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  • Big Lottery Fund puts pound-power into the hands of deprived communities

    November 04, 2014 |

    Positive.News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Liverpool

    For 150 areas in the UK needing the most help, support came in the form of 1 million pound grants to fund community-led projects. What sets this funding apart is that 75% of those on the decision-making boards are local residents. The Big Lottery Fund’s grants have already funded communities markets and local revitalization efforts, and more is on the way.

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  • Will These Ninth Graders Make the Bronx Healthier?

    June 06, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A hospital, university, and research center partnership is trying to encourage local Bronx students to become nurses and community health care workers and stay in the area to improve the health of the community.

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  • Dealing with blight complaints requires new approach, Memphis says

    February 22, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    In Memphis, a creative blight-reduction initiative called 25 Square Blocks broke down the city into blocks. Inspectors were able to quickly identify all the violations and fix them, using the same amount of funding, but less time, as the old call-and-respond model.

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  • Crime and blight still remain

    February 22, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Civic leaders in the U.S. struggle to effectively help their distressed neighborhoods. East Lake, Atlanta, created a replicable model that mixes residents of differing socio-economic status, and focuses on education and health in the area.

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  • Education in Indian Country: Obstacles and Opportunity

    December 04, 2013 |

    Education Week |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oglala, South Dakota

    Native American student graduation rates are much lower than that of any other demographic. The Red Cloud school teaches students on a reservation in South Dakota about the Lakota history to empower the kids and encourage resilience.

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  • Using Giant Mirrors to Light up Dark Valleys

    October 22, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

    Photojournalism |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Norway, Rjukan

    Small towns located deep in the valleys of steep mountains, like Rjukan, Norway, and Viganella, Italy, can be cut off from sunlight for almost half a year but computer-controlled mirrors are helping to change that. The tailor-made, computer-driven motors on giant mirrors track sunlight throughout the day.

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  • In Paris's Banlieues, New Recipe for Success Is Local

    May 14, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris

    The impoverished communities in Paris had high unemployment for adults and youth. The French government has offered financial incentives to hire people from the banlieues. Talents de Cités, a governmental program, offers cash prizes to young entrepreneurs.

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  • Where All Work Is Created Equal

    September 15, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Countries all over the world are creating community, diversifying relationships, and giving a purpose to people who felt useless through time banks, where people swap their services using time as the currency.

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  • The Rewards of Renewal

    June 16, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Poor neighborhoods in the United States lack quality play spaces for children, also known as play deserts. An organization is enabling communities across the nation to build their own playground.

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