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Need Food Stamps? Ask A Librarian

Kristi Eaton

July 06, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Libraries have expanded their roles to be community centers where people can connect with social services and other local agencies for needs from homelessness to food insecurity to mental illness. Libraries are one of the few places where people receive access to resources at no charge and are meeting this need by hiring social workers and other specialized staff.

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Urban Planner Turned Poet Maps Seattle's Story

Josh Cohen

July 05, 2017 |

Next City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Through poetry, Seattle's Civic Poet collected the stories, observations, and creativity of past and present residents. These poems were entered into a Poetic Grid, an online interface that connected the writing on a map to the specific location being addressed.

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A second life for waste

Amina Nazarli

June 24, 2017 |

AzerNews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Azerbaijan

Students are paving the path for a more sustainable and environmentally conscious future in Azerbaijan. In a state that doesn't sort its garbage, this group of student-volunteers started "Papillon," a project aimed at up-cycling discarded waste into useful and aesthetic interior decorations and accessories.

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Designing Dignity in Housing for Chicago's Most Vulnerable

Oscar Perry Abello

June 21, 2017 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In Chicago, like other cities, there is a shortage of services and housing for homeless youth. One developer is addressing the problem by building permanent supportive housing with comprehensive services for those between the ages of 18-25.

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Berlin Residents Step Up After Farmers Market Announces Departure

Cori Princell

June 02, 2017 |

New Hampshire Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Berlin, New Hampshire

When the Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network pulled their farmers market out of the town of Berlin, New Hampshire, they took away the town’s one gathering place and also an economic asset. In reaction, a group of women came together to establish an alternative. The Berlin Community Market has added a new gathering place filled with healthy produce, live music, and community.

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Kenya learns to cook with solar power – even when the sun doesn't shine

Justus Wanzala

April 10, 2017 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Busia

Farmers with a Vision is a community group helping install solar-powered stoves as a cleaner form of energy. The upsides include saving time, saving forests, and decreasing injuries. The biggest challenge is money, so Farmers with a Vision is connecting community members with microlenders. The increased use of solar cookstoves is an opportunity to improve health and the environment.

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Jerusalem Jews and Arabs bond over backgammon

Abigail Klein Leichman

March 19, 2017 |

Israel21c |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel, Jerusalem

The Middle East has long been the site of conflict, but 'Jerusalem Double' is trying to ease tensions by having people from all backgrounds come together to play in backgammon tournaments. These tournaments have been very successful in sparking empathy, mentorship, discussion and bringing groups together.

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Syrian women find confidence and community in Canada through catering events

Jenny Uechi

March 01, 2017 |

National Observer |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

A select group of women Syrian refugees are helping cater dinners in Vancouver, British Columbia. The dinner events, titled “Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine,” help the women both earn a small living and create a support network. Anyone is able to buy a ticket, and attendee numbers have only grown since the first event.

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Mobile Restrooms Offer Solution for Lower Polk's Homeless Community

Libby Leyden

December 09, 2016 |

KQED |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

With the homeless population in San Francisco in crisis, the lack of a safe clean place for the homeless to relieve themselves has caused concerns over sanitation in the Tenderloin neighborhood. Now the city offers a mobile City Resource Relief Center, a van that offers not only a toilet but also clothes, hygiene kits, food, and coffee. The project has documented many uses of the bathroom each night.

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Can Oakland's Compassionate Communities program serve as a model for others?

Rob Arias

December 07, 2016 |

E'ville Eye News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Under increasing pressure to remove the homeless from encampments, the San Francisco bay area has had difficulty addressing the problem of where the homeless can find refuge. Oakland has established Compassionate Communities, a piloted program lead by local government officials, which pipelines funds not toward the dissolution of encampments but rather to the creation of permanent housing. So far, the program has successfully transitioned twenty-five residents of encampments into permanent housing and is projecting to dissolve the encampments by April 2017.

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