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  • San Francisco shares its schoolyards, opening communities to green spaces and one another's lives

    February 06, 2019 |

    WHYY |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Access to green spaces improves the well being of individuals and neighborhoods alike. By turning schoolyards into publicly accessible green spaces, the city of San Francisco’s Shared Schoolyard Program created spaces where not only children, but also urban communities, can interact with and experience nature. The schoolyards provide a vital recreational resource and meeting space for entire neighborhoods and communities.

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  • These companies are making sure more women get promoted to management

    February 06, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris

    Companies that value diversity invest in women leaders through comprehensive approaches. Leadership programs that go beyond generic seminars and instead focus on long-term career development strategies can help empower women and increase diversity in management positions. The Femmes Forward initiative at Havas Group pairs career development sessions with group mentorship, while other companies implement coaching and executive shadowing opportunities.

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  • Rooftop gardens: the coolest roofs around

    February 06, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Naples, Florida

    An ecologist is installing a rooftop garden on a home in Florida and early results suggest that the green roofs have helped moderate indoor temperatures. While the initial cost of these gardens can be high, these green rooftops can be beneficial for the environment and can even provide a longer lifespan for the roof.

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  • Cities across Colorado saw how gentrification impacted Denver. They're trying to avoid the same pitfalls.

    February 06, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    As gentrification drives involuntary displacement in Denver, Colorado, the city planners elsewhere in Colorado aim to avoid the same fate by instituting policy safeguards. Fort Collins has put in extra protection for mobile home parks, one of the only viable housing options for low-income residents, and another city program controls utility costs.

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  • Community Solar Developers Get Creative to Finance Big Projects

    February 06, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Organizations across the country work to make sustainable solar energy accessible for low-income communities. Through creative financing models that allow community members to maintain ownership over their neighborhood solar panels, these organizations keep financing in the hands of community members rather than corporate entities.

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  • Why your neighborhood school probably doesn't have a playground

    February 06, 2019 |

    WHYY |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Making schoolyards and public spaces green improves the health and wellbeing of communities. But without a way for schools in Philadelphia to allocate more funding toward schoolyard construction, the city’s school district relies largely on philanthropy. In public-private partnerships, the school district contributes a portion of funding to projects lead by nonprofit organizations. Creating greener spaces has many positive second-order effects, acting as an investment the in community.

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  • FGCU's geothermal air conditioner reduces impact on the environment

    February 06, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fort Myers, Florida

    Florida Gulf Coast University utilizes a cooling plant that serves as the primary air-conditioning unit for multiple buildings on campus. This plant uses geothermal energy, which compared with traditional air conditioning units, has less of an impact on the environment and saves the university money on its power bill. FGCU currently has 146 total thermal storage tanks producing over 23,000 tons of cooling capacity for its academic buildings.

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  • A new solution to the student housing crisis: retiree roommates?

    February 06, 2019 |

    CalMatters |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    In a hot housing market like Berkeley, CA, it can be hard for students to find affordable apartments. At the same time, spare rooms often sit unoccupied in the nearby homes of retired UC Berkeley faculty and affiliates. As one possible solution, a pilot program is testing out intergenerational living, pairing students with retirees who are willing to open up their homes at a discounted rate.

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  • ‘Feels like home': Israeli school for migrant kids wins by bridging worlds

    February 06, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

    A school in Tel Aviv welcomes immigrant and refugee children with open arms, providing language classes, long school days, extracurricular activities, and more. Members of the community volunteer to tutor and lead after-school courses, allowing children to learn while their parents work late. Now, more schools are popping up in Tel Aviv with similar aspirations.

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  • Closing the Connectivity Gap for SF's Homeless Youth

    February 05, 2019 |

    Government Technology |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Access to a smartphone or Internet services can assist in escaping homelessness. By offering WiFi, San Francisco-based homeless shelters hope not only to bring more individuals in off the street, but also to provide them with tools necessary to plan their daily lives, look for work, and connect with other social services. By providing Internet connectivity to those who often need it the most, Larkin Street Youth Services has turned homeless centers into places where individuals in need can reconnect with society.

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