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  • Local nonprofit fosters West End growth

    February 28, 2019 |

    The Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Nucla, Colorado

    With the help of the nonprofit West End Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC), communities in Southwest Colorado use creative financing and collective action to rebuild their economies after the downfall of the coal mining industry. One town, Nucla, invested in a coworking space, business classes. and other tools to help community members start and maintain small businesses.

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  • Border Wall Trumped by Art and Community

    February 28, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Agua Prieta, Sonora

    Artistic collaboration transcends political barriers and can foster a transnational identity. On the US-Mexico border, initiatives like the Dreams Across Borders project, initiated by the Mexican Consulate, and the Border Arts Corridor express the shared identity of Agua Prieta, Mexico, and Douglas, Arizona. Public events staged on the border of the two towns include art walks and cross-border concerts staged with the cooperation of US Border Patrol.

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  • Second (Science) City No More

    February 28, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    An investment plan from the University of Pennsylvania promotes the expansion of the science business community throughout the city by funding advanced treatments, education and infrastructure for local health clinics. The investment pilot has lead to newly approved FDA products, corporate sponsorships and, most importantly, the opportunity for young professionals to be able to stay and work in the city.

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  • PedsAcademy gives kids fun learning opportunities in the hospital

    February 28, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    PedsAcdaemy offers personalized learning to school-age kids who are in a hospital for extended stays. Lessons, which are up to three hours a day, are designed around any physical impediments students might be facing and help to ensure there is no lost time while students are away from their normal classroom.

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  • Mail-in votes helped make Florida's election a nightmare. A solution? More mail-in votes

    February 28, 2019 |

    Miami Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Over the past two decades, Florida has notoriously been plagued with voting complications, which have called into question the integrity of many state and national elections. In an attempt to simplify voting, Florida is now opting for three parallel systems: Election Day precincts, early voting centers, and by mail.

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  • The midwives at the forefront of the birthing crisis in Cox's Bazar

    February 28, 2019 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

    Making the services of midwives accessible to displaced mothers living in refugee camps requires training and trust. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the government of Bangladesh are working to support clinics and train individuals who wish to work as midwives in the midst of the Rohingya refugee crisis. Providing women in camps with quality reproductive health requires not only the mentorship of international experts, but also personal efforts to gain the trust of women by local professionals.

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  • Many Washington foster kids become homeless. Tennessee may have found a solution.

    February 28, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Washington State looks to an innovative program in Tennessee that centers around developing strong relationships between homeless youth and their case workers. The Tennessee program, which offers youth in foster care a sense of stability and family, has helped many of its participants stay off the streets; now, King County, Washington is looking to copy the program to reduce youth homelessness in the area.

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  • Cities without sewers

    February 28, 2019 |

    Rethink |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Cap-Haïtien

    A nonprofit in Haiti called SOIL with a business arm called EkoLakay is bringing back the old-fashioned idea of a container-based sanitation system. Customers rent toilets with containers in them, use them, and return them to EkoLakay to then be converted into highly nutritious compost. Piloted in 2011, the program has been successful serving more than 1,000 households (growing by 40 every month) with a staff of 58 mostly local workers. They attribute their success to using "applied resilience thinking", having many actors at different levels, and constantly adapting to new solutions and knowledge.

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  • Improved communication can help Richland-area employers retain employees amid labor shortage

    February 28, 2019 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Perrysville, Ohio

    By making listening and communication a priority, employers can improve employee retention. In Ohio, Mansfield Plumbing Products designated an employee liaison whose job is to listen to employees and facilitate communication between workers and management. By implementing clear communication channels, employers can better learn how to address their workers' needs.

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  • Black women are facing a childbirth mortality crisis. These doulas are trying to help.

    February 28, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Statistics show that black women do not have their pain taken as seriously as white women, which is a contributing factor why some expectant black mothers are choosing to hire doulas for their pregnancies. The doulas do more than help with childbirth – they provide resources to the mothers leading up to the birth as well as hold health care practitioners accountable for their biases.

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