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  • The rise of urban food forests

    July 02, 2019 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Creating and supporting local food systems requires public-private partnerships in urban planning. Across the United States, nonprofit organizations such as Trees Atlanta in Georgia successfully work with cities to operate and maintain community orchards, or "food forests", on public lands. Planting food forests with several layers of fruit-bearing vegetation reduces the prevalence of food deserts, adding both green space and nutritional value to communities.

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  • Preaching Faith in Democracy

    July 02, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Shared expressions of community and fellowship are fostering a non-partisan approach to civic engagement. The nonprofit Citizen University, based in Seattle, Washington, provides small grants to trained community leaders who host Civic Saturdays. The meetings take place across the country in libraries, town centers, and at small businesses. Groups gather to share song, poetry, and to discuss political concepts as ideas on a spectrum, rather than in opposition to one another.

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  • Residents turn detective to fight crime

    July 02, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A U.S. company, Flock Safety, has developed a security and surveillance system that allows residents to monitor the color, model, and license plate of every car entering their neighborhood. The system uses car license plate cameras that aren’t monitored by the local police or governments, rather, by residents themselves, to help deter crime. While the system has shown success to the tune of an average of two crimes solved every day, it also raises questions around the problematic nature of surveillance culture, privacy, and profiting off of safety and fear.

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  • Want Kids to Learn the Joy of Reading? Barbershops and Laundromats Can Help

    July 02, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Across the United States, barbershops, laundromats, libraries, and other civic institutions are collaborating to provide more "informal" spaces for kids to practice their reading skills. The initiatives are often located in community gathering spots in economically distressed areas, and help children not only practice their reading, but also grow their confidence.

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  • Kenya: Livestock Insurance Causes Paradigm Shift in Addressing Drought

    July 02, 2019 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In the Horn of Africa, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation has introduced insurance schemes for pastoralists who rely on livestock farming but are at risk for ever-increasing droughts due to climate change. This is already helping some of the 20 million livestock herders across the region.

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  • Middlebury is walking towards restoration

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Devil Strip |

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    Response Location: United States, Middlebury, Ohio

    The town of Middlebury, Ohio organizes community walking audits that allow residents to actively relay concerns and complaints about their community. The audits focus on neighborhood improvement and encourage active community members to lead the charge in local development.

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  • Car but no home? Safe parking lots spread across West Coast.

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In California and other western states, where the number of people experiencing homelessness has increased dramatically, some nonprofits are offering up parking lots as a place for those who live in their cars to stay safely overnight. While the programs are clearly a temporary measure, they offer more than just a lot for people to stay the night - there are also caseworkers available to help people navigate the complicated bureaucracy and get the supports they need.

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  • Drinking coffee, talking politics

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Daily Star Lebanon |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    Coffee & Politics is an initiative founded by Tracy Nehme to provide opportunities to explore Lebanese politics and history. The program provides scheduled events and monthly talks on a particular topic. Attendance increased after online advertising and Nehme started inviting guest speakers, like the heads of government agencies and elected officials, to lead the discussions and hold Q&As. Despite lower capacities, coffee shops are the ideal venues because the informal open spaces attract diverse crowds. The initiative’s popularity has already led it to be scaled to another city, with events held in Tripoli.

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  • Graduating from college still a struggle for many California foster youth

    July 01, 2019 |

    San Jose Mercury News (The Mercury News) |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    To address the difficulties foster youth face when trying to complete a college program, California has implemented a series of support mechanisms designed to increase the chances of graduation. From extending the cutoff age to receive services to 21 to priority registration for classes, studies are already showing success from these changes.

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  • Kettering center grows in fight to combat infant drug exposure

    July 01, 2019 |

    Dayton Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Kettering, Ohio

    For pregnant women impacted by the opioid epidemic, the lives of their infants are often affected if not given proper medical treatment after birth. Realizing this, a program in Kettering, Ohio that specifically works with this population has plans to expand their care after seeing success in its first year.

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