Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2469 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

The Seattle model Ithaca may use to shatter drug-jail cycle

Jeff Stein

May 22, 2015 |

The Ithaca Voice |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

The law often traps offenders in a cycle of lawbreaking. LEAD allows for drug users to become committed to a program that helps them through the quitting process instead of throwing them into prison and isolating them from the help they need.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Why A Philadelphia Grocery Chain Is Thriving In Food Deserts

Maanvi Singh

May 14, 2015 |

NPR |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brown's Super Stores operates seven profitable supermarkets in traditionally food desert neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The founder says it's because they brought together a group of community leaders and asked them exactly what they were looking for in a neighborhood grocery store, and used the information to truly create a space for the broader community that often includes health care clinics, banking services, event space, and more.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Dutch Aquatecture: Engineering a Future on the Water

Russell Beard

May 11, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Netherlands

As climate change causes global sea levels to rise, nations around the world are increasingly concerned about threats to infrastructure and livelihoods. But the Dutch have been keeping the sea at bay for centuries using a variety of methods and technologies. Their designs and plans - such as floating buildings - may provide solutions for other countries looking to evolve and adapt to changing ocean levels.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The world is 4 million teachers short. Here's how to solve that.

Marc Sollinger

May 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Central African Republic

The developing world lacks teachers, doctors, and mental health care workers. A professor in London suggests training capable civilians via online classes and chats to quickly and effectively fill these needs.

Read More
Go to Original Story
These 10 photos show how faith leaders are responding to Baltimore riots

Sarah Pulliam Bailey

April 28, 2015 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Photos and videos show various actions religious leaders and institutions in Baltimore are taking to help rebuild their community and foster positive interaction in the midst of racial tension, looting, and rioting.

Read More
Go to Original Story
'Generation Now'—What People Do, When There Seems to Be Nothing to Do

James Fallows

April 28, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino's Generation Now, a diverse group of young adults, is injecting their city with a boost of civic action through organizing local people at forums and increasing voter turnout at the polls. From rehabilitating local parks and gardens to holding open dialogues on San Bernardino's greatest challenges, the group is changing the civic landscape of an economically depressed city.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How One Weekend in Dallas Sparked a Movement for Urban Change

Mike Lydon

April 20, 2015 |

Next City |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

A Dallas urban neighborhood was dilapidated with abandoned storefronts and offered no vitality for pedestrians. A group of artists and community members created Build a Better Block, in which local artisans and small businesses took over a vacant block and transformed it for a limited time to encourage the ingredients for more permanent urban renewal.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Anchored in hope: How Toronto is learning from Cleveland's return to prosperity

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

April 18, 2015 |

Toronto Star |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

After decades of economic and social despair that once saw it named the poorest big city in America, Cleveland has become a model of revitalization, thanks to a unique “anchor strategy” that harnesses the immense wealth and power of the city’s public institutions.

Read More
Go to Original Story
When the grid says no...

Peter Thomson

April 07, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany, Berlin, Berlin

Too much solar and wind power in Germany is overloading their grid. A firm developed a new technology that uses super-fast batteries and software to hold intermittent wind and solar power when more than needed is generated.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Oklahoma schools district offers insight as EPISD, YISD consider shutting schools

Lindsey Anderson

March 21, 2015 |

El Paso Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa Public Schools drew on expertise across many sectors and extensive neighborhood input to address the issue of thousands of empty seats in local schools. Through a community-focused process, they were able to mindfully close under-utilized schools and better maximize the community's resources for students.

Read More
Go to Original Story