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  • How one utility powers its entire plant from wastewater

    June 02, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Downers Grove, Illinois

    A wastewater treatment facility in suburban Chicago has become energy neutral. By accepting waste from oil and other sources not normally treated together, the facility increases biogas that can power the plant. Besides saving energy, it saves the plant almost half a million dollars each year.

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  • Palawan's indigenous women lead sustainable upland farming, forest protection

    June 01, 2019 |

    Rappler |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    Empowering women to practice sustainable agriculture promotes resilience and enables communities to protect biodiversity. The Kusor Upland Farmer’s Association, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, gives farmers an alternative to wildlife poaching and slash-and-burn agriculture by promoting sustainable, organic farming. The KUFA participates in workshops and farming demonstrations to teach women how to grow root vegetables such as yams for additional income as an alternative to more ecologically damaging practices.

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  • Specially Trained Dogs Help Conservationists Find Rare Iowa Turtles

    May 31, 2019 |

    Iowa Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Iowa City, Iowa

    John Rucker uses a unique method in the world of conservation: his specially-trained Boykin spaniels area able to seek out turtles. This method helps preserve the lives of threatened turtle species, leading to specialized research and conservation efforts. It also “helps keep the web of life more beautiful and more resilient,” says Rucker.

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  • One City Invests in Child Care That Parents Can Afford: Family and Friends

    May 31, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    As the cost of early childcare education reaches unsustainable levels for many families, advocates are working to support, teach, and validate the informal caregivers, including relatives, friends, and neighbors, who continue to fill in the gaps. Minneapolis, where an estimated 70 percent of preschool-aged children are cared for by family members or friends, is one city leading the charge.

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  • At this L.A. supper club, refugees share food and memories of the lives they left behind

    May 31, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A monthly supper club in Los Angeles brings refugees together to share meals and stories from their homelands. The supper club is sponsored by an organization called Miry's List, which also helps new arrivals to the United States find housing, community and support through various crowdsourcing efforts.

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  • These Millennials Got New Roommates. They're Nuns.

    May 31, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Burlingame, California

    For millennials looking to gain a stronger sense of commitment to social justice and service work, religious traditions can provide a helpful framework. The Nuns and Nones program in Burlingame, California, places young participants into convents. In exchange for low-income housing, the young people help provide care and company for the aging sisters, while also drawing lessons from their participation in—and devotion to—service work.

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  • The green bank for kids - set up by a child

    May 31, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Peru, Arequipa

    José Adolfo Quisocala is no ordinary 14 year old. He started a bank to teach local children to save money, and he is able to help them make money through a recycling program that rewards those who contribute paper and plastic. So far he works with 2,000 children and seven schools, with more demand on the way.

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  • How West Oakland Financed Its Own Grocery Store

    May 30, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Public investment campaigns can raise capital and attract larger institutional investors. In the neighborhood of West Oakland, the Community Foods Market opened its doors by raising funds through a Direct Public Offering (DPO). In addition to using traditional grant funding and so-called “angel” investors, the Community Foods Market turned community members into investors, giving them partial ownership of their local grocery store.

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  • Bengaluru non-profit builds play spaces from scrap

    May 30, 2019 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    In Bengaluru, India, Anthill Creations has created dozens of playgrounds, or "play scapes" as they call them, using recycled tire scraps that are safe and fun. Serving over 10,000 children, Anthill's play scapes allow spaces for children to engage in much needed play and outdoor activity necessary for successful development.

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  • A path to success

    May 30, 2019 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    In Colorado, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing have partnered to help former incarcerated individuals obtain Medicaid upon re-entry. The partnership allows for data sharing between the two departments to make sure people are leaving correctional facilities with health care in hand, and trains parole officers to help them enroll and use the benefits.

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