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  • Grit and the gridiron rescue a town

    October 17, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Refugio, Texas

    Refugio, Texas was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, leaving behind damaged houses, schools and businesses and people who can not afford to rebuild their lives. However, this town has used its community and found strength in their love of football and their support of one another to keep moving forward.

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  • Brewery helps breathe life into downtown Truth or Consequences

    October 16, 2017 |

    NMPolitics.net |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

    Truth or Consequences is a town facing many growth barriers such as an aging population and low average income. Entrepreneurs are seeing an opportunity to develop businesses in this town which is helping to revolutionize the town and bring more people in.

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  • Teens With Criminal Records Are Beautifying Baltimore By Planting Flowers

    October 12, 2017 |

    Vice |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    'Tha Flower Factory' is setting out to help provide employment, mentor kids, and restore hopefulness and beauty to the city of Baltimore. This project employs individuals to plant flowers and seeds, helping bring down criminal records and change the landscape at the same time.

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  • In Woodlawn, a Ground-Up Approach to a Healthier, Safer Community

    October 11, 2017 |

    WTTW-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Urban areas that have more trees tend to have lower crime rates, attracting more investment and have higher income levels. They also make neighborhoods nicer places to live so that’s why Blacks in Green, a community group in Chicago, is focused on building more gardens, planting orchards and trees with the help of the Morton Arboretum, which works with community groups around the city. Blacks in Green has combined the initiative with efforts to provide more jobs for the community’s young people as well.

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  • Small town tries solving its own problems

    October 10, 2017 |

    The Victoria Advocate |

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    Response Location: United States, Palacios, Texas

    When one community decided it was time to seek chance in public discourse, they didn't look for guidance at the national level, but instead asked, "What are the best ways that we can solve this ourselves?" Although still restricted with limited sources, community members across industries in Palacios, Texas are continuously coming together in order to enact change.

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  • How Tenants' Rights Are Flourishing—Right in Trump's New Backyard

    October 09, 2017 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    In Washington D.C., the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase act, gives tenants the right to be the first in line to buy the building they live in, if it goes up for sale. The city, also has a trust fund that finances affordable housing, and provides funds for people looking to purchase a building and create a co-op. Together, these things make it easier for tenants to access affordable housing, and fight gentrification. So, far the city has 137 co-ops. "Now we get to choose our neighbors, we get to set our own rules, and we’re in control of our living conditions.”

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  • Teacher housing teaches life lessons

    October 04, 2017 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Nikolai, Alaska

    In a remote community in Alaska, the school district found a creative solution to solve two of its problems: lack of housing for the teacher and lack of classes to teach students real-world skills. The solution was to have a student project to build a house for the teacher. In the process the students learned to think critically, solve problems, and work together.

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  • Milwaukee is Showing How Urban Gardening Can Heal a City

    October 04, 2017 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Urban gardening initiatives strengthen health and community in Milwaukee. The Victory Garden Initiative offers affordable options for residents to begin gardening—as well as information resources and community events.

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  • Victims of Gentrification, Meet Your Patron Saint

    October 02, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    In a rapidly gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood, two artists refurbished an icon and set up an altar for Santa Mari La Juaricua, a saint to protect residents from eviction. The saint raises awareness and acts as a reminder about housing issues and the icon has been taken up by the residents and has been used in processions and protests.

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  • US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations

    October 02, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Volunteers, hotlines, community supporting families, these are the basic principles of rapid response networks. A rapid response network is a community led, volunteer response to immigration crackdowns that is being replicated in cities around the country. When people are getting detained, the rapid response networks are activated, volunteers receive a text that a neary neighbor is getting deported and they rush to the house. They take notes, and record with their cellphones. “I feel hopeful that there’s something I can do rather than sitting worried and angry, and I feel like I can be part of something that

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