable vacant rental units. Case managers are using the tool to get homeless residents into housing.

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Beer Waste Helps Montana Town Save Money On Water Treatment

Rachel Cramer

February 12, 2020 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Havre, Montana

Finding ways to reuse brewery waste can save water treatment plants money. In Havre, Montana, Triple Dog Brewing has entered into a partnership with the town’s wastewater treatment plant, supplying discarded barley to feed the plant’s microbes. The barley replaces commercial bacteria feed, which would have cost the plant thousands of dollars. The town was also able to avoid having to do costly upgrades to its water treatment plant. Other towns are looking to this process for inspiration.

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Marin ‘Safe Harbor' program creates model for marinas

Libby Leyden

February 12, 2020 |

Half Moon Bay Review |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

California coastal towns address homelessness by supporting individuals who live on their boats - and those who want to move back to land. While many counties destroy or condemn boats that have been anchored long-term, areas like Half Moon Bay and Marin county work with individuals who want to find stable housing.

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Finding Home: Helping Homeless Students By Supporting Their Families

David Boraks

February 10, 2020 |

WFAE |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Wraparound services intended to create stability in the lives of students are being provided by the Family & Child Stability Services program. Parents and caretakers are given career training in order to eventually find higher-paying jobs. Participants also receive help finding and paying for stable housing. The program is a collaboration between two nonprofits and is funded by a grant from Mecklenburg County.

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Havre's Wastewater Woes Solved By Beer

Rachel Cramer

February 10, 2020 |

Yellowstone Public Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Havre, Montana

Upcycling spent barley helps to ease wastewater treatment. In Havre, Montana, the town’s wastewater treatment plant uses barley from a local brewery, Triple Dog Brewing, to feed bacteria. The nutrients from the barley give the bacteria a boost, helping to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous levels in the water. The collaboration means that Havre can save on expensive solutions and upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant.

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Conscious catwalks: Brazilian fashion label harnesses the creative energy of the favelas

Pedro Lira

February 07, 2020 |

Pioneers Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Belo Horizonte

Empowering young entrepreneurs fosters new, sustainable, and inclusive approaches to design and fashion. In Brazil, designers from Aglomerado da Serra, a favela in Belo Horizonte, are using up-cycling to make a more sustainable—and inclusive—fashion brand. The brand, Remexe, represents just one of the projects undertaken at Lá da Favelinha, a cultural center and showcase of novel ideas from the favela. With the support of grant funding, designers from Remexe also held a workshop in Bristol, helping their colleagues in the UK create a sister social enterprise group, Re:Wurk.

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The birth of a movement: how activists are winning the battle to make abortion a right

Irene Caselli

February 07, 2020 |

The Correspondent |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina

In a country with a history of strong religious opposition to abortion, Argentinian pro-choice activists have begun to shift the political landscape around reproductive rights by leveraging young organizers, diversifying their movement, using technology to share information and support, and building visible solidarity through "green" symbolism. To bring Catholics into the effort, organizers emphasize the public health risks of keeping abortion illegal, a rhetoric that has led to government changes such as the creation of a ministry of women, gender and diversity that includes pro-choice activists.

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W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic'

Matt Richtel

February 06, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

As word of the coronavirus outbreak spread, so did misinformation, so the World Health Organization began working with big tech companies to put a stop to it. Collaborating with the likes of Pinterest, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, W.H.O. has posted content that disputes the incorrect information across platforms and sites in order to make "falsehoods harder to find in searches or on news streams."

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Giving the Gift of Mobility in a City Locked Down by Coronavirus

Amy Qin

February 04, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: China, Wuhan

Thousands of people in Wuhan, China are volunteering to buy groceries, get medicine, and take community members to the hospital as a means to help those that need it during the coronavirus outbreak. Although the volunteers do not knowingly transport anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the drivers wear protective clothing during their drives, which are organized by local neighborhood committees.

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How one Toronto church is beating the odds

Karen Black

February 03, 2020 |

TVO |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Facing closure and financial ruin, the Toronto Roncesvalles United Church found a new source of income: their own physical space. The church began renting or donating rooms for flea markets, yoga classes, shiatsu, children's theater, and more. The church says that they are "redefining how [they] do God," and that their mission is about serving the people in the community rather than remaining exclusively secular. As a result, the church topped $200,000 for the first time in its history in 2019.

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