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  • Tiny home village for homeless thriving in Denver's RiNo district

    July 27, 2018 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    In Denver, the Beloved Community Village has been a model for a new effort in the city to use villages of tiny homes as a way to provide housing for those who would otherwise be homeless. After the community's first year of existence, the resident-governed village has proven to be an idea worth scaling.

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  • Prison hurts women more than men — so England is trying a new approach

    July 27, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    In the United Kingdom, all 12 women's prisons have implemented a program to “treat trauma through the lens of gender” in an effort to address the root causes that drive women into prison. It's based on work by the Center for Gender and Justice in California and focuses on training staff to understand trauma, as well as helping inmates heal from trauma. Initial results are promising, but there are serious challenges to implementing this strategy on a systemic basis.

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  • Why don't Seattle renters know their rights?

    July 27, 2018 |

    Crosscut |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    While Seattle’s City Council has taken steps to protect renters from rising costs and exploitative landlords, many tenants do not understand their rights. In order to address this disconnect, advocacy groups have organized “tenant rights boot camps” to educate renters about their rights and avenues of recourse under the law.

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  • The Urbanist Case for Trailer Parks

    July 26, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    Manufactured housing—including trailer homes and tiny houses—is a low-cost, small-footprint way to increase affordable housing. However, strict zoning requirements and even outright bans limit its impact.

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  • Can 'Work Colleges' in Cities Become a Low-Cost, High-Value Model for the Future?

    July 26, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Dallas' Paul Quinn College is changing the dated perception of work colleges. At the first urban and historically black work college, students are graded on both academic and workforce performance. In the next few years, Paul Quinn hopes to expand its model into a national network of schools, with the goal of introducing students to corporate connections and offering an alternative to overwhelming student debt.

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  • The Downsides of Property Tax Caps

    July 26, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States

    Property tax caps have been found to exacerbate economic inequality. They restrict funding for basic services and push municipalities to increase sales taxes and fees instead.

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  • Baltimore's homeless veterans get their own free barber shop

    July 26, 2018 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Rob’s Barbershop Community Foundation is using haircuts to empower people. Specifically, at several centers for homeless veterans in the Baltimore area, new spaces for barbers allow veterans to access haircut and grooming services for free. Haircuts can also be significant in helping veterans get new jobs, and this program is even training some veterans to become professional barbers in the future.

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  • To fix its housing woes, should California look to Seattle?

    July 26, 2018 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In response to the rapidly developing Seattle housing crisis, the city has begun to rezone single-family housing as high-rise apartment buildings and create accessible public transportation in redeveloped areas. Though this fastest-growing city in the country has a long way to go in the fight for affordable housing, the Bay Area cities can look to these rent-stabilizing solutions as possible responses to their own housing crisis.

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  • The Millennial Who Uses Comedy to Help Veterans Heal

    July 26, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A D.C. non-profit is using storytelling, improv, and comedy to bridge the gap between veterans and civilians. A study by doctors at Western Carolina University found that the program resulted in "a significant increase in commitment, control and self-esteem, as well as decreased stress," and the Armed Services Arts Partnership can't accommodate everyone who requests to join the program.

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  • Chicago Hiked the Cost of Vehicle City Sticker Violations to Boost Revenue. But It's Driven More Low-Income, Black Motorists Into Debt.

    July 26, 2018 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    When Chicago raised the fee for not having a vehicle sticker, the move seemed like a way to raise revenue without punishing compliant drivers. But now, thanks in part to racial disparities in policing, thousands of mostly black people are going bankrupt due to ticket debt.

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