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  • For Refugees in Lebanon, Cash Instead of Camps.

    September 13, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    In Lebanon, services for refugees are often misguided and ineffective. To address this issue, the country created a cash-debit card allowance for refugees, providing a more appropriate resource than the typical aid program.

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  • An Innovative Casino Scheme Helps Re-Build a Troubled Industrial City

    September 11, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Erie, Pennsylvania

    Erie, Pennsylvania transforms standard casino revenue into community development funds to jumpstart the city's urban and economic planning. An innovative initiative sets aside a percentage of revenue for city-wide development programs including a tech-startup initiative and youth summer jobs program.

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  • Staying on the Land

    September 06, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    A tax break for open space may help protect New Mexico’s farm land from development, preserving generations-old tradition and ownership, while maintaining valuable land for a future agricultural resurgence.

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  • In Uganda, Fostering a World without Adoption

    September 06, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In Uganda, where international adoptions and orphanages are the most present form of child welfare, nonprofits like Reunite, Alternative Care Initiatives-Uganda, and CALM Africa are shifting the country to a welfare model focused on family reunification and community-based foster care. Although pilot programs are still small, there is also a focus on closing technical loopholes and providing practical support to encourage foster care programs.

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  • Relying on food pantries in New Mexico's rural communities

    September 05, 2016 |

    Small Towns Big Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Ojo Sarco, New Mexico

    Hunger is a hidden crisis in the U.S., and in places like Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - a food desert and poverty-stricken community - a few dedicated food pantries are all that stands between thousands of people and going hungry. A longstanding relationship with Farmers Markets authorized to use SNAP benefits has also allowed farmers to donate overstocked produce to those in need - though the greater battle against the poverty that causes hunger is yet to be won.

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  • Is farming a public service?

    September 05, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    To develop the next generation of producers, the Young Farmers Coalition non-profit is now pushing Congress and individual state legislatures to take a big step: forgiving farmers’ student loans.

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  • Microsoft: No Single Organization Can Close Skills Gap

    August 24, 2016 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    Microsoft and Boys and Girls Clubs of America are partnering to expand access to computer science education. A pilot program in 25 clubs across the country exposed 1,000 kids and teens to the first two levels of a four-part coding series. Despite its promise, the program faces impact limitations and scaling challenges including a lack of experienced instructors.

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  • The Race for a Zika Vaccine

    August 22, 2016 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States

    In the past two years, Zika virus has arisen as one of the most pressing public health concerns. This piece charts the worldwide efforts by doctors using new technology to develop a vaccine for Zika.

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  • Inside Black Guns Matter, Philly's Second Amendment answer to police brutality

    August 21, 2016 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, Black Guns Matter encourages Black Americans to practice the second amendment right to own a gun, while at the simultaneously discouraging altercations with the police. This group provides resources to inform Black Americans how to protect themselves from the police or other individuals should they need to. They also mitigate tragic outcomes by preparing Black Americans for confrontations with cops.

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  • Beyond Detention: Exploring Smarter, Cheaper Alternatives to Locking Kids Up

    August 17, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Alternative programming that involves "restorative justice" models - such as having youth within the criminal justice system create art as a means of self expression instead of detaining them in a prison-like facility - are much more effective at preventing antisocial and criminal behavior in youth than involvement in the juvenile-justice system.

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