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  • Starting the Conversation – Offering a Glimmer of Hope

    July 20, 2018 |

    Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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    Response Location: United States, Seeley Lake, Montana

    In Montana, an elementary school is changing the dynamics around bullying and suicide through the Say Something Assembly program, which helps create an environment for students to feel safe and empowered to speak up. Montana has the highest rate of suicide in the country and the assemblies are designed to help youth understand it's OK to be struggling and to seek help. School officials also offer a companion program of support from trusted adults who can continue engaging and helping students.

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  • New Yorkers Booked 9,500 Free Museum Tickets in Four Days, New Passes Arrive August 1

    July 20, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Culture Pass is a new program providing New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public Library card holders with opportunities to visit New York City cultural institutions for free. In the first four days of the program, thousands of people utilized the program to obtain tickets.

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  • “The Price on Everything Is Love”: How a Detroit Community Overcomes a Lack of City Services

    July 19, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In response to a decline in city services, local Detroiters have begun providing for neighbors out of a sense of goodwill. Detroiters Helping Each Other distributes donated items, ranging from school supplies to beds and winter clothing. The Detroit Mowers Gang is another local group that cleans up the city by caring for vacant lawns. There are other similar organizations that rely on community buy-in and a sense of care to succeed, and recipients of donations pay it forward by volunteering on other community projects.

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  • A 4-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result

    July 19, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    A firm based in Wellington, A New Zealand piloted a four-day work week to test the productivity of their employees - and they saw surprising success. Workers accomplished the same amount of work within 32 hours as they previously had in 40 hours, in part because they reported to be better rested and wasted less time in the office. The office itself also saw a reduction in energy and resource usage.

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  • Vienna's Affordable Housing Paradise

    July 19, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Austria, Vienna

    Unlike America’s struggle to provide high-quality affordable housing in sufficient quantities, Vienna has achieved an affordable housing system worthy of envy. The government-subsidized housing projects in Vienna need to meet certain design and sustainability requirements, and a competitive design process leads to quality buildings. An estimated 62 percent of citizens in Vienna live in some form of social housing, the European name for public housing. The success of social housing in Vienna has also helped it remain “one of the most affordable major cities in the world.”

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  • Why Are Free College Programs So Successful?

    July 19, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Since 2014, nine states have introduced free college programs for all high school graduates attending in-state community college and technical schools. Unlike other similar initiatives, this model targets all populations and is not merit-based or intended solely for low-income students. This article weighs the pros, cons, and sustainability of the increasingly popular solution.

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  • Developer tests a new way to fund housing for the homeless: private financing

    July 19, 2018 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In an attempt to increase housing for the homeless in L.A. in a financially sustainable way, FlyAway Homes has started several projects to build homeless housing supported by private investment. Fifty six investors will get a return, though not a large one, on the 9-unit property that will house 32 homeless individuals. This model is more efficient than when a non-profit organization builds homeless housing, and more properties under FlyAway Homes will show if the model is in fact sustainable.

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  • Carne Asada, Hold The Meat: Why Latinos Are Embracing Vegan-Mexican Cuisine

    July 19, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    Mexican-American chefs throughout working-class communities are increasingly embracing a plant-based menu as investment in health and environmental concerns continues to gain traction.

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  • Seeking the Lost

    July 19, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles County is offering trackable bracelets in a voluntary program for people with conditions—such as autism and dementia—that can lead to wandering and becoming lost. In this way, people who may have difficulty remembering or communicating information such as a telephone number or home address can be safely found by first responders.

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  • Health Researchers Quietly Tackle the Opioid Epidemic's Hidden Crisis

    July 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Several researchers around the U.S., backed by the National Institutes of Health, are exploring the efficacy of providing contraception and counseling in the same locations as medication-assisted treatment for addiction as a way to curb the huge number of unintended pregnancies among women with opioid addictions. The results have not yet been published, but the goal is to make it easier for those who often don't usually access health care to get contraception in a fragmented system.

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