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Seattle nonprofits and Zillow launch affordable housing search tool

Julia Falcon

February 14, 2020 |

HousingWire |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The City of Seattle partnered with Zillow to create a searchable database of affordable vacant rental units. Case managers are using the tool to get homeless residents into housing.

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How America's shrinking cities can 'rightsize'

Matt Krupnick

February 13, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Once-bustling cities contend with population decline by rethinking their use of space for those who remain. Baltimore, New Bedford, and Youngstown have implemented strategies that range from knocking down abandoned houses and factories to developing community gardens and creating public waterfront spaces. Racial and class tensions have arisen when choosing where to spend limited government funding.

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What Would 'Housing as a Human Right' Look Like in California?

Molly Solomon

February 12, 2020 |

KQED |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

Although activists in California are currently arguing a case to make housing a human right, other states and counties have already successfully implemented this tactic. In one county in Wisconsin, housing as a human right has allowed county officials "to budget for homeless services, create an affordable housing fund, and open the county’s first homeless navigation system."

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The long walk back to yourself: How this hospital revolutionised rural rehabilitation

Joan van Dyk

February 12, 2020 |

Bhekisisa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Madwaleni

At Madwaleni Hospital's rehabilitation ward in South Africa, medical professionals and physical therapists are using what is known as block therapy to better help individuals who are living with a disability. Rather than individuals visiting the hospital at frequent, regular intervals, the healthcare workers here to see the patients for one-week periods less frequently. This doesn't just cut down on barriers, such as the cost of care and lack of transportation, but has also been shown to help individuals better retain the rehabilitation lessons and recover faster.

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“Solo quiero más para ellos”: Nuevo programa tiene como objetivo impulsar la movilidad económica de las familias

Laura Brewer

February 07, 2020 |

La Noticia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Un programa de Charlotte Housing Authority usa cupones para trasladar a familias de bajos ingresos a viviendas en áreas con mayor oportunidades, con escuelas de mayor rendimiento, tasas de delincuencia más bajas, además de mayor acceso a transporte y servicios. Aunque ha tenido éxito, el programa se beneficiaría de más fondos y viviendas aceptables.

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Cities and Nonprofits Rescue Abandoned Properties to Reduce Housing Shortage

Derrick Rhayn

January 28, 2020 |

Nonprofit Quarterly |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Lincoln, Nebraska

Nonprofits and city governments are looking to abandoned homes and vacant lots as a potential source of land on which to build affordable housing.

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As Seattle Seeks to Tax Amazon (Again), What Can It Learn From California?

Gregory Scruggs

January 24, 2020 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In 2018, a per-employee tax levied on Amazon and other Seattle businesses making over $20 million a year was struck down by council members with unfavorable polling. In 2020, that same referendum is being brought back to life with renewed support. This article compares Seattle's past failures to San Francisco's current success in implementing a tax inspired by Seattle's. The processes differ in many areas, and this article considers what would happen if Seattle now followed someone else's lead.

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Door-knocking neighbors help avert home seizures in Detroit

Carey L. Biron

January 20, 2020 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In Detroit, volunteers go door to door to talk with their neighbors who have properties at risk of foreclosure. The initiative has contributed to a 90 percent decrease in foreclosures in the city since 2015.

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In one revolutionary language, a community taps the power of touch

Jingnan Peng

January 15, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

American sign language has long been used to help populations to communicate with one another, but it does not serve the DeafBlind community very well because it is meant to be seen. To address this shortcoming, a group of DeafBlind people created a new way to communicate known as Protactile, or PT, which offers a greater sense of surroundings, connection, and engagement.

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Art, theatre and clowns: creative cures for dementia

Priti Salian

January 07, 2020 |

The National |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Duisburg

Connecting with art enriches the lives of patients struggling with dementia and Alzheimers. Across Germany, several programs are using art to stimulate the minds of an aging population. At the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg, seniors meet to discuss art pieces that affect them. Elsewhere, in Bonn, the Demezionen theater ensemble performs for retirement homes. And even clowns can bring a positive atmosphere to seniors struggling with dementia!

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