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  • Reach Up: how a Jamaican early childhood intervention swept the world

    April 12, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Jamaica, Kingston

    Play encourages early childhood development. Reach Up sends doctors and nurses to show mothers in poverty, who are often overburdened in trying to lessen other disadvantages for their children, how to play with their children. The success of this Reach Up has led many countries to scale the program, bringing its own unique challenges.

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  • Organizations Tackle Invasive Tree Species in Animas Basin near Durango

    April 11, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    As the name implies, Russian olive trees are not native to the United States, but have taken over many regions due to their ability to outgrow and outcompete native plant species. Organizations are working together in Durango, Colorado to fight back against this invasive plant species, however.

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  • In rural New Mexico, a way to make remote work, work

    April 05, 2018 |

    NMPolitics.net |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Grants, New Mexico

    One of the biggest economic challenges facing small rural towns is the lack of nearby jobs. To tackle this, SoloWorks is providing a physical space and internet access to connect rural New Mexico residents to remote jobs. The government only funds the program if it is successful, so the organization is incentivized to make progress. The success of this program will affect whether it spreads to other towns.

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  • Youth Farm In Hawaii Is Growing Food And Leaders

    March 28, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Waianae, Hawaii

    An impoverished corner of Hawaii may not sound like the foundation of a successful agriculture endeavor, but local youth have proved otherwise. MA'O translating into youth food garden aims to show college-aged youth a way onto a different path by teaching them sustainable and organic farm practices alongside lessons in how to be leaders in all areas of life.

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  • Legal Pot Is Notoriously White. Oakland Is Changing That.

    March 27, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A nonprofit incubator in Oakland trains people of color to stake their claim in the booming California legal marijuana industry. Participants in the Hood Incubator learn the business skills and industry knowledge to thrive as they open dispensaries and try their hand at selling legal weed.

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  • Saving lives: Nonprofit trains public to administer naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses

    March 20, 2018 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tempe, Arizona

    In Arizona, nonprofit organization, Sonoran Prevention Works, is providing the public with naloxone and training on its administration, in an effort to widen the scope of who is able to help during an opioid overdose. Training is similar to that of other first aid responses – participants receive background information, step-by-step directions, and the needed equipment. While law enforcement and medical professionals are open to the idea, they do so with caution about potential harm it could do.

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  • Can Apprenticeships Train the Workforce of the Future? States Hope So.

    March 01, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Helena, Montana

    There is a skills gap in America between people who are unemployed and companies who are hiring for specific skills. Apprenticeships are one way to fill that gap. The apprenticeship model is spreading all across the country, and it has a lot of benefits: companies get government subsidies to pay workers who will be trained in a specific role. The companies and the individuals benefit.

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  • The American Midwest is quickly becoming a blue-collar version of Silicon Valley

    February 25, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Youngstown, Ohio

    People often expect there to be less technological development in Midwestern cities, many of which have not transitioned from their industrial glory days to a new era of jobs. However, thanks to training programs across the region from Kentucky to Ohio, mid-tech jobs are growing dramatically. The rise in mid-tech jobs, in which a significant amount of employees do not have a college degree, are helping funnel investment capital into the region as well.

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  • Berlin hires migrant women to help families beyond social workers' reach

    February 21, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    In Neukölln, a district in south-Berlin, nearly half of the residents come from migrant backgrounds and 85% of students don't speak German as their first language. To help integrate these population, early childhood - kindergarten, preschool, daycares, etc. - are vital. To encourage parents to enroll their children, the district hires and trains unemployed mothers with migrant backgrounds on a multitude of topics so those women can mentor others.

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  • A Western town says ‘no' to guns in schools

    February 20, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Mancos, Colorado

    In Mancos, Colorado, the school board voted “no” to arming school staff in the traditionally Western town. Across the United States, the question of arming teachers is being brought up as a response to the increase in school shootings. The policy is highly contested, with some saying it provides students with a feeling of safety, but others saying the risks associated are too high. For the Mancos community, such a vote is a surprise given the town’s gun-friendly history, but is explained by the increase in new residents.

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