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Who Is Revolutionizing School Lunch?

Tom Murphy

September 24, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The United States has rising childhood obesity and schools deal with kids who are picky. Through innovative school gardens and kid taste testing food, entrepreneurs across the nation are getting children to eat vegetables at school and love it.

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Mumbai slum dwellers say 'I have to help' stop violence against women

Marco Werman Rhitu Chatterjee

September 15, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

In the Mumbai slum of Dharavi, an NGO called Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) is working to make life safer by teaching men the importance of not being violent towards women. Through an app called Eyewatch, community members are able to document acts of domestic violence, which helps SNEHA team members locate victims and their abusers.

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Cats of the Urban Wild

Sky Dylan-Robbins

September 08, 2015 |

The New Yorker |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City is home to an estimated tens of thousands of stray and feral cats, posing a problem for the city. To humanely handle this population concern, the city is using a method known as Trap-Neuter-Return (T.N.R.) that goes against the previous methods of euthanasia.

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Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisance

Erica Gies

September 05, 2015 |

Vox |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Cities across the world, suffering from increased threats of floods and droughts due to climate change, are finding new ways to manage water, such as reclaiming natural waterways and increasing on spot water absorption.

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Radio Vietnam in America's Heartland Serves Growing Community

Kristi Eaton

September 01, 2015 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

A woman named MaiLy Do started a Vietnamese-language radio show in Oklahoma City after she realized on Sept. 11, 2001 that her family back home with limited English had no way of finding out if she was okay. Today the station broadcasts for 24 hours across the US and 40 other countries. It offers a voice to the Vietnamese-American population in Oklahoma City and is also essential in disseminating critical information to residents who have limited English skills.

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A Racial Gap in Attitudes Toward Hospice Care

Sarah Varney

August 21, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

Despite years of change, African Americans feel ostracized from the medical care community that is dominated mainly by white people, especially when it comes to hospices. Some are trying to remove the stigma of hospice care as well as make health care systems more fair.

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Eliminating Bail for Nonviolent Crimes

Emma Eisenberg

August 05, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Philadelphia's criminal justice system is overwhelmed. New York is allowing judges to release low-risk defendants accused of non-violent crimes with the goal of saving money, reducing prison overcrowding, and cutting down on prison violence.

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Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease

Amy Costello

July 30, 2015 |

Tiny Spark |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Neighborhoods in Chicago suffer from gang violence and gun-related deaths. A church leader and a physician trained in infectious diseases created Cure Violence, a program that sends teams of local residents to meet with gang leaders as a means of producing positive behavioral change by re-setting social norms. Their approach has reduced violence between 40% and 70%.

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When a Boy's Life Is Worth More Than His Sister's

Valerie Hudson Andrew Den Boer

July 30, 2015 |

Foreign Policy |

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Response Location: South Korea

Due to patrilineality, sons are highly favored over daughters in many countries, with serious consequence. South Korea, the only country to have returned to normal sex ratios after having a highly abnormal ratio of boys:girls, has lessons for other countries.

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Why American Cities Are Fighting to Attract Immigrants

Ted Hesson

July 21, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Despite their stigma, foreign-born populations are helping the economy of U.S. cities. Welcoming America is a national network of organizations that preach the economic upside of immigration and in this way attract immigrants to certain cities and improve their experience.

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