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  • Community schools: How the concept started and failed in Montgomery

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Since expected grant funding for a planned community school model was canceled a few years ago, two high-poverty elementary school that would have benefited from the approach have landed on the city's "failing" list. However, a local high school has had success incorporating elements of a similar model, such as a parent liaison and volunteer mentors from the community, with no additional budget. What can Davis and Nixon elementary learn from Lanier High?

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  • Forget plastic bans: Colorado mountain towns try volunteerism, bootcamps as solutions to single-use

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Telluride, Colorado

    In the mountain towns of Telluride and Mountain Village, locals are going beyond banning plastic bags and are thinking bigger about how to reduce single-use plastic. The Telluride Venture Accelerator focuses on bringing “startups in the plastics-alternative market” to Colorado. A local committee is also finding ways to encourage businesses to change their plastic habits, and together the local government initiatives and environmental startups will change consumption habits regionally.

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  • In Pakistan, dads taking part in maternal care could save lives

    March 22, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Punjab

    To combat holding the record for the world's most dire infant mortality rate, Pakistan is placing efforts on increasing paternal supports before, during and after childbirth through the implementation of a hotline. Directly addressing a lack of education that men receive around women's health care, the hotline has already seen significant success.

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  • Oregon's Troubled Foster Care System

    March 22, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    The foster care system in Tennessee drastically reduced the number of children removed from their homes by implementing a preventive strategy that seeks to help parents remedy problems leading to child neglect. The strategy includes parenting classes, behavioral therapy, housing vouchers, and rehab, among other services. Fewer children in Tennessee face the trauma of entering the foster care system, easing the burden on case workers and allowing them to focus on victims of abuse who need their help the most.

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  • 'If everybody just cleaned up a little bit': City workers fan out, clean up in East Camden

    March 22, 2019 |

    Courier Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    In East Camden, New Jersey, neighbors encouraged each other as well as city officials to take ownership over the cleanliness - or lack their of - of the streets and homes in their community. In response, neighbors and city workers worked together to clean up trash in a two-block radius, report pot holes and abandoned cars, and set expectations for the community and relevant government agencies to take care of their surroundings.

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  • Low-cost resilient houses could help Mozambique survive future storms

    March 22, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Mozambique, Beira

    Climate change is causing storms to intensify across the world, resulting in mass destruction that ruins peoples homes. Mozambique has recently experienced this reality when a tropical storm resulted in a massive flood that overtook parts of the country. To help prevent future destruction, cities are focusing efforts on building more resilient homes that stand a better chance of surviving similar events.

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  • Inside the Battle to Close Rikers

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City plans to close the eight jail complex located on Rikers Island and replace it with a series of four smaller, community-integrated facilities in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. While the administration has faced community pushback, the city has gleaned insights about the process, including jail reform and design and how to receive feedback from the community. The goal is for this plan could lead to further decarceration, financial savings for the city, and facilities that incorporate job-training, substance abuse treatment, and counseling into its services.

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  • As Schools Struggle To Meet Kids' Emotional Needs, One Colorado School May Have A Fix

    March 22, 2019 |

    WBUR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Thornton, Colorado

    A K-12 public charter school in Colorado was facing a shortage in resources when it came to mental health counseling for students, so professional counselors have started training students to help. These students act as volunteer peer counselors and provide support to their fellow students by giving them a place to talk about their struggles and stressors.

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  • The Great American Cardboard Comeback

    March 22, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Combined Locks, Wisconsin

    Rather than close their doors for good, Wisconsin paper mills have adapted to the booming internet business and begun making something even Amazon needs: cardboard. Though traditional glossy paper sales have plummeted since the early 2000s, the demand for cardboard in the online shopping industry has skyrocketed, leaving an open market for American paper mill factories.

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  • Chobani's secret ingredient for backing new food companies

    March 22, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Yogurt company Chobani's semi-annual business incubator brings funding and support to minority business owners around the country. The program helps CPG and beverage business owners promote their sustainable, innovative products, and focuses on diversity of race, gender, and sexual orientation.

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