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Inside the Nation's Largest Guaranteed Income Experiment

Abby Vesoulis Abigail Abrams

September 16, 2021 |

Time Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Compton, California

A guaranteed income program is giving people the financial security to invest in themselves, avoid predatory loans, pay off debt, and improve their general quality of life. The lack of conditions on how the monthly cash payments should be utilized gives recipients the freedom to do what they need with the money.

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Wer baut uns die besten Wohnungen?

Torben Ostermann Sebastian Manz Antonia Lilly Schanze

September 16, 2021 |

ZDF |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Neue Genossenschaften bauen auch in teuren Vierteln bezahlbare Wohnungen mit vielen gemeinschaftlichen Elementen; KoDörfer locken Städter mit besonderen Angeboten auf's Land; und auch der soziale Wohnungsbau geht neue Wege und versucht, die Fehler der Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen: Drei Beispiele, wie sich bezahlbarer Wohnraum samt Lebensqualität schaffen lässt.

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Breakdown Or Adjust: Social Workers Find New Ways To Tackle Their Mental Health Problems

Angela Umoru

September 16, 2021 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Social workers supporting victims of violence saw a marked improvement in mental health after the introduction of therapy sessions. The services were specifically tailored to help staff cope with the stressors of their job. Combining mental health support for employees at the nonprofit has enabled them to handle the specific challenges of helping others through their traumas.

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The great experiment—Can resident-owned mobile home parks save manufactured housing communities?

Angela K. Evans

September 16, 2021 |

Boulder Weekly |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

Mobile home owners in Colorado are beginning to own their own communities due in part to legislation that is making it easier to do so. Resident-owned communities preserve the affordable housing stock, which manufactured home communities make up a large percentage of.

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As CMSD returns to virtual school, Project ACT ensures the needs of homeless students are met

Sydney Kornegay

September 15, 2021 |

FreshWater Cleveland |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Project ACT provides support services to 1,000 Cleveland public school students experiencing homelessness or living with guardians other than their parents. Students are set up with a life skills coach who provides emotional and academic support to cope with traumatic life experiences. To ensure stability during COVID-19, Project ACT distributed hotspots and Chromebooks to all 1,000 children they work with. Life coach sessions transitioned to Zoom, where weekly online tutoring sessions were also hosted. Students could also receive gift cards, enrichment packets, school supplies, and hygiene items if needed.

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«Trop souvent les victimes agissent seules» : App-Elles, l'appli contre les violences faites aux femmes, part en campagne

Christine Mateus

September 15, 2021 |

Le Parisien |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France

Créée en 2015, App-Elles est une application mobile française venant en aide aux victimes et témoins de violences sexistes et sexuelles.

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Making the grade: B.C. tuition waiver program made education possible for hundreds of young people

Tracy Sherlock

September 14, 2021 |

Education Matters British Columbia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

The British Columbia government waives tuition at public universities for undergraduate students who grew up in foster care, a measure that takes aim at the disadvantages young people face after aging out of the child welfare system. Former foster children, who in British Columbia are disproportionately of Indigenous heritage, average lower high school graduation rates and have above-average problems with income, housing, and work after childhoods that often feature multiple moves. About 1,700 young people have received tuition-free educations since 2017.

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Rwanda Saving Mothers' Lives With An SMS

James Rwema

September 14, 2021 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

The RapidSMS program provides mobile phones to connect pregnant women, community health workers (CHWs), ambulances, and hospitals. CHWs enter data into phones to track all pregnant women, monitor prenatal care, and identify women at risk of complications. The free platform also allows pregnant women to send a text message to their CHW, who can alert an ambulance to be dispatched to even the most remote regions and give hospitals advanced notice of the women’s arrival. The system has been so effective in improving health outcomes that the government is looking to use it for other medical issues like malaria.

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The hotel for homeless people

Simon Maybin

September 14, 2021 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom

To limit the spread of COVID-19, the Everyone In initiative offers housing to people experiencing homelessness. In the first few months of the program, the government paid for hotel rooms – which were empty due to the pandemic – for about 15,000 people. Additional services provided include helping people with substance abuse issues, accessing welfare benefits, and finding permanent housing. Some hotel residents expressed a renewed sense of purpose from having stable housing. A new set of workers, like hotel staff, addressing homelessness for the first time also led to innovation.

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RGGI, behind the rhetoric: What we know about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Rachel McDevitt

September 14, 2021 |

StateImpact Pennsylvania |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A regional cap-and-trade program in the northeast United States has reduced carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and led to overall job gains in the economy. Up to 50 percent of the region’s CO2 reductions are attributable to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program and nine of the states participating report training more than 8,000 workers.

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