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  • Changing their minds, and their lives: A way out of poverty in Philadelphia

    September 12, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The MindSet program adopts 30 people per year for a five-year "mobility mentoring" program, coaching people living in poverty to set clear goals and helping them save toward economic independence. Run by the nonprofit Episcopal Community Services and modeled on Boston's EMPath (Economic Mobility Pathways), MindSet rejects traditional case management and approaches that merely maintain people's lifestyle, focusing instead on plotting a path to a better future. More testing is needed on its effectiveness, but EMPath participants increased their annual income from $16,000 to $47,000.

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  • Texas Teacher Takes Her Students On A Road Trip Through U.S. History — Remotely

    September 11, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Students taking AP U.S. History at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, may have been limited in their ability to attend in-person classes, but their teacher decided to supplement their lessons by taking on a 15-day virtual road trip across the U.S. to see the places often mentioned in their textbooks. Cathy Cluck traveled as far as the east coast to show students historic sites like Jamestown, Gettysburg, the Lincoln Memorial, and many others.

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  • How One Pacific Islander Community Is Responding To The Pandemic

    September 11, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Pacific Islander communities in Hawaii have formed their own Covid-19 task forces to stop the virus’ spread, rather than wait for the government to respond. Despite a lack of resources, the task forces conduct community outreach providing protective gear and food and have partnered with community groups, recognizing the role of active community engagement and participation to achieve success. The task forces use a model that recognizes the significance of cultural nuances and language challenges, which has added to its success in keeping the infection rate among Pacific Islander communities relatively low.

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  • Cooperative Housing Is Redefining 'Home' for People with Disabilities

    September 11, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Striking a balance between interdependence and independence is crucial for those living with disabilities. Finding affordable housing that is accessible and accommodates a disability is difficult to secure and often the only options are institutionalized living. Able Community is a non-profit cooperative that has designed a house which provides independence along with all the accommodations needed for residents. Residents control critical aspects of the experience from health care to food options and maintenance. The Able community plans to scale its affordable and accessible housing plan.

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  • What Kenya can teach its neighbors — and the US — about improving the lives of the "unbanked"

    September 11, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Mobile banking in Kenya has increased economic mobility for families living in poverty. The mobile money system is not connected to bank accounts, making it accessible to the overwhelming majority of Kenyans who don't have bank accounts but do have cell phones. Mobile banking allows deposits and withdrawals as well as transfers, and has allowed families to save money to use when their income, often from farming, takes a hit thus creating a security net for themselves and allowing them to receive funds from friends and family. Savings allow families to meet basic needs and access medical care if necessary.

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  • Schools rarely teach climate change outside of science class. Teachers are changing that.

    September 11, 2020 |

    Mashable |

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    Response Location: United States

    Climate Change lessons are lacking even in science classes. This article identifies a variety of methods that educators can take to incorporate climate change into the classroom. Examples include things like incorporating climate change into non-science classes, creating interdisciplinary courses, and keeping the issue non-partisan. "They just want to be told the truth. They want to acknowledge that they're angry," Metzger-Carter said. "So, I tell them the truth. I tell them that their voices are way more powerful than mine. Then, I step out of the way."

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  • Spy planes provide modest help to Baltimore crime fight over three months, researchers find

    September 11, 2020 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    After three months of a pilot project putting video-equipped planes in flight over Baltimore, police made arrests in 21% of the 81 cases in which video evidence was provided. The arrest rate is slightly greater than in the many more cases that were not aided by aerial video. But researchers and police have not concluded from the evidence that the project is effective enough to continue after its six-month, privately funded run. Civil liberties advocates have challenged use of the so-called spy planes, which the city hopes will help combat its high rate of homicides and other violent crimes.

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  • These Hotels Are Stepping Up To Help Hawaii's Virus Control Effort

    September 11, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    The city of Honolulu has partnered with hotels to offer quarantine housing for those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 but have nowhere to safely self-isolate. The new units compliment other existing facilities – such as city-owned buildings and hospitals – and provide meals and health check-ins for the patients conducted by the state's Behavioral Health and Homelessness Statewide Unified Response Group.

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  • When contact tracing works, families, friends and co-workers avoid infection

    September 11, 2020 |

    WCNC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Health officials in North Carolina have shown that contact tracing can successfully identify those who have been exposed to COVID-19. The efforts of the contact tracers in one county resulted in 35 people being quarantined after an exposure to the virus during a child's birthday party, however that was only possible because of those individuals "were willing to be open and honest and forthcoming."

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  • Women Data Scientists Created GPS-Driven App to Help Kenya Keep Covid-19 Numbers Low

    September 11, 2020 |

    Zenger News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    Women in GIS Kenya created a digital tool that helps the government track the number of Covid-19 cases, recoveries, and confirmed deaths, as well as the number of tests administered. The online database combines a survey that assesses a person's symptoms with cellphone GPS data to create a map of current hot spots and recommend treatment locations. The government credits the tool, which can also predict high-risk areas vulnerable to future outbreaks, with helping to keep Kenya's COVID-19-related deaths relatively low compared to other countries. The tool is popular among younger, tech-savvy populations.

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