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  • Native-run solar firm aims to lower heating emissions and costs.

    On the White Earth Nation Reservation, the nonprofit 8th Fire Solar is building and installing solar thermal panels to heat buildings with the sun’s energy while lowering emissions and energy bills.

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  • Struggle and Success: Section 8 vouchers provide a pathway to stability, but challenges remain

    Programs like the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program — or Section 8 — and the Fort Wayne Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program help low-income individuals and families afford quality homes through participating private landlords and housing developments. With the voucher program, the tenant’s financial obligation is capped at about 30% of their annual gross income, while the voucher covers the rest. In some cases, the voucher can cover up to 100% of the tenant’s rent.

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  • Money for your education... that you don't pay back! (Solutionaries)

    Virginia’s G3 grant program helps cover education costs for students in the most in-demand industries in the state.

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  • Recycling: Abuja residents shift waste into wealth, as economic hardship bites

    In an effort to involve more residents in recycling, the Cash for Trash initiative places drop-off hubs close to households in Abuja, Nigeria. Anyone can drop off recyclables and get paid to do so.

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  • How some low-income buyers can afford a home in pricey Seattle

    In Seattle, Homestead Community Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County help low-income residents buy homes using a community land trust model. Residents who make under 80% of the local median income can purchase a home at a rate far below the median home price in the city from a set portfolio of homes.

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  • Guaranteed Income Programs Spread, City by City

    A universal basic income pilot program in Los Angeles provides monthly payments of $1,000 for a year to those in need who meet specific criteria. More than 48 guaranteed income programs have been started in cities nationwide since 2020, and the L.A. program, which is one of the nation’s largest programs thus far, benefits 3,200 people.

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  • At Fly Compton, the sky's not a limit. Neither is race.

    The nonprofit Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation provides affordable flying lessons for marginalized youth to help them get careers in the aviation industry.

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  • Dallas parents flocking to schools that pull students from both rich and poor parts of town

    Transformation Schools in Dallas, Texas, admit students by lottery to combat concentrated poverty and declining enrollment with more socioeconomically diverse students.

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  • This State Will Hire You—No College Degree Required

    Maryland has lifted college degree requirements for government positions. The move comes after a labor shortage that has left many positions unfulfilled. The move will open up the roles to qualified applicants who have the experience and knowledge necessary but do not have degrees.

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  • No College? No Problem

    An organization is partnering with companies to connect job seekers, who don’t have college degrees, to corporate positions. The “skills-based hiring” is a step toward closing the racial wealth gap.

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