Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17287 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • The Small Goat Breed That's a Star of Urban Farms Audio icon

    November 24, 2020 |

    Atlas Obscura |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Nigerian Dwarf goats can be a viable livestock option for people who want to engage in urban farming. Cities across the United States — like Phoenix, Austin, Pittsburgh, and San Diego — are making it easier to keep goats, which can provide financial boons for urban farmers through cheesemaking and even enhance the farm’s ecosystem by using its manure as fertilizer.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The NewsRun, a daily newsletter about Pakistan, cuts through the noise of a cluttered media market

    November 24, 2020 |

    Nieman Lab |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The NewsRun is “a daily newsletter that summarizes Pakistan’s major stories of the day." It’s helping Pakistani people stay on top of the news. Some Pakistani people who live in the country get overwhelmed with the daily news cycle, while Pakistani’s living abroad might have a language barrier or lack the context to understand the news. The clear, direct language of the newsletter makes the news accessible. "The way it’s written is clear and it highlights all the key points I need to know." The newsletter has thousands of Instagram followers and a “20 to 30 percent daily open rate.”

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Coronavirus means free school meals across the U.S. What if that stayed?

    November 24, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

    A no-cost meal program allows high-poverty schools to offer all enrolled students free lunch, which consequently addresses child nutrition problems and meal debt. The program, however, has pivoted and expanded during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that schools can still act as a food distribution hub.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • S.D. farmers raise 'heritage' turkeys to preserve ancient breeds and meet growing consumer demand

    November 24, 2020 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    A band of farmers in South Dakota are reviving “heritage turkeys,” an ancient breed of turkeys that went nearly extinct in the 1990s. There can be a learning curve and upfront costs when working with heritage turkeys, but because of efforts nationwide, the breeding stock of these creatures went from 1,335 in 1997 to 14,000 by 2016. The farmers are breeding, raising, and selling these turkeys as part of the farm-to-table movement, but they’re also working to preserve the critically endangered breed.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Indianapolis has poured millions into grant funding to fight crime. Has it worked?

    November 24, 2020 |

    IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    By one measure, a record number of homicides in 2020, Indianapolis' decision to pump $13 million into two crime-prevention grant programs looks like a failure. But program advocates and researchers say that may not be the most accurate measure. Data show that multiple community-based projects are steering young people away from crime and toward jobs. It's difficult to untangle crime's multiple causes and the effects these programs have had over the past six years, and whether homicides would have been even worse but for the efforts.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • In the Columbia River Gorge, a Local Program Adapts to Serve the Community Through Covid-19

    November 24, 2020 |

    The Daily Yonder |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

    The Bridges to Health program in Oregon is helping to improve community health by connecting individuals and families to resources such as housing, food aid, transportation options, and health-care facilities. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how the program works and not all clients are receptive to aid, "the program’s cross-sector model, its ability to quickly shift gears, and its resilient staff have allowed it to address the community’s changing needs."

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • This App Pays Young People Without Housing to Build Life Skills Audio icon

    November 24, 2020 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Youth experiencing unstable housing in New Haven, Connecticut can build life skills in exchange for gift cards through an app built by a nonprofit. DreamKit incentivizes positive change for disadvantaged young people who have competing priorities. The nonprofit is building a pipeline which will allow them to gauge which skills employers are looking for, provide those skills through the app, and then present a list of trained youth to employers.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • In Rwanda, Learning Whether a ‘Smart Park' Can Help Both Wildlife and Tourism

    November 24, 2020 |

    Atlas Obscura |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, once a conservation failure, has been revitalized with fences, patrols, and new technology to become a successful wildlife park. The government partnered with conservation group African Parks to manage the national park, which has led to an increase tourists, patrols, and even lions and black rhinos. Akagera also became the world first “Smart Park” after it installed a telecommunications network called LoRaWAN to securely track, monitor, and communicate between rangers, vehicles, equipment, and animals.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Connecticut's Halfhearted Battle: Response To Lead Poisoning Epidemic Lacks Urgency

    November 23, 2020 |

    Connecticut Health Investigative Team |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Cities throughout Connecticut have long struggled to enact a successful response to the statewide lead-poisoning problem, but the city of Bridgeport stands out as a model for how to get results by taking proactive action. Unlike other cities where investigations aren't triggered unless a child tests positive for lead poisoning, officials in Bridgeport focus on regularly conducting building inspections and utilizing Connecticut’s Uniform Relocation Assistance Act.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The German hospital tackling delirium in patients with dementia

    November 23, 2020 |

    British Medical Journal |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    To better serve patients struggling with dementia, a hospital in Berlin established a department of geriatrics and began screening "patients for cognitive impairments upon admission, providing them with trained volunteers for personal support and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium." This course of action has helped the hospital to diagnose cases earlier and offer dementia-specific care for patients, which consequently has reduced the prescribing of drugs for these patients.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus