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  • ‘It Makes You Human Again': How Albuquerque figured out how to really help its homeless population. And save money in the process.

    December 15, 2016 |

    Politico |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Albuquerque is a regional center for homelessness, with the number of those without homes increasing due to diminished services and resources. However, the city is taking a holistic approach to solving homeless, implementing "Housing First" policies, a van program that finds panhandlers and offers them work for the day, and other comprehensive services.

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  • Costa Rica modernized without wrecking the environment. Here's how.

    December 15, 2016 |

    Grist |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica, San Jose

    Unlike other countries suffering with an impoverished population, Costa Rica has not destroyed the environment while modernizing its economy. Costa Rica has created a coffee alliance, a collective effort between the government and local farmers to grow and cultivate sustainable coffee agriculture through public policy and land distribution. The coffee alliance has given economic empowerment to the people, while being environmentally green.

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  • ‘Not a Dungeon': The Evolving Approach to Juvenile Detention

    December 14, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    The approach of some state detention directors to juvenile justice has evolved at Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center. Research shows that traditional detention is simply not working as a deterrent to youth crime—and can actually increase it. Administrators, county and special-interest groups have chipped away at antiquated practices to make room for rehabilitation and therapy. These efforts attempt to address the core issues that culminate in youth crime, delinquency and recidivism.

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  • Meth series: Family drug courts fight rising tide of meth-fueled child abuse and neglect

    December 13, 2016 |

    The Montana Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Montana saw the rise of child abuse and neglect cases due to parental substance abuse, particularly with those using methamphetamine. Family drug courts are reversing this trend due to a more holistic approach striving for permanency through rewards and sanctions program, frequent testing, and treatment.

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  • One Weight-Loss Approach Fits All? No, Not Even Close

    December 12, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Losing weight is a struggle for many people and research has shown that one diet does not fit all, some people lose weight on a diet while others gain. For obese individuals, the way to lose weight may be highly personalized and involve a specific diet type, counting calories, or one of many different medications.

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  • As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work

    December 12, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Morristown, New Jersey

    The Morris district in Northern New Jersey has long championed diversity, even as its student body has changed and nearby schools remain deeply segregated. Each elementary school in the district draws from multiple neighborhoods, with a constant open zone at the center (where the poorest families live) where students are assigned to schools in order to maintain racial and economic diversity.

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  • Interrupting Chicago's Gun Violence In A Historically Awful Year

    December 12, 2016 |

    Newsy |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    CeaseFire Illinois have worked for years on the streets of Chicago intervening as “violence interrupters” to stop problems escalating into tragedy. Some volunteers are former gang members and they use community connections and personal relationships to stop shootings and retaliations before they happen. The group was the focus of a documentary called “The Interrupters.”

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  • To fight poverty in Africa, a new-old solution: cash handouts

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Lesotho, Maseru

    The approach of giving cash straight to poor people - rather than funneling goods or services indirectly through the slow, diluted, and complex systems of charities or governments - is nothing new, but evidence of long-term success and sustainability are few. That's why many NGOs and governments are now coupling cash transfers with more comprehensive programs such as job training and financial counseling, as well as addressing some of the root causes that keep people poor, like lack of infrastructure and market access.

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  • The Making of Telluride's Strict Short-Term Regulations

    December 09, 2016 |

    KBUT Community Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Telluride, Colorado

    Late-night disturbances. Unfamiliar cars. As short-term rentals became common in Telluride, nuisance concerns rose too. In response, the town council passed an ordinance, defining short-term rentals as stays of less than 30 days and instating strict zoning and licensing requirements on rental businesses. Five years later, the policy remains effective and popular.

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  • Program helps men learn to be the dads they want to be

    December 06, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Watsonville, California

    Some social services push dads away and many primarily address mothers. PAPAS in California, is a program that helps strengthen families and reduce conflict through support groups and educational classes for fathers.

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