The Solutions Story Tracker™ is a curated, database of rigorous reporting on responses to social problems. We collect and tag every story, providing you with the ability to find coverage of effective or promising ideas and approaches—by issue, location, journalist, and success factor (strategic insights that emerge as patterns).
http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/sl-cities-potholes-fix.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jenni Bergal
Governing
18 June 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Watch out, pothole. Local government is coming for you. New technology makes it easier than ever to report potholes, track repairs, and anticipate road issues before they even happen.
http://www.unionleader.com/silver-linings/NH-college-class-could-become-national-model-to-attract-home-care-workers-06182018?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Roberta Baker
New Hampshire Union Leader
17 June 2018
Text / Under 800 Words
In states like New Hampshire, the rising senior population is highlighting a different issue - a lack of caregivers and home health aids. The Registered Apprenticeship Program for Home Health Aides at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Senior Helpers of the Greater Seacoast, a small company that hopes the program will help their ability to recruit and retain qualified employees.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-06-15/dutch-brothel-where-women-work-themselves?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Venetia Rainey
Public Radio International
15 June 2018
Mixed Media / 5-15 Minutes
My Red Light, is a brothel in Amsterdam run by sex workers. While sex work is legal in the country, exploitation and human trafficking is still pervasive. However, My Red Light tries to counter this by only hiring “people who have been thoroughly vetted to ensure they are not being trafficked, pimped or exploited.”
http://www.richlandsource.com/rising_from_rust/a-look-at-how-ohio-s-land-banks-are-battling/article_ec23638c-72fd-11e8-a0b3-5f61fa13e118.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tracy Geibel
Richland Source
15 June 2018
Text / Over 3000 Words
Ohio has over 50 land banks, which are best known for reducing blight by demolishing old buildings, but several land banks are trying creative ways to enhance their land on a budget. Successful projects include a program for locals to redevelop old lots, a pop-up art gallery in a condemned house, and urban forests to make communities more welcoming. The collective effect of these projects is to revitalize cities all across the state.
https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/impact-journalism-day-2018/MAGAZINE-israeli-company-invents-compostable-plastic-packaging-1.6153894?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ruth Schuster
Haaretz
14 June 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Plastic is consuming the planet, yet is still found throughout store aisles everywhere. TIPA film, invented by an Israeli company, has surfaced as a solution in realistic plastic composting.
http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-libraries-opioid-epidemic-lc.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
J. Brian Charles
Governing
12 June 2018
Text / Under 800 Words
Librarians across the nation are being trained to administer naloxone, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. In Denver’s Central Library, 350 staff members were trained to administer the drug. “Libraries in New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Salt Lake County, Utah, among others, are also stocking the overdose reversal drug.”
https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-06-12/singapore-helps-north-korea-break-out-business?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Thomas Maresca
Public Radio International
12 June 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
More than 2,000 North Koreans have accessed entrepreneurship training through a Singaporean nonprofit called Choson Exchange, gaining exposure to market concepts such as pricing and branding -- often for the first time. Former students have opened a coffee shop among other businesses.
http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/idea-we-should-steal-giving-food-waste-to-the-hungry?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Philadelphia Citizen
11 June 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Paris has become a leader in reducing food waste by passing legislation that requires large grocery stores to donate leftover food or compost it. Since 2016, this measure has saved over 10 million meals a year. In Philadelphia, where 326,000 people experience hunger and 300,000 pounds of food is thrown away monthly, the city is looking to France as an example for what it hopes to accomplish.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/11/618872842/where-the-need-is-tackling-teen-pregnancy-with-a-midwife-at-school?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Selena Simmons-Duffin
NPR
11 June 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
In some D.C. neighborhoods with high rates of teen pregnancy, schools are stepping in with more than just school nurses; dedicated midwives have conversations with students, educating students, providing birth control, and supporting teens who have had children and continued with high school. The informal advice and constant presence in schools mean the midwives can reach students who might not have reached out otherwise, ultimately helping to prevent teen pregnancies and build healthier families.
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-learns-waste-management-from-Tanzania/1056-4602560-o0ul8sz/index.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Leopold Obi
Daily Nation
9 June 2018
Text / 1500-3000 Words
Thanks to a modernized waste-management system introduced by Tanzania in 2014, Kenya is able to see a future for fixing their quickly growing trash pollution problem.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/06/08/the-hardest-lesson-on-tier-2c?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Eli Hager
The Marshall Project
8 June 2018
Mixed Media / 1500-3000 Words
A new high school inside the New Orleans jail gives juvenile detainees the opportunity to earn credits toward graduation, not just a GED, and possibly find a different future. It's showing promise, with three people earning diplomas so far and more passing state exams in English and math. But the challenges are many because students are in a violent jail awaiting adjudication that could mean many more years behind bars.
https://wdet.org/posts/2018/06/08/86877-in-search-of-solution-to-detroits-water-shutoffs-could-philly-hold-the-answer?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jake Neher
WDET News
8 June 2018
Radio / Under 5 Minutes
Detroit has a water affordability problem, with 100,000 water shutoffs for non-payment recorded since 2014. When faced with a similar problem, Philadelphia implemented an income tier-based water affordability program. Despite challenges, some think this is a solution to be tested in Detroit.
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