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Bringing Together Young And Old To Ease The Isolation Of Rural Life

Rhitu Chatterjee

August 07, 2019 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, McGregor, Minnesota

Due to urban migration from rural areas, communities in less populated regions around the country are experiencing increased loneliness and lack of social connection; a health organization in Minnesota is building personal relationships to between youth and elders to combat that loneliness. Through intergenerational trust building and social activities, rural residents in 18 Minnesota towns combat isolation, depression and anxiety.

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In Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty

Pam Fessler

August 05, 2019 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Pioneering research has indicated that encouraging low-income families to move to "higher opportunity" neighborhoods improves long-term outcomes for their children. A pilot program in Seattle aims to put this to the test, providing services and support for families who have managed to land a housing choice voucher and move to what researchers have deemed high opportunity neighborhoods. Early results are promising, although questions about longer-term impacts and questions about those "left behind" in lower-opportunity neighborhoods remain.

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America has a housing segregation problem. Seattle may just have the solution.

Dylan Matthews

August 04, 2019 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A group of economics researchers and county officials in the Seattle area teamed up to create a more comprehensive approach to housing vouchers. Rather than simply provide a rental voucher, the city piloted a program that included information about the city's areas of economic and social opportunity, increasing the number of families that moved into higher-economic regions of the city.

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Will Banning Single-Family Zoning Make for More Affordable Homes?

Deonna Anderson

July 31, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis serves as a model for other cities as it addresses the affordable housing crisis by de-incentivizing the development of single-family houses. By changing zoning laws to benefit the construction of duplexes and triplexes, the city makes room for more low-income families to afford to live in city limits.

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How Do You Stop Abusive Relationships? Teach Teens How to Be Respectful Partners

Alison Kotch

July 29, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A program called RAPP (Relationship Abuse Prevention Program) uses safe spaces for teens to talk about their romantic relationships with both peer and adult leaders as a way to prevent abusive relationships through education. It is supported by New York City's Human Resources Administration, the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Day One, and Steps to End Violence and Urban Resource Institute (URI). The program is now in 94 schools across the city, and participants / peer leaders testify to how much it changed their lives.

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How Making Reusable Pads Is Helping Women In Bidibidi

Cynthia Rukundo

July 27, 2019 |

Things That Work Uganda |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Bidibidi

Menstrual hygiene can be a challenge especially in Bidibidi, one of the largest refugee settlements in the world. However, with the help of Catholic Relief Service (CARITAS), women are now being trained in how to make reusable sanitary napkins. Many women have received a sewing machine and can now sell their handmade pads to neighbors, thus providing both an income and a hygienic (and eco-friendly) solution.

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How Chicago Is Facing Its Violent History

Jonita Davis

July 26, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Discussing history can help communities heal from racial violence and trauma. Organizations like the Greater Bronzeville Action Plan, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CCR19), and the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention are helping the Bronzeville community heal from the violence of the twentieth century by promoting education and commemoration about events like the historic 1919 riots. Partnerships between organizations such as these raise the level of discourse surrounding issues of racial trauma, promoting long-term social healing.

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Outreach Teams Have Police Helping, not Arresting, Homeless People

Daliah Singer

July 26, 2019 |

Bitterroot |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Embedded in Denver’s police department is the Homeless Outreach Unit, dedicated to building relationships with and providing access to services for the city’s population experiencing housing insecurity. They work closely with social workers and nonprofits in the city to work against the criminalization of homelessness, instead, taking a solutions oriented approach. The unit has helped build trust between those residents and police and has seen a 30% increase in referrals to homeless shelters.

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Purpose-driven publisher writes new chapter of Brazilian literature

Pedro Lira

July 26, 2019 |

Pioneers Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil

Promoting more diverse and inclusive narratives takes a publisher interested more in social purpose than profits. Vira Letra, and independent publisher in Brazil, has employed a cost and profit-sharing business model aimed at amplifying the voices of women, LGBT, and other marginalized authors. With the vast majority of books in Brazil published by white males, who make up less than 45 percent of the population, Vira Letra focuses on adding new voices to the publishing market.

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How Women Are Leading the Charge to Recycle Whole Houses

Teresa Carey

July 24, 2019 |

Smithsonian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Leonardtown, Maryland

To avoid the waste that would incur from demolishing structures such as houses and apartment buildings, a reuse center in Maryland works with deconstruction crews to disassemble the buildings and then sells the salvaged materials at a reduced cost. Although "the trend is hardly noticed," this type of movement has spread across the United States and is mostly led by women.

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