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  • New Orleans ends veteran homelessness

    January 20, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    New Orleans implemented an extraordinary 10-year plan that engaged unprecedented cross-sector collaboration between government, non-profit, and private entities to provide housing and housing services to the city's homeless veterans. The city's success in providing homes for every single veteran formerly on their streets motivated cities across the nation to tackle the crises using similar means, leading to a 1/3 decline veteran homelessness since 2010.

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  • When I Grow Up

    January 15, 2015 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    KidZania is a theme park in a dozen countries where kids engage in different types of work, ranging from working on a car assembly line to putting out fake fires with real water and examining a doll’s teeth as a dentist. They earn a paycheck, which they must pay taxes on, and then can spend the money they earn at stores within the park. Although the parks promote free markets and brand loyalty, owners have also worked with local governments to incorporate lessons that promote good citizenship and awareness of civic institutions, health and safety, environmental sustainability, and appreciation of diversity.

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  • The End of Gangs

    December 29, 2014 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that gang-related crime had dropped by nearly half since 2008. The transformation of LA holds lessons for decreasing violent crime through community policing, a focus on gangs, and the use of CompStat.

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  • What Big-City Museums Could Learn From This “Company Town” for Art

    December 18, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, North Adams, Massachusetts

    The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) uses an innovative business model to stay afloat, relying on both internal and external projects and revenue streams to make a change in the North Adams community. The museum displays contemporary art but also has invested in property around the city, renting to local businesses and encouraging visitors to take notice in their creative projects inside and outside the museum walls.

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  • Generation Citizen College Volunteers Teach About Political Action

    December 05, 2014 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States

    Generation Citizen is a nonprofit that places college students in high school and middle schools to teach students about civic engagement. Each college volunteer, known as a Democracy Coach, teaches a semester-long class and gets students to identify and develop a plan to solve a local issue of their choosing, including topics like bullying, unemployment, and public transit. As of 2014, the nonprofit, which was started by Scott Warren, included around 10,000 students and over 500 college volunteers in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Providence.

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  • Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills

    December 01, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Wholesome Wave, a nonprofit organization that advocates for access to better food in low-income neighborhoods runs a program based on a simple idea to deal with a complex problem: instead of drugs or admonishments to lose weight, doctors provide families with a “prescription” to eat fruits and vegetables, as well as other tools to improve their health.

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  • When a Community College Transforms a City

    October 29, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    In recent years, Columbus, Ohio's community college has taken a leading role in citywide economic development efforts. This has involved bolstering "career pathways" by better aligning high schools, community colleges, and local employers.

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  • Activists are trying to stop gang rape in India by talking about sex

    October 29, 2014 |

    Global Post |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    Sex ed is surprisingly awkward in the land of the Kama Sutra, but one foundation is trying to change that with a modern version of the program, all in an effort to stop gang rape.

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  • Ebola outbreak: How Nigeria is beating the killer virus

    October 16, 2014 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A nightmare scenario of Ebola raging unchecked among millions of slum-dwellers in Africa's largest city has given way to a rare example of a victory over the virus.

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  • Treating Depression Before It Becomes Postpartum

    October 16, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Postpartum depressions are often assumed to be associated with hormonal changes in women - in fact, only a small fraction of them are hormonally based. Proactive treatment and support can be life-saving.

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