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

    March 22, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    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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  • The Great American Cardboard Comeback

    March 22, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    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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  • 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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  • Inside the Battle to Close Rikers

    March 22, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    1500-3000 Words

    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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  • Oregon's Troubled Foster Care System

    March 22, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    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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    800-1500 Words

    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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  • School laundry help aims to improve student attendance

    March 22, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Laundry machines are an increasingly common sight on the campuses of Denver elementary schools. "A lot of times our teaching goes beyond the academic piece,” one principal said. “Teaching kids how to do laundry is a life skill.” The easily accessible facilities are improving student confidence and attendance.

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  • Fans Can Register To Vote At Ariana Grande's Sweetener Tour & Say "Thank U, Next" At The Polls

    March 22, 2019 |

    Bustle |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In an attempt to encourage voter turnout, Ariana Grande set up tables at concerts on her tour where fans could register to vote, or receive text alerts reminders for those who already had. The "ThankUNextGen" campaign, which plays on one of her song titles, has helped motivate younger voters.

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

    March 22, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    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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  • Voter Turnout Contest

    March 21, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    In South Jersey's Cumberland County, election officials played on one of the state's oldest football rivalries to increase voter turnout by launching the Turnout Trophy. The competition put fourteen towns against each other to get the highest percentage of eligible voters to the polls. All towns except for one scored above the national average for voter turnout when the dust of the competition--and election--settled.

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