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  • “It's Not Just About Housing”

    December 20, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    While any attempted solution to homelessness is admirable, it’s the ideas that include community that may be the most successful. This is the concept supported by Stephanie Sena, a professor at Villanova who has dedicated her life to bringing “best practices” of homeless communities to Philadelphia. Still in the early stages, this community model would attempt to beat homelessness by bringing people together - not only giving a roof and a bed. Ideally, the community aspect would make the solution sustainable.

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  • How the Son of Immigrants Quit Wall Street to Feed the Hungry

    December 20, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A small nonprofit in New York City called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) is tackling the staggering 40% of food that is wasted in the United States by collecting and redistributing excess food from restaurants to shelters, soup kitchen, social services, and more. RLC picks up food as many times as 200 a week, staffs only 7 people but has 100 regular volunteers and 8,000 more on call, and collected more than 792,000 pounds of food last year alone. Not only can businesses receive a large tax break for their donation, but the data provided by RLC has even contributed to restaurants reducing their food waste.

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  • Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

    December 18, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan, despite housing 23 million people on a densely populated island, claims one of the highest recycling and reuse rates in the world. The government has created incentives for private companies, which throw some catchy tunes in the mix. But whether or not a country recycles remains, largely, a question of willpower.

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  • What's the value of Detroit's cultural legacy? Artists and preservationists make the case

    December 18, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Artists around Detroit take steps to preserve historic landmarks and incorporate community input into the urban planning process. While the city is drastically changing, activists are slowly preserving places like music venues and speakeasies, as well as creating organizations for artists to actively take part in updating the landscape of their changing communities.

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  • This tree farm is bringing life back to Detroit's east side

    December 17, 2018 |

    NBC News |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The city of Detroit looks to revitalize 140 acres of blighted land by demolishing dangerous structures and creating urban farming space. While creating new, sustainable use for the land, the renewal of these areas also allows community members to feel more safe and secure on their neighborhood streets.

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  • Can Detroit rise from decades of decline?

    December 17, 2018 |

    NBC News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Community members, city officials, and local organizations work together to address the complex factors behind Detroit's recession. While land developers work to demolish and rebuild abandoned properties, the city looks for ways to balance gentrification of the downtown area with the need for urban growth and revitalization in other neighborhoods.

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  • Rebuilding a City from the Eyes of a Child

    December 17, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Albania, Tirana

    Making adults change their habits and viewpoints is hard. Helping children change is easier. That’s the basic principle around which the recent recreational development of Tirana, Albania is based. By making green spaces more pedestrian and kid-friendly, government leaders and urban planners are starting to see benefits, starting with the youth. In turn, they hope children will be able to positively help their parents change, seeing the value of green and car-free development.

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  • Struggling Ohio cities searching for ways to reinvent themselves

    December 16, 2018 |

    The Columbus Dispatch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Cities across Ohio implement creative solutions to bring businesses, young adults, and a successful economy to their communities. From flying officials out to see what's working in other cities to boosting awareness for local job listings and employment opportunities, cities like Mansfield and Marion find their place on the map.

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  • Making Space for Worship in the 21st Century

    December 14, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    With the aim of providing a space for congregations without a space to worship, Church Space created “co-churching” spaces that offer a room, lighting, musical instruments, a PA system and other amenities for rent. A congregation books the space for a Sunday time slot and has access during a weekday as well.

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  • Climate-Positive Architecture Has Arrived In Norway

    December 13, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Norway, Trondheim

    Powerhouse, a collective of architects, engineers, environmentalists, and designers based in Oslo, reimagines building design to address climate change. Not only are many of their structures energy-neutral, but they actually produce surplus energy. For example, Powerhouse Brattørkaia in Trondheim is an eight-story office that will generate 485,000 kWh annually. Such "energy-positive" building has made great strides in Norway.

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