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Big Tech's Newest Experiment in Criminal-Justice Reform

Alexis C. Madrigal

August 29, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Building on the Last Mile program that teaches inmates to code in some California prisons, Slack launched an apprenticeship program for the formerly incarcerated. It's a small initiative compared to the vast need, but organizers hope other companies will join the effort. While Last Mile graduates have stayed out of prison, it's been challenging for them to find actual coding jobs and critics say the effort does not addresses systemic issues around incarceration.

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'It Feels Like Home': Summer Soccer Camp Welcomes Refugee Kids

Carmel Delshad

August 28, 2018 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Landover, Maryland

A soccer camp has given refugee children in the Washington region a home away from home. L.A.C.E.S. — Life And Change Experienced thru Sports — shares the fun of the sport and aims to build young people’s confidence and sense of community.

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Project Healing Waters helps disabled veterans recover through fly fishing

Blake Gumprecht

August 28, 2018 |

Las Cruces Sun-News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

Healing Waters is a fly fishing therapy group for disabled veterans. Through mutual support and outdoor activity, the group allows sufferers of PTSD or physical disability to commune with nature and find peace.

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These Cottages Were Built to Defy Storms—and Pricey Rent—in the Florida Keys

Nicole Javorsky

August 27, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

Affordable housing for Florida Keys residents is often vulnerable to damage or destruction by extreme weather. The Monroe County Land Trust has created housing that is both affordable for county residents and built to withstand floods and wind.

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These probiotics for bees are designed to boost insect immune systems

Adele Peters

August 27, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

As bee populations continue to decrease, beekeepers and scientists are left searching for solutions to sustain the colonies that are left. One possible solution may be adding probiotics to the bee's diet. Similar to the way humans react to foods high in probiotics, the supplement appears to boost the bees' immune system and increase their resiliency to various pathogens.

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‘You can't teach a child without family': It's the magic ingredient at one preschool

Jackie Mader

August 26, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Christopher House, a nonprofit organization in Boston, believes wraparound services and family support are key to running a successful preschool. “You can’t teach a child without family,” says Karen Ross-Williams, director of early-childhood and youth development for Christopher House. “This is what makes the difference, when you’re able to partner with the family." In return for free services such as trauma counseling and parenting classes, the nonprofit asks that parents stay as actively involved as possible in the school community.

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A major US city will start drinking its own sewage. Others need to follow.

Zoë Schlanger

August 23, 2018 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

As water shortages continue to be on the rise, so are water expenses. El Paso, Texas is more familiar with this than many other cities due to it's serious lack of rainfall and historically rapid consumption of water. The city's newest approach, however, utilizes a closed-loop water system that cleans and recycles sewage water, making it ready for public consumption.

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'Dance has done so much for me': the leader of Kenya's slum ballet school

Danielle Stephens

August 22, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Mike Wamaya opened a ballet studio for underprivileged children in Nairobi. Through dance, the children learn a skill, have a means to express often difficult things about their lives, and learn solildarity across tribal lines.

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This Program Helps Homeless Students Stay in School

Sean Ryon

August 22, 2018 |

NationSwell |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Since 2007, SIMBA and ASET have connected over 1,000 homeless students living in New York City with academic resources. All students in the 2018 class graduated from high school with multiple college acceptances.

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These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History

Armando Aparicio David Zlutnick

August 20, 2018 |

The Nation (New York) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Faced with rising rent costs, despite shoddy living conditions, tenants decided to join a rent strike, and take their case to the courts. So far the tenants have won three cases, and lost three. But, together they form the largest rent strike in the history of Los Angeles.

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