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  • Feeding—and healing—the hood

    July 20, 2018 |

    The NM Political Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Project Feed the Hood, a community effort to increase food access and security for lower-income families, has established gardens and pilot programs at ten schools in Albuquerque. The program originally aimed to convert lawns into gardens while giving youth an alternative to military recruitment. Now, it is run by community volunteers and also offers paid internships for youth. “We’re here to resist, to reclaim our food systems, our community spaces,” explains one of the project's dedicated staff members.

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  • Tiny Homes Are Baby Steps Toward Reversing the Housing Crisis

    July 14, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Tiny homes, proposed across the world as a solution to housing problems, come in many forms. Baltimore is trying its own model. A creative partnership under the non-profit Civic Works is connecting people who want affordable homes with youth who want to learn construction skills and get their GED. Though still in the prototype stage, this project will show the potential for collaboration between non-profit groups, developers, and the local government.

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  • Cleveland uses literature to empower youth, overcome social divides

    July 09, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland has been quietly building a network of book clubs, libraries, and empowerment groups "using literature to empower marginalized groups, foster economic dynamism, and bridge social divides." From workplace and veterans literature discussions led by community professors to youth writing initiatives, the city has uniquely woven literacy and social justice into its daily fabric. Journalist Christopher Johnston asks, could it be a model for other divided cities?

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  • Two Seattle tech-training programs — why did one succeed, one fail?

    July 02, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Two federally-funded Seattle tech training programs tasked with increasing diversity in the industry returned dramatically different results over the course of one year. Experts credit Apprenti's employer-driven nature, use of an online screening tool, and close ties with the local tech community with its relative success in placing 220 people in apprenticeships in its first 18 months. 94 percent of applicants to Aprenti's program were women, veterans, or persons of color, with only 55 percent holding a post-secondary degree.

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  • The People Behind Your Tech Addiction Are Now Trying to Curb It

    June 28, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Teaching people about the harmful impacts of social media and tech addiction are a crucial first step in mitigating its consequences. The Center for Human Technology (CHT) has partnered with Common Sense Media to launch the Truth About Tech campaign, which calls for a shift in values surrounding technology and tech companies. The organizations accomplish this through a curricula designed to teach awareness and mindfulness about tech use beginning at an early age. By high school, students are introduced to ethical design principles.

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  • Renters Get One Step Closer to Homeownership With This Innovative Program

    June 26, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Renting Partnerships organizes affordable housing communities that stay affordable. By meeting the expectations of the community, such as paying rent on time, residents can earn and cash out financial equity after staying in their home for five years. The program uses creative financing in the hopes of making housing more equitable.

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  • In a Male-Dominated Food World, Women of Color Are Creating Spaces for Each Other

    June 22, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Los Angeles-based group Across Our Kitchen Tables is hoping to overcome the underrepresentation of women of color in the food industry. The group connects women, helps them discuss ideas and recipes, and hosts workshops on skills relevant to the food industry. Above all, the group is creating a community of women to learn from one another.

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  • Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom

    June 20, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    An internship program in rural Kentucky takes a bottom-up approach to reproductive health education. All Access EKY hires young female interns to create media and social media campaigns about teenage pregnancy and birth control. All Access Media Director Willa Johnson says, “We’re trying to build some of these bridges in our communities so it’s not just teenage girls on an island and health care providers on an island and educators on an island."

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  • Opportunity for Refugees, Nourishment for New Yorkers

    June 20, 2018 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In New York, non-profits like Eat Offbeat, Emma's Torch, United Tastes of America, and more are working to connect American-born citizens with refugees from other countries, using food as a way to spark conversation while also providing employment and job training opportunities. So far, these organizations have helped welcome refugees while also creating cultural awareness.

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  • In Morocco, women find a recipe for success and gainful employment

    June 14, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Morocco, Marrakesh

    The Marrakesh-based Amal for the Culinary Arts offers Moroccan women from disadvantaged backgrounds free training in order to become culinary chefs. Through the program they get hands on experience. They also help them find a job. Already, around 200 women have gone through the program, and six have created their own businesses.

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