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  • When a Supermarket Changes How a Neighborhood Feels About Itself

    November 03, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    In a Pittsburgh food desert, the addition of a new supermarket increased residents' level of satisfaction with their neighborhood. Researching people's relationship with food and their community could improve federal efforts to fight food insecurity and poor eating habits.

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  • Preventing underage drinking takes more than scare tactics

    November 01, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    Rasmus and Allen are attempting to take the data they’ve gathered from their years working with western Alaska communities to establish Qungasvik as an evidence-based solution for not only alcohol abuse but also for other issues facing rural Alaska, such as suicide.

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  • Colorado's affordable artist housing efforts catching on quickly

    October 03, 2015 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Artists need cheap living costs, but their presence improves a community and the property values. The State of Colorado and private developers are creating affordable housing and work spaces for artists in neighborhoods they want to thrive.

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  • Opening City Hall's Wallets to Innovation

    September 25, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Great solutions to common problems often already exist and have been implemented elsewhere. By crowdsourcing ideas and broadening the pool from which contractors are selected, cities across the world are improving their cities.

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

    May 22, 2015 |

    The Ithaca Voice |

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    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.

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  • The world is 4 million teachers short. Here's how to solve that.

    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.

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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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    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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    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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