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  • Breaking the cycle of poverty: Cambridge housing program prepares young residents for college - The Boston Globe

    September 08, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A program run by the Cambridge Housing Authority that provides wraparound support to students in eighth grade through sophomore year of college has helped two-thirds of program alumni move out of the city's public housing. Classes and mentoring sessions focus on career preparation, job training, healthy relationships, and financial literacy.

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  • Tech giants and 2-year colleges are teaming up to teach in-demand skills

    September 04, 2019 |

    Education Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Amazon has developed a cloud computing certificate. It is one of a growing number of technology companies partnering with community colleges and increasingly four year colleges to offer vendor-specific curriculum. But critics don't believe colleges will be able to change coursework as fast as the quickly evolving industry requires and argue that such as an approach is an imposition on academic freedom.

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  • Portland, Maine, Embraces Asylum-Seekers As A Key To Economic Growth

    September 03, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    Portland, Maine has become a beacon of hope for those seeking asylum. The city began embracing these asylum seekers as a means to fuel economic growth, combat worker shortages and help sustain the population.

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  • Springfield could be a template for Bridgeport

    August 26, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Springfield, Massachusetts

    Springfield, Massachusetts leaned into urban renewal and public-private partnerships to keep their local economy alive amid the manufacturing downfall. Now, Bridgeport - a town of similar size and economic fate - looks to Springfield as a model for success at it struggles with its own economic insecurities.

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  • These Austin Tiny Homes Could House 40% of the City's Chronically Homeless Population

    August 26, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    A tiny home and RV community outside of Austin, Texas does more than house the homeless; it provides community and economic independence. With backing from local business, nonprofits, and religious institutions, Community First Village houses over 200 people and provides residents with ways to find jobs in the community as well as access to healthcare information and services. With homelessness on the rise in Austin, Texas, one community has a solution that includes housing, employment and above all a sense of social connection.

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  • DIY: Cleveland Comes Back

    August 22, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    In Cleveland, Ohio, Evergreen Cooperative is a worker-owned business that includes a laundry business and a greenhouse operation, originally created to prevent laundry jobs from being outsourced and to keep jobs in the city. It is unique in that over half of employees are “worker-owners,” and other cities are paying attention. Evergreen Cooperative is working to help Chicago and New Haven bring similar models to their cities, all with the hopes of creating and retaining meaningful jobs that will benefit the local communities.

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  • Job training that puts people – and their community – back on track

    August 22, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    In Des Moines, Iowa, the Evelyn K. Davis Center provides wraparound support to a wide range of populations seeking stable employment. From internet access to financial counseling to job coaching, the center aims to "individualize ... game plans" and empower clients to become self-sufficient.

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  • How a 276-person town in Kansas is turning an empty school into a business incubator

    August 21, 2019 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Hanston, Kansas

    When the city of Hanston, Kansas had to shut down the local middle/high school, residents refused to let the school sit vacant; instead, the building now houses a town-owned business incubator called Elk Plaza. Uses of the transformed building include the town's only commercial kitchen and movie theatre, a flexible event space, and office space for local entrepreneurs.

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  • Chandler's Basha HS training Arizona's next generation of cybersecurity techs

    August 15, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chandler, Arizona

    At Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona, students can learn about one of the world's fastest-growing professional fields: cybersecurity. The high school works in partnership with the University of Arizona to teach students everything from hardware to software in the program's own dedicated building. Students who complete the program can earn up to 70 college credits and six different certifications.

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  • Sweden's surprising rule for time off

    August 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    In Sweden, employees are allotted up to 6 months in an unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of entrepreneurship. Because of the reported decrease in fear of job loss or financial insecurity, this law has said to increase the potential for entrepreneurs around the country to succeed, as it encourages risk-taking with a built-in safety net.

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