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Cooperative Ways to Weather the Silver Tsunami

Jaisal Noor

December 07, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Worker cooperatives, which are worker-owned and democratically operated, are spreading across the United States as a response to the large number of baby-boomer-owned businesses closing with no succession plan. Baltimore’s Common Ground Cafe is an example of staff, the community, and a local cooperative incubator coming together to do just that.

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Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up

Breanna Draxler

December 07, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico

After they were socially, economically, and politically forced from their agricultural land, the people who have used regenerative farming principles for millennia are reimplementing the practice in their communities. This allows them to improve soil health and reconnect with the land.

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How One City Tried to Solve Gridlock for Us All

Michael Kimmelman

December 07, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

Rapid bus system TransMilenio offers locals an extensive bus network of 12 bus lines covering 71 miles. While rapid buses aren’t as fast as a metro, and TransMilenio’s design has its share of issues, this system managed to get up and running in a fraction of the time a metro system takes, and at a significantly lower cost. TransMilenio is crucial in connecting those in underserved districts to the heart of the city and serves about two million riders each day.

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Black Investors Take Back a Legal Tool to Restore Affordable Housing

Kelli Duncan

December 07, 2023 |

Illinois Answers Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Community Receiver Program works with real estate professionals of color to rehabilitate vacant and foreclosed properties. These properties are then resold to local homebuyers — to preserve generational wealth — or rented out at affordable rates. The program trains people to be community receivers for free, teaching them how to acquire and rehabilitate the buildings, as well as how to leverage grants and local funding programs. Since 2020, the Program has trained about 520 people, rehabilitated 16 buildings and contributed about $4.5 million in restored property value.

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A Community-Driven Path to Replenishing Groundwater in a Parched Region

Geetanjali Krishna

December 07, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Jakhni, Uttar Pradesh

The community in Jakhni, India, reimplemented old farming practices, like building embankments to trap rainwater and planting trees to prevent erosion, to combat severe drought.

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Copenhagen: How to flood-proof a city

Aditi Rajagopal

December 06, 2023 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

The city of Copenhagen uses a combination of green and gray infrastructure for flood prevention. It installed more plants, ponds with pumping systems, and green roofs to collect rainfall along with a giant underground tunnel system and walls that close off areas of the city to store water.

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Productive Discomfort: A Job Training Program for Single Moms That Centers Mental Health

Anna Sale

December 06, 2023 |

WNYC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

A job training program for single moms experiencing poverty, called Climb Wyoming, runs 14, 12-week training sessions per year. The program provides wraparound support for the moms alongside the skills training, including mental health support, life skills training, and help navigating the criminal justice system.

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MIT via community college? Transfer students find a new path to a degree.

Ira Porter

December 06, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The Transfer Scholars Network partners with community colleges and elite universities to help high-achieving students complete their four-year degree at a top school. Alongside mentorship throughout the application process, students who are accepted to partner institutions receive a financial aid package and ongoing support.

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The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

Hannah Kirshner

December 06, 2023 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Japan, Yamanaka Onsen

The Dry Stone Walling School of Japan is keeping the tradition of building walls out of stones collected from the neighboring environment alive by connecting students with local craftsmen. Building walls this way is a viable alternative to concrete that supports biodiversity and produces less carbon emissions.

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In France, zero-waste experiments tackle a tough problem: People's habits

Joseph Winters

December 06, 2023 |

Grist |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: France, Roubaix

Local governments in France are educating residents about waste reduction and finding ways to incentivize the behavior change necessary to meet the country’s ambitious zero-waste goals. Roubaix, for example, teaches residents simple lifestyle changes that will also save them money. Whereas, Smicval transitioned from door-to-door waste collection to a central collection point where residents drop off trash themselves.

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