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  • Here's a Pothole Stunt for the Ages in New Orleans

    August 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Often citizens have to go to great lengths to get their problems noticed by city governments. One New Orleans resident concerned with a pothole in his neighborhood did just that when he converted a large pothole in "Homer's Hideout" and listed it on AirBnB. The media frenzy made the city take notice and fix the problem.

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  • College dreams often melt away in summer months. ‘Near-peer' counseling is helping keep them alive.

    August 30, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A "near-peer" mentoring program offers a promising model for similar initiatives working to prevent "summer melt" for low-income students in the summer between their graduation from high school and arrival at college. College-age mentors provide in-person coaching and respond to texts about financial aid and other concerns.

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  • Teens Learn Life Skills Training Therapy Dogs Audio icon

    August 30, 2019 |

    Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Working to train therapy dogs helps kids with issues learn how to cope. Rising Ground, an organization in New York City, provides animal therapy as part of a residential placement program for juveniles facing problems with the law. The youth receive training in life skills, counseling, and peer support through their court-ordered program. In addition, Rising Ground engages them in an eight-week program to train therapy dogs, which helps the youth learn how to deal with their emotions, as well.

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  • 'Local, Local, Local': How a Small Newspaper Survives

    August 30, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Eastport, Maine

    Getting away from daily publishing helps local newspapers focus on serving their audience. The Quoddy Tides, a family-owned newspaper in Eastport, Maine, publishes only twice monthly. Publishing less frequently allows the newspaper to include more local stories, which are of interest to their community of readers, many of whom either live in, or have ties to the community. By avoiding the 24-hour news cycle, the newspaper can focus on local discourse and civic engagement.

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  • How Will Asia Stop Severe Air Pollution while Development Rages on?

    August 30, 2019 |

    Global Ground Media |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    Air pollution plagues much of Asia, but a handful of countries are putting energy and resources towards lessening the rising health concerns that come from breathing unclean air. From leveraging technology to create cheaper yet more effective air filters to government mandates, the countries are experimenting with a variety of solutions.

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  • Can tourists coexist with nature on Lebanon's Rabbit Island?

    August 30, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Palm Island

    In a stark juxtaposition to Lebanon’s polluted beaches, just 150 off the coast lies Palm Island – more commonly known as Rabbit Island – seeking to remain pristine and pollution-free. Promapir, an EU-funded collaboration between Lebanon’s Environment Protection Committee and the Office d’Exploitation du Port de Tripoli, is charging visitors to help pay for rangers, trash disposal and maintenance of the plants and beaches. While a valiant effort, the real challenge will be changing the habits of those who visit to prevent them from leaving litter in the first place.

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  • Young voting advocates take up the fight against suppression

    August 29, 2019 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Greenville, South Carolina

    Young advocates for voting rights are fighting back against laws that make it difficult for young people and other marginalized groups to register to vote. Through public campaigns, lawsuits, and voter registration drives, these youth advocates are taking action as their peers come of age to vote.

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  • Heat is deadly—even in Montana. But the city of Missoula is doing something about it.

    August 29, 2019 |

    The Daily Climate |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Adapting to climate change takes planning and partnerships. In Missoula, Montana, partnerships with nonprofits like Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) and Climate Smart Missoula reinforce the city’s climate planning. TEX connects cities and urban planners with professors, experts, and other nonprofits that can assist in tackling climate change issues. By layering socioeconomic data over a heat map of the city, TEX scientists could reveal populations at highest risk of extreme temperature impacts. The team then shared data with health officials, policy makers, and the community.

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  • Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities

    August 29, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Danvers, Massachusetts

    In the Danvers, Massachusetts, school district, virtual reality technology allows students with disabilities to walk through the hallways of their middle school before the first day of classes or take field trips at their own pace as part of life skills classes. The district's technology director believes this a key "low-stakes opportunity to practice critical life skills."

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  • City officials suddenly support homeless tent cities, car camps in Sacramento neighborhoods

    August 29, 2019 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento city officials have long resisted a "safe ground" model to homelessness; now, local government officials have changed course, allowing homeless individuals to camp on a pre-determined area with essential utilities provided. This "safe ground" model brings houseless people in the area into one restricted area that contains bathrooms and security guards, giving the city more time to create permanent solutions to homelessness.

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