Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17313 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • A City in Need of a Solution

    June 27, 2019 |

    Eugene Weekly |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Homelessness is a serious issue in any state, but outlined in this article are 3 unique approaches in 3 different states that have proven successful. Albuquerque, New Mexico, Orlando, Florida, and Detroit, Michigan have all figured out effective plans to get people off the streets. Solutions range from actually giving homeless people permanent housing to designing a 90 day action plan with them to get them back on their feet to offering a quick and easy way to make some money for food or a night at a hotel.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • This DC apartment building provides low-income families with solar power and a resilience center

    June 27, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Solar energy allows for housing that is both affordable and resilient to climate change and other emergencies. In Washington D.C., Jubilee Housing, non-profit that creates affordable housing, partnered with New Partners Community Solar Corp. to create a building with a solar array that reduces utility costs, and a Resiliency Center, a multi-use space that serves as an aid distribution point during emergencies. The building is part of Washington D.C.’s commitment to remaining on the list of 100 Resilient Cities.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Presas en libertad: ¿Por qué es mejor el sistema de tobilleras electrónicas?

    June 27, 2019 |

    Red/Acción |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Argentina

    Mediante el uso de pulseras electrónicas, un programa del Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de Argentina busca habilitar una mayor reinserción social de personas que cumplen con arresto domiciliario y se encuentran en una situación de especial vulnerabilidad. Del total de quienes participan de este programa, el 43% son mujeres, aunque representan un 8% de todas las personas alojadas en el Sistema Penitenciario Federal.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Evidence of a solution: Using data to report more than just bad news

    June 27, 2019 |

    DataJournalism.com |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Fact-based, data-driven, and solution-oriented journalism can shift the media paradigm from asking “what” to asking “how.” Solutions journalism, known also as constructive journalism in Europe, focuses on data and evidence to shift discourse from political advocacy and ideological debates to problem-solving and productive discussion. Using this approach, students in Eugene, Oregon, brought accountability to municipal administrators who had previously obfuscated the effectiveness of a program to reduce court caseloads.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Think Globally, Sustain Locally

    June 26, 2019 |

    CivicStory |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Holmdel, New Jersey

    A New Jersey nonprofit, Sustainable Jersey, is taking a collaborative approach to environmental health, action, and sustainability. The organization is primarily a certification program, giving New Jersey towns guidelines to follow when it comes to energy use, waste, water, and health, and spotlighting those that are doing it well. At its annual summit, it brought together organizations from across the state, calling upon them and others to take more drastic actions, especially when it comes to waste reduction.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How Reflective Supervision Sessions Help Teachers Cope with the Stress of the Job

    June 26, 2019 |

    KQED |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    As schools increasingly use trauma-informed practices to teach children, one early child care center in Detroit has started to provide trauma-informed "reflective supervision" sessions for the teachers who watch trauma manifest itself in their students on a daily basis. The strategy is similar to those used to help therapists talk through all of the information they must absorb as part of their jobs and is designed to help educators manage "secondary trauma."

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Virtual visits: how Finland is coping with an ageing population

    June 26, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    Digital platforms allow for remote care when access to health care may be expensive or difficult. In Finland, as social welfare policies experience the economic and budgetary constraints of a shrinking population and tax base, remote care and telemedicine provide an effective alternative. Using video calls, nurses can attend to dozens of remote patients, especially the elderly. The video sessions increase access, introduce tremendous cost savings, and allow patients to remain in the comfort of home.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • What the Land Bank has accomplished the last 10 years

    June 26, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Through expansive demolition and rehabilitation services, the Cuyahoga County Land Bank is estimated to have made a $1.43 billion impact to Cleveland and surrounding communities. The land bank focuses on renewing blighted homes in the area, focusing specifically on revitalizing low income areas that don't have enough public funding to clean up their streets.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Amsterdam's Hire-a-Refugee Program Takes On Tight Labor Market

    June 26, 2019 |

    Bloomberg |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    In what is being called the "Amsterdam Approach," the Dutch capital has been providing comprehensive job services to new refugees to help them find employment - and help the city deal with its current labor shortage. While the program has been promising, not every new immigrant is equally prepared for the jobs available to them, meaning there is more work to be done to ensure that everyone who wants a job can find and keep one successfully.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis

    June 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Lake First Nation, Ontario

    When the opioid crisis hit indigenous communities throughout North America, solutions that were working in urban areas, weren't available to these isolated, rural regions. To combat the crisis specifically as it relates to pregnancy, health care workers and community members from the tribes are working together to implement programs that connect newborns and their families with the medical assistance they need.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus