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  • Always Under Construction

    June 26, 2018 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    To resolve road construction communications with frustrated drivers, the New Orleans government developed RoadWork NOLA - an app that showed planned road construction. Unfortunately, no one was using it. Instead of giving up on their idea of a solution, they decided to embark on a plan to make it better through project iteration and human-centered design.

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  • Training the Brain to Stay out of Jail

    June 26, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    A nonprofit in Charleston, South Carolina, uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help formerly incarcerated men shift their mindsets in order to meet the hefty challenges they face re-entering society. Turning Leaf Project actually pays students to take at least 150 hours of CBT and connects them to entry-level jobs in the city and county. So far participants have stayed out of prison, but keeping students in the program is challenging.

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  • Federal Tax Credits and Local Dollars Keeping Akron Downtown Lively

    June 26, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    The Akron Community Revitalization Fund has already invested in the development of downtown Akron, a city once known for rubber manufacturing but now working to redefine itself. The revolving loan fund is comprised of funding from grant-making organizations, banks, and a New Markets Tax Credit. It aims to jumpstart more private investment into the city, including Northside Marketplace, a new hotel, and office space.

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  • Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

    June 25, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Manila Bay in the Philippines is covered in trash - more specifically discarded plastic waste that has been exported from the United States. Facing an imminent risk of the Bay (which many local fishers depend on) disappearing, two organizations partnered together to create the “Stopping Plastic Where It Starts Tour." Targeting specifically U.S. communities experiencing the harmful impacts of fracking, the tour aims to reduce plastic consumption and production through awareness.

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  • San Francisco Restaurants Can't Afford Waiters. So They're Putting Diners to Work.

    June 25, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Diners at Souvla, a Greek restaurant in San Francisco, fill their own water glasses and find their own tables. The self-service model is gaining popularity as the city’s restaurateurs feel the pressure of rising rent and labor costs.

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  • ‘We'll be safe': How one family found a home with help from Seattle's Popsicle Place

    June 25, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Popsicle Palace, an organization that serves the Seattle area, provides housing for families with chronically ill children who are experiencing homelessness. The program designs rooms for children with compromised immune systems and also helps to transition families to single-family housing and out of homelessness.

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  • People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There

    June 25, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Canada

    A recently proposed Canadian law would create comprehensive support for the repatriation of cultural objects back from museums to First Nations people. The law addresses a common and critical hurdle for repatriation: funds for the transport and safe storage of objects upon their return.

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  • Moving Community Foundation Dollars from Wall Street to Main Street

    June 25, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Community foundations have a new way to invest their funds: they can opt to invest in community projects, such as credit unions, as opposed to more traditional financial investments. The Self-Help Federal Credit Union has benefitted from this shift. A $2.6 million investment from Central Valley Community Foundation has helped the credit union provide over 1000 loans to predominately low-income families in the region.

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  • 'ICE Is Everywhere': Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis

    June 25, 2018 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Using their research skills to obtain public information, a group of librarians created an interactive map showing the location of ICE offices and juvenile detention facilities. They also created a toolkit to assist digital humanities workers to know how to respond in a crisis.

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  • How Silicon Valley is responding to the immigration crisis

    June 25, 2018 |

    Vox |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A fundraiser called “Reunite an immigrant parent with their child” raised $19 million in one week for the Texas nonprofit RAICES. Creators Charlotte and Dave Willner say almost half a million people have donated via Facebook so far. They cite matching gifts and the fundraiser’s narrow focus and wide appeal as key factors in its success.

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