Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17309 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Change on tap: Brewery reshapes the face of a Birmingham neighborhood

    May 11, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    A surprising anchor business in Birmingham helped bring growth to the city: Avondale Brewing Co. Since the brewery opened seven years ago, restaurants and bands have flocked to the city, and the population as well as home prices have increased. Montgomery just attracted its first brewery, and the city is looking to Birmingham as a model for the type of growth it hopes to see.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • National program brings American Indian culture to Native students

    May 11, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Through the Title VII federal grant program, schools in Utah incorporate American Indian cultural curriculum such as history and dance into the school day and offer additional academic supports specifically for American Indian students. "The program helps the parents in passing down traditions by providing culture classes that they may not have the knowledge to teach their own kids," explains one assistant coordinator.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Raising babies behind bars

    May 11, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Decatur, Illinois

    Nursery programs inside prisons are not common. The Decatur Correctional Center is one of the few in the country. Eleven years since its inception, “more than 90 women have gone through the Moms and Babies program.”

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • A Tiny House To Help With Boston's Big Housing Costs

    May 11, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Boston, one solution to homelessness could be as simple as the new Plugin House, a prototype of a tiny house that is affordable and easy to assemble. As cities across the country struggle to provide enough affordable housing, Boston is taking a step forward with a pilot program to test the concept of small affordable housing units.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • A revolution in hydropower makes waves in rural Colorado

    May 11, 2018 |

    High Country News |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Montrose, Colorado

    Thanks in part to the advancement of technology and federal reforms that now streamline a previously lengthy process, rural Colorado is proving to be a prime candidate for small hydropower projects.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Secrets Of A Maya Supermom: What Parenting Books Don't Tell You

    May 11, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico, Yucatan

    For generations, parenting advice provided to American parents was based less on science than on a “WEIRD” bias—Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies. Researchers are now trying to identify these biases and expand the study of parenting strategies past the small segment of American parenting.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Cod and ‘Immune Broth': California Tests Food as Medicine

    May 11, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sebastopol, California

    A trial in several California cities is testing the idea that providing nutritionally tailored meals to chronically ill, low-income patients will have an impact on their health. Similar projects have shown participants had a reduction in the cost of care, an increase in medication adherence, and a reduction in depression.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • New Zealand explores machine-readable laws to transform government

    May 11, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    Legislation is currently written in such a way that it often takes a lawyer to interpret how policies are supposed to work. What if laws were written to be machine-readable instead? A team in New Zealand rewrote two laws as software code in a pilot program that showed how this style of writing could prove invaluable for increasing transparency and accountability across government.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Surprisingly Simple Way To Save Babies' Lives

    May 11, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    Premature babies have an 80 percent greater chance of neonatal mortality if they don't get breast milk. Brazil has a donation-based milk bank system that's saving money and lives. There are 230 milk banks in the country, dramatically expanding access. Between money-saving innovation and smart national policy, the country dramatically increased positive health outcomes and is now an international model.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • An Arkansas School District Goes All-In Welcoming Marshallese Students

    May 10, 2018 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Springdale, Arkansas

    How is the small town of Springdale, Arkansas handling a growing influx of students from the Marshall Islands? Schools are organizing home visits and building parent communities through after-school Micronesian basketball leagues, English language courses for parents, and more.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus