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  • When pet love comes to seniors, everybody's tail wags

    November 19, 2019 |

    San Diego Union-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Several San Diego organizations bring pets into senior-living facilities and hospitals to provide the scientifically proven benefits of a pet's companionship. The focus on elderly people, including those with dementia, becomes a high point in the facilities' schedules. Research has shown pet therapy's benefits go beyond momentary comfort to emotional and even physical benefits.

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  • Houston, we have a solution: How the city curbed homelessness

    November 18, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Across the country, governments at every level are working to tackle homelessness. In Houston, connecting permanent housing to services has proven an effective strategy but it has required an increase in affordable housing stock and more strategic organization between non-profits and officials.

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  • Rwanda invests in model villages to tackle poverty

    November 13, 2019 |

    News Decoder |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Rwanda is taking a controversial approach to tackling poverty within its borders—literally moving people from rural areas into model villages. On one hand, it alleviates the first markers of poverty: having a roof over one's head, access to infrastructure, running water, etc. But on the other hand, the people moved do not have a choice in the matter and now have to figure out how to build a life in a new community. Some villages have turned out to be more successful than others.

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  • Free the Floodplains!

    November 11, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    There is a unique, homegrown local flood buyout program in Charlotte, NC that helps homeowners on floodplains relocate safely and with financial security. This came as a result of the city and county of Charlotte forming a joint storm water utility in the 1990's, which generated money by fixing aging pipes and other storm water needs—funding the local “Quick Buy” program. This gets the aid to the homeowners much quicker than FEMA money does and has since relocated 650 families and saved $25 million in losses.

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  • Charlotte could allow townhomes, duplexes, triplexes in traditional single-family neighborhoods

    November 08, 2019 |

    WCNC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Charlotte, North Carolina looks to other major cities - like Grand Rapids, Michigan - for examples of success in multi-home zoning changes. To address the lack of affordable housing in Charlotte, some city officials are proposing legislation that would allow single-home plots to house additional structures, making room for more people on the same acreage of land.

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  • A Retirement Community That Comes to You

    November 08, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Lewes, Delaware

    Continuing care at-home programs are filling a gap for senior citizens that do not require around-the-clock care, but need someone to check in on their health on a regular basis. Using “care navigators,” to monitor the health of those in the program, this option of long-term care allows people to remain in their homes longer, and are also often a more affordable option.

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  • New apartment project in Kensington will give residents a discount if they volunteer

    October 23, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    An b-corporation in Kensington, a Northern Philadelphia neighborhood, addresses gentrification and population growth in their area by bringing together entrepreneurs with community members to encourage local business growth and partnership. Now, Shift Capital's latest project aims to bring the community together by offering discounted rents for tenants in exchange for volunteer hours in the community.

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  • A New Housing Program to Fight Poverty has an Unexpected History

    October 22, 2019 |

    Retro Report |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The long-term results of the Gautreaux program, which was intended to reduce poverty, show upward mobility for children of families that were involved in the initiative. The experiment in desegregating neighborhoods led to the relocation of families from public housing projects to suburban neighborhoods which have vital resources like quality education, proximity to jobs, and public safety. Reducing the concentration of poverty from inner cities led to fewer social problems, with the exception of racism faced by the new Black residents in predominantly white neighborhoods.

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  • The Doomed 1970s Plan to Desegregate New York's Suburbs

    October 21, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A plan forged in New York City suburbs in the 1970s addressed urban renewal and income inequality by creating low-income housing dwellings in nine separate towns outside of the city. Though the "Fair Share" program faced long-lasting criticism and ultimately failed, housing experts and developers still learn from the failed plan as they work toward urban renewal in the 21st century.

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  • A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia

    October 17, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    A new wheelchair design is helping to eliminate mobility barriers for those with disabilities who are living in regions with rough terrains and underdeveloped streets. Working with three wheelchair users, researchers are piloting a new type of wheelchair that utilizes affordable, yet heavy-duty materials that can withstand "rocks, roots and more."

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