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Thinking Outside the Bus

Lisa Margonelli

November 17, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Brunswick, Maine

Bus service for people who live outside major cities is either nonexistent or might as well be. But some communities are helping bring mobility to non-drivers with bus service they can really use.

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Where All Work Is Created Equal

Tina Rosenberg

September 15, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Countries all over the world are creating community, diversifying relationships, and giving a purpose to people who felt useless through time banks, where people swap their services using time as the currency.

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In ‘Food Deserts,' Oases of Nutrition

Tina Rosenberg

May 23, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

Asian cities are over-crowded and many residences are kitchenless, causing families with children to consume unhealthy food from the street vendors. Mercy Corps, a non-profit organization that advocates nutrition, has initiated some for-profit businesses in Jakarta that provide healthy food to underserved neighborhoods. The food carts are marketed at serving poor children a healthy meal.

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Foreclosure Is Not an Option

David Bornstein

December 06, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Foreclosure affects millions of homeowners and millions more owe more on their mortgages than what their homes are worth, but Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP), offers assistance. As a free service to borrowers, ESOP holds lenders accountable with fair lending agreements, creates constructive communication, and ultimately saves homes.

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Coalition eager to apply lessons at home, Milwaukee anti-crime group inspired by its mission to Boston

James H. Burnett III

May 28, 2000 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Now that a coalition of Milwaukee preachers, police and prosecutors has witnessed firsthand the success of a crime-fighting partnership in Boston, the local coalition is clearing its first obstacle -- putting its ideas into action at home.

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