Collaborating on co-locating: Chicago's innovative approach to mixed-use facilities
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/collaborating-on-co-locating-chicagos-innovative-approach-to-mixed-use-fa/548379?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Katie Pyzyk
Smart Cities Dive
14 February 2019
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Some of Chicago's public housing buildings now house a public library on the base floor. The co-location design is a result of a collaboration between the Chicago Public Library and Chicago Housing Authority intended to reduce inefficiencies, cut costs, and better integrate public housing into the city's fabric.
Sheriff provides info to those needing help for mental health
https://www.hmbreview.com/news/sheriff-provides-info-to-those-needing-help-for-mental-health/article_d51d6b80-2fcf-11e9-b097-3ba0bbc38737.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Libby Leyden
Half Moon Bay Review
13 February 2019
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After realizing a gap at the intersection of mental health care and emergency responders, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has formed a partnership with the county Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and created the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team. Specifically designed to assist those with mental health concerns, this change in practice also reduces hospitalizations and incarcerations.
When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/13/693136117/when-teens-threaten-violence-a-community-responds-with-compassion?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Rhitu Chatterjee
Rebecca Davis
NPR
13 February 2019
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
When a teenager at a high school in Salem, Oregon began expressing threatening sentiments online, the community stepped in to help rather than punish the student. Through assessing the threat and then partnering him with a school counselor, the community was able to successfully create a model for removing kids from potentially violent trajectories.
In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance
https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-12/california-classroom-students-teach-each-other-their-home-languages-and-learn?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Zaidee Stavely
Public Radio International (PRI)
12 February 2019
Radio / Under 5 Minutes
An ethnic studies teacher at an Oakland high school with a large immigrant population asks each student to spend a bit of the class time teaching their home language to the class. Acacia WoodsChan has noted increasing confidence and understanding among her students.
Program to focus on treatment rather than jail
https://www.abqjournal.com/1279269/program-to-focus-on-treatment-rather-than-jail.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ryan Boetel
Albuquerque Journal
11 February 2019
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The Albuquerque Police Department is rolling out a new program that aims to get people the help they need rather than place them in jail where they are likely to relapse. Similar to programs already working in other states such as Colorado and Washington, this Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program gives the low-level suspects an opportunity to obtain treatment and avoid a criminal record.
Libraries Want to Change Your Relationship With Public Data
https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/02/libraries-public-information-city-data-digital-archive/581905?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Linda Poon
CityLab
11 February 2019
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Libraries serve as trusted stewards of information in the public domain. Looking beyond the traditional management of printed records and archives, libraries across the United States and Canada aim to make data sets released by city governments accessible to the public. Multiple initiatives serve as models for the collection and maintenance of public domain data, including the creation of user-friendly digital portals and digital literacy programs.
This Country Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s What Happened.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/universal-basic-income-finland-ontario-stockton_us_5c5c3679e4b00187b558e5ab?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Laura Paddison
The Huffington Post
8 February 2019
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In Finland, preliminary results from the country's first experiments with Universal Basic Income are being released - and while impacts on employment rates are still up in the air, providing a basic income seemed to improve overall well-being and reduce financial stress amongst participants. It is among a group of basic income pilots taking place across the world, including in countries like Kenya and Canada, but detractors of the expensive program say that the results don't prove it's a success quite yet.
Healing a generation wounded by Boko Haram
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2019/0208/Healing-a-generation-wounded-by-Boko-Haram?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Leslie Roberts
The Christian Science Monitor
8 February 2019
Text / Over 3000 Words
The Neem Foundation brings intensive counseling and 1-on-1 therapy to survivors who escaped the horrific violence of Boko Haram, a terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria. With months of aid and tough conversations, the organization attempts to reunite women and children who fled the violence with their families, many of whom shun the Boko Haram escapees.
These companies are making sure more women get promoted to management
https://www.fastcompany.com/90299115/these-companies-are-making-sure-more-women-get-promoted-to-management?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Lydia Dishman
FastCompany
6 February 2019
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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.
‘Feels like home’: Israeli school for migrant kids wins by bridging worlds
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2019/0206/Feels-like-home-Israeli-school-for-migrant-kids-wins-by-bridging-worlds?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Dina Kraft
The Christian Science Monitor
6 February 2019
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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.
Turning Blight into Play Spaces
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ideas-we-should-steal-turning-blight-into-play-spaces?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jessica Press
The Philadelphia Citizen
5 February 2019
800-1500 Words
A nonprofit in New Orleans transforms cheap vacant and underutilized lots into playgrounds and spaces for community events that teach children "design thinking" in the process.
Closing the Connectivity Gap for SF’s Homeless Youth
http://www.govtech.com/health/Closing-the-Connectivity-Gap-for-SFs-Homeless-Youth.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Melia Russell
Government Technology
5 February 2019
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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.
