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  • Why are Black children removed from homes at high rate? L.A. County plans 'blind removal' pilot

    Jaclyn Cosgrove

    July 14, 2021 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Based on its success in New York, ‘blind removal’ will be implemented in Los Angeles County’s child welfare system. The pilot project eliminates the child’s race from information available to social workers to prevent biases from affecting the decision-making process of removing a child from their home. The pilot was successful in decreasing the number of Black children in foster care.

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  • Could A Ward Map Drawn By Citizens, Instead Of Aldermen, Become A Reality In Chicago?

    Elly Fishman

    July 12, 2021 |

    WBEZ |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California residents passed Proposition 11, a redistricting reform ballot initiative, in 2008 and in 2010, voters strengthened that reform by passing a bill to allow an independent commission to redraw state and congressional lines. Fourteen people, who were selected from 30,000 applicants, spent a year holding public hearings across the state to make informed decisions on how to fairly redraw district maps. As a result, more than a dozen Congressional incumbents lost their seats, which was not an intentional outcome but rather what resulted from decisions made based on the public testimony they heard.

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  • The Power of Local Money for a Thriving Local Economy

    Jackie Brown

    July 09, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Financial incentives to shop at local markets and stores help boost local economies. The Co-op Cred program in Toronto allows people to work for credits that can be redeemed at participating businesses.

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  • In Southwest Virginia, Reestablishing a Rural Hospital System Requires Rebuilding Trust

    Taylor Sisk

    July 08, 2021 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    When two hospital systems merged to create Ballad Health, agreements ensured all hospitals would stay open for at least five years and essential services in each of the rural and poorly served counties would be maintained. Enforceable price controls lowered patient costs and, in an effort to rebuild community trust and improve overall health, $308 million was committed to community-based care. The community health programs are based on the missions of organizations like Health Wagon, which serves its rural patients by forming personal relationships, being easily accessible, and understanding their needs.

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  • Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time

    Marianne Dhenin

    July 08, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Organizations in Egypt and Bangladesh are greening their cities by turning rooftops into urban gardens that can grow food, reduce air pollution, and decrease air temperatures. Green Savers in Dhaka has installed more than 5,000 rooftop gardens in the city and Urban Greens in Cairo partners with sponsors to install hydroponic rooftop gardens for families experiencing economic hardship. It’s been a challenge to convince people that the cost to maintain these spaces is worthwhile, but through community outreach efforts, these organizations have seen an increase in interest in installing rooftop gardens.

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  • Manchester parents form grassroots tutoring initiative to help kids rise to educational challenges

    Kelly Burch

    July 04, 2021 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Parents, educators, and other members of the community have formed a volunteer tutoring service for children of black, brown, and immigrant families. Extra resources and educational support are necessary for the 46 percent of the Manchester school district students who come from communities of color. In the aftermath of the pandemic, parents were left seeking additional academic support and worked together to provide the solution for their children.

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  • One Year Of Right To Counsel In Cleveland Gives Low Income Tenants Facing Eviction A Lifeline

    Rachel Rood

    July 01, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Tenants in Cleveland can qualify for access to legal representation in eviction hearings through the Right to Counsel program. Similar programs across the country have resulted in high rates of success, with up to 85 percent of renters avoiding eviction.

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  • Get There Fast or Safe? A Crowdsourced Map Gives You the Option

    Chandni Doulatramani

    June 29, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Gurgaon

    In 71 cities around the world, users of the My Safetipin mobile app can decide whether to visit a particular neighborhood or plan a travel route based on how safe others deem those places. While the 100,000 or so users, more than half in India, constitute too small a user base to make the mapping app truly universal, its crowdsourced data already have prompted the Delhi and Bogota governments to improve street lighting on streets deemed unsafe because they are not well lit. The app's primary goal is to make the streets safer for women.

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  • Co-Op Owned by Formerly Incarcerated Women Embarks on Next Step, Thanks to Surprising Money Source

    Oscar Perry Abello

    June 29, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A worker-owned cooperative in Chicago got the financial boost it needed to secure a commercial space for expansion through a city fund. The Chicago Community Trust allowed ChiFresh Kitchen to make their business plan a reality while simultaneously reducing the blight caused by vacant, dilapidated commercial buildings.

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  • Millions of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don't Know It.

    Nicole Lewis Andrew Rodriguez Calderón

    June 23, 2021 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Thirteen states restored the right to vote to millions of formerly incarcerated people in the years leading up to the 2020 elections. An analysis of four of them—Nevada, Kentucky, Iowa, and New Jersey—shows the new rights were rarely exercised, ranging from 4% to 23% of newly eligible voters actually registering. None of the four states required prison, parole, or elections officials to notify eligible voters. Those and other information gaps and barriers teach instructive lessons as the 2022 elections approach.

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