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Frequent moves for Georgia foster youth prompt changes

Libby Dowsett

November 03, 2021 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Georgia

In Georgia, child-welfare officials considering moving a child in foster care from one caregiver to another must delay the move for 14 days. During that pause, a group of involved officials and foster parents hold a video call to explore alternatives to moving the child. Such moves can inflict trauma without solving the underlying problems. Now, moves can't be made hastily on the say-so of just a caregiver and case worker. Data on the effects of the policy are still being collected, but participants generally give it good marks and the state's "placement stability" numbers have improved.

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Space to Create Colorado Builds Ouray County's First Affordable Housing Project

Laura Palmisano

November 03, 2021 |

Mountain Grown Community Radio (KVNF) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Space to Create is a state led program to create affordable housing and work spaces for people in creative industries. To be eligible for the program, areas must be state-certified creative districts, have populations of less than 50,000 in rural areas, and strong local support and leadership, which have been crucial to moving projects forward. Projects are supported by a nonprofit developer and federal low-income tax credits provide the primary funding source. The project in Trinidad created 41-units of affordable live-work spaces downtown, including 20,000 square feet of community space.

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In Portsmouth police reforms, some see 'model' for other communities

Paul Cuno-Booth

November 02, 2021 |

Granite State News Collaborative |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Residents, community leaders, and the Police Commission came together to instate police reforms. Data will now be collected from every police stop of a civilian to provide a better understanding of who is being stopped and how that effects the entire criminal justice system.

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Here's how Charlotte could turn property taxes into rental help

Lauren Lindstrom

November 02, 2021 |

The Charlotte Observer |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Property taxes are being used to subsidize rent for households that earn up to 30 percent of the area median income. The pilot program allows landlords to use the tax rebates to cover rent for tenants who would be unable to live there otherwise. The initiative makes rent more affordable and also keeps affordable housing from being sold to developers who create luxury apartments, reducing the available affordable housing stock.

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Community Rebuilds

Justin Higginbottom

November 01, 2021 |

KZMU Community Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Moab, Utah

Community Rebuilds is a nonprofit that builds affordable and efficient housing – suitable for Moab’s very hot summers and very cold winters - while educating natural builders in the process. Anyone who is interested in construction, regardless of their previous experience, is welcome to intern at their sites to learn about natural building processes. The organization has built 52 strawbale homes since they started, a healthy and natural material that costs about half of what other new construction is per square foot. The program requires homeowners to volunteer about 20 hours a week building homes.

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Anti-violence programs are working. But can they make a dent in Chicago's gun violence?

Patrick Smith

November 01, 2021 |

WBEZ |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago is home to multiple street-outreach programs that target the people most likely to be shot or to shoot others, and that provide them with social services that keep them and others in their network safe. Programs like READI, CRED, and CP4P have shown strong results in studies of their ability to help people get access to education and jobs while avoiding arrest or injury. But community violence in Chicago is so entrenched that the existing programs lack the scale and structure to make meaningful reductions in Chicago's street violence.

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Don't Call the Police

Michael Hovde

November 01, 2021 |

What's Next Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

DontCallThePolice.com went online at the height of the 2020 social justice protests to give people a list of resources when they need help and might otherwise default to calling the police. The site is a directory of services in 80 cities, such as mental health care, substance use treatment, and services for youth and elders. The site averages about 20,000 visits per month as its existence becomes known. Information is crowdsourced.

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Four ways Mozambique is adapting to the climate crisis

Neha Wadekar

November 01, 2021 |

The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mozambique

According to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index Mozambique was the fifth country most affected by extreme weather over the past two decades. This article takes an in-depth analysis into four aspects of the country's climate crisis response; early warning systems, flood defense, resettlement sites, and rebuilding houses. The article evaluates both its failures and successes.

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North Carolina's Latino residents are more vaccinated than the non-hispanic population

Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven

November 01, 2021 |

North Carolina Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Hispanic residents in North Carolina went from having one of the lowest vaccination rates to one of the highest. The health department ran bilingual ads on a variety of media types, including social media and held virtual town halls and Facebook Live events. They also paid community health workers in each county to use their existing relationships with Latino residents and improve access to information about the vaccine and to the vaccine itself. Outreach from trusted ambassadors has proven more effective among communities that have deep mistrust of institutionalized structures.

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Hounslow £20 vouchers bring new customers to Chiswick shops

Matt Smith

November 01, 2021 |

The Chiswick Calendar |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Hounslow

The Hounslow council sent £20 vouchers to every household to help the local economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Households had about two months to spend the voucher, which could purchase products or services at a range of businesses from cafes and cinemas to retailers and laundromats. Retailers can use an app to scan the vouchers and eventually redeem them for payments.

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