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How the Formerly Incarcerated Support the Formerly Incarcerated

Zoe Sullivan

August 30, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

A nonprofit launched by formerly incarcerated men in New Orleans addresses some of the immediate challenges people face in the first 72 hours coming out of prison. The First 72 offers them a place to go, which can be a serious problem for those with records, as well as support and mentorship. There is also a small business incubator that some returnees have used to turn their side hustles into small businesses with plans to grow and employ other former felons.

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Tel Aviv tries to connect an isolated neighborhood

Neri Zilber

August 29, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

The goal of The Platform, a new entrepreneurship and coworking hub in a struggling area of Tel Aviv, “is to start solving big as well as local urban problems through social-technological entrepreneurship.” The tech accelerator it offers has spurred the development of an app intended to bring neighbors together as well as a special type of motion sensor that helps people with physical disabilities. The coworking space portion provides a gathering and event space for skills training and more. The founders are even hoping other cities will adopt this model.

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Sparking a Mini-Movement of Worker Cooperatives in Southeast L.A.

Alejandra Molina

August 28, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

COOP LA in Los Angeles is a commercial space featuring business commonly found across the city but with a distinct difference: they are all worker cooperatives. These cooperatives effectively create jobs and develop locally owned businesses as well as accomplish this without the neighborhood falling prey to gentrification.

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Tired of Dirty Dishes and ‘Hacker Houses,' Millennials Revamp Communal Living

Max Blau

August 23, 2018 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

In cities where the rent is out-of-reach for many millennials, HubHaus is offering living that emphasizes community while also providing more affordable rents. Although the service does not directly address the issues creating the housing crunch in these cities, namely the lack of actual housing available, it is part of a larger trend towards co-living.

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Gaming for good: This Detroiter's board game business hopes to bring jobs and education to the city

Kristen Davis

August 21, 2018 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Lee Gaddis transformed an interest in board games into a business that helps all gamers, while on the side empowering youth to find career opportunities in gaming in his hometown of Detroit. The TableTopper is a product that turns any table into a gaming table. More than that, Gaddis turned this idea into a way to support jobs in Detroit. He still sees gaming as a way to inspire youth, engage creativity, and expand career options.

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Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home

Sydney Worth

August 21, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

NABIN, or the Native American Business Incubator Network, is a creative program intended to address the unique business challenges and opportunities faced by Native Americans. Since 2012, the organization has helped Native American entrepreneurs with marketing, startup skills, and the basic knowledge to succeed in business. From the #IAmTheNavajoEconomy hashtag to connecting aspiring entrepreneurs to microloans, NABIN is providing a much-needed service.

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This restaurant takeout service swaps styrofoam for sustainable

Teresa Carey

August 21, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

Eliminating single use plastics requires developing alternatives for consumers. In Durham, North Carolina, Green-to-Go offers a reusable container service for take-out orders. Users can download the Green-to-Go app, which links to participating take-out restaurants. A reusable take-out container replaces the need of as many as 1,000 single use containers, marking an important step toward a circular-use economy.

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This perfume smells good–and does good

Eillie Anzilotti

August 17, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Afghanistan

The U.S. beauty industry often relies on outsourced labor and markets in order to create products for their specific clientele. To affect change from the inside, one social entrepreneur started a fragrance company dedicated to supporting the economic stability of farmers in war-torn countries.

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This company hired anyone who applied. Now it's starting a movement

Eillie Anzilotti

August 17, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Yonkers, New York

Greyston’s Bakery pioneered the concept of Open Hiring, meaning there are no background or drug checks for prospective employees: anyone is hired on a first come, first serve basis. Then they are provided job training to get them up to speed. The idea is to give people who might otherwise be excluded from the job market a second chance--and Greyston is proving that ethical hiring practices help business, too. They recently created the Center for Open Hiring to spread their practice to other businesses.

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Empowering Teenage Girls in a Traditional Village and Across Morocco

Marjorie Olster

August 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Morocco, Douar Laadam

Project Soar is trying to get more young girls in Morocco to finish school, and it’s working. The nonprofit offers after school programs and tutoring to teenage girls, in hopes they continue their education and don’t get married at a young age. “This academic support has increased the passing rate for girls in Project Soar to 73 percent compared with the average passing rate of 44 percent for ninth grade girls in the Marrakesh region, according to the American Embassy in Morocco.” Around 475 girls have benefited from the project.

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