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How A Textile Factory Empowers Its All-Blind Work Crew

Alia Stearns

December 05, 2017 |

UPROXX |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

A startling 70% of blind persons in the United States are unemployed. The Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping shift the understanding of what types of jobs are available to this population with a revolutionary factory built specifically for its blind employees. Each machine is retrofitted to be used safely and easily, empowering individuals to become more independent. This video takes you inside the factory to meet some of the workers.

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Day care and mud guards: How health officials are building a firewall against deadly burns

Joanne Silberner

November 30, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

After studying where and how severe burns were happening to people in developing countries like Bangladesh and Nepal, it became clear what was needed for effective prevention. Inexpensive day care got children out of the home during the day when supervision could be lax, and mud walls around ground cooking fires provided additional household safety.

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The Airbnb For Affordable Housing Is Here

Katharine Schwab

November 21, 2017 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

New app Nesterly seeks to create affordable housing opportunities by pairing elderly residents with rooms to spare in their homes and younger people looking to find an affordable living situation in tightening rental markets. Beyond the app's impact on mitigating the stress of high rent prices for young people, the pairing of young people and elderly people for housing also has potential to help with the country's issue with loneliness.

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Long-term drug treatment facilities at former Edwin Shaw site aim to fill gaps, prevent relapses

Jim Mackinnon

October 25, 2017 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Lakemore, Ohio

Two organizations, called Hope United and Restore Addiction Recovery are obtaining land on an old hospital grounds to build long-term treatment facilities for opiate addicts. The idea is that, currently, the longest in-patient treatment programs are only 90 days and addicts need more time than this to recover from their addiction and really get on their feet. These new facilities will be year-long treatment programs and will include support services that continue after discharge, as well.

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How hip housing helped bring donuts to Spenard

Anne Hillman

October 24, 2017 |

Alaska Public Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

In an under-developed area of Anchorage Alaska, a development project run by Cook Inlet Housing is transforming the community. The development project is bringing in new businesses that are taking advantage of the infrastructure and location of this part of the city. This could attract more businesses and be a positive addition to the community.

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Portland takes page from Eugene on homelessness

Lyndsey Hewitt

October 24, 2017 |

Portland Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Homelessness and lack of affordable housing is a problem in Portland, as it is in many other places around the country. The Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good in Portland is trying to tackle these issues by looking to how Eugene has created solutions such as Opportunity Villages and Conestoga Huts.

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Here's what Cleveland can learn from Toledo's new Lead Paint Ordinance

Lauren Wilson

October 17, 2017 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Toledo, Ohio

Houses, schools, and childcare centers built before 1978 may pose a lead poisoning health risk. Cities, such as Toledo, are requiring the completion of lead inspections to combat the problem and encourage better home maintenance.

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'Some people believe disability is contagious': breaking down barriers in Mozambique

Lucy Lamble

October 10, 2017 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mozambique

In Mozambique, people with disabilities face a series of barriers to success and independence, ranging from education to the workplace. In partnership with Young Africa, the international organization Light for the World is working to give people with disabilities the training and resources they need to make a living.

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How Tenants' Rights Are Flourishing—Right in Trump's New Backyard

Jimmy Tobias

October 09, 2017 |

The Nation (New York) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In Washington D.C., the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase act, gives tenants the right to be the first in line to buy the building they live in, if it goes up for sale. The city, also has a trust fund that finances affordable housing, and provides funds for people looking to purchase a building and create a co-op. Together, these things make it easier for tenants to access affordable housing, and fight gentrification. So, far the city has 137 co-ops. "Now we get to choose our neighbors, we get to set our own rules, and we’re in control of our living conditions.”

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A Down Payment With a Catch: You Must Be an Airbnb Host

Tara Siegel Bernard

September 18, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A Seattle-based entrepreneur has a creative idea to help people buy their first homes: give them money for a down payment, provided that they pay the money back by listing an extra room in their homes on Airbnb. Though unconventional, the enterprise (called Loftium), aims to help people overcome the hurdle of paying a large down payment. It is hoping to make home ownership accessible to people all across the country.

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