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Nature Might Hold the Secret to Healing Police-Community Relations

Krista Langlois

December 05, 2016 |

Outside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

After charged discussions and protests around racial injustice within police departments, Baltimore set out to find a solution to bridge the divide created between the city's police force and the kids that lived in stereotyped neighborhoods. Using nature as a common ground, the Outward Bound Police Youth Challenge was born to bring the two sides together and teach them that they have more in common than they may think.

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Behind Broken Doors: Domestic violence summit exhibits local progress

Beatriz Alvarado

December 02, 2016 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

In Nueces County, new local programs, projects, and partnerships - spurred by a particularly deadly year for women - are demonstrating how improved assessment by law enforcement and engagement by community members is helping to reduce abuse and homicides while preventing domestic violence overall.

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Lessons from Christchurch: 4 key ways Seattle can prepare for earthquake devastation

Daniel Gilbert

December 02, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Christchurch

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2011 laid waste to much of the city and killed 185 people. Although on the opposite side of the world, Seattle is home to strikingly similar buildings and structures that have been identified as at-risk to the shallow faults under them. There is opportunity for the Washington city to learn from the disaster in New Zealand - before it's too late.

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Memphis Looks to Medical Manufacturing to Cut Poverty

Johnny Magdaleno

December 02, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

A just-announced $6 million federal grant will help end poverty in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Small-Scale Manufacturers See New Markets Tax Credits as Future Hope

Johnny Magdaleno

November 30, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

As major manufacturers keep "pulling the rug" from under urban areas, low skilled job loss increases. Nevertheless, small-scale businesses have instrumental in their ability to counteract job loss in improvised urban areas. Small businesses are using tactics such as creative tax cut regulation to cut corners to pay livable wages to low-income workers.

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Hospitals Can Be Key to Healthy People, Healthy Economies

Johnny Magdaleno

November 29, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Hospitals in the United States spend over $340 billion on health services, but with those funds, they could also help the numerous neighborhoods struggling with poverty. The Democracy Collaborative is a research center that helps hospitals link up with local institutions to encourage job growth, buy regionally produced food, and reinvest into their local economy.

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How Nashville is training a new generation of local leaders from its immigrant communities

Christopher Swope

November 22, 2016 |

Citiscope |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

A changing demographic can create barriers between government and new residents. Nashville is tackling that with a program that teaches immigrant leaders what the city has to offer.

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How to House Us All: A Tyee Reader

Chris Wood

November 21, 2016 |

The Tyee |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Ottawa

Throughout Canada, the available housing is insufficient to meet the needs of its residents: many homes are too expensive, unsafe, or unavailable. To address this problem, the Canadian government has sought feedback from citizens in the “Let’s Talk Housing” program. The feedback has shown many excellent models for progress, including tiny homes, partnerships with faith groups, and creative transit use. The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association is also supporting Ottawa in making more affordable housing possible.

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"Restoration Economy" Strives to Protect Pollinators, Create Jobs

Alexis Marie Adams

November 21, 2016 |

Scientific American |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Patagonia, Arizona

Threatened wildlife co-exists with poverty stricken communities who inhabit the Arizona-Mexico border region. Borderlands Restoration's conservation scientists are hoping to alleviate poverty while repairing the local environment by providing jobs that help preserve and renew the environment.

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Dutch police use augmented reality to investigate crime scenes

Timothy Revell

November 21, 2016 |

New Scientist |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

Police officers often need to investigate a crime scene quickly, sometimes before other investigators can arrive. In the Netherlands, researchers and police are teaming up to develop an augmented reality system that allows remote investigators to watch a live video feed and provide suggestions and information in real time to officers on the ground.

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