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

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17311 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Outreach Teams Have Police Helping, not Arresting, Homeless People

    July 26, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Embedded in Denver’s police department is the Homeless Outreach Unit, dedicated to building relationships with and providing access to services for the city’s population experiencing housing insecurity. They work closely with social workers and nonprofits in the city to work against the criminalization of homelessness, instead, taking a solutions oriented approach. The unit has helped build trust between those residents and police and has seen a 30% increase in referrals to homeless shelters.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Bring Containers, Leave Your Guilt at Home

    July 26, 2019 |

    DigBoston |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Package-free shopping encourages more sustainable consumption. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cleenland offers package-free household products, including shampoo and cleaners. Customers use their own containers and pay by weight. Asking consumers to pay more attention helps reduce waste generated by packaging and contributes to municipal zero waste strategies.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How To Bring Cancer Care To The World's Poorest Children

    July 26, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda, Butaro

    A hospital in Rwanda is expanding access for cancer treatment while also showing that treating children in impoverished areas doesn't have to be expensive. Through partnerships and low labor costs, doctors at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence are able to treat children with cancer living in extremely rural areas at a fraction of the cost.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How this Durham summer camp is helping refugee children, one talking stick at a time

    July 26, 2019 |

    The News & Observer |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    World Relief Durham hosts a summer program for kids. Like other summer programs, it is meant to reduce summer learning loss—but this is specifically for children from forcibly displaced families. The kids face unique challenges in school and in society, often having been witness to traumatic experiences, so in this program they take lessons, play games, and work with community volunteers to let them just be kids. The program started with 25 participants in 2017 and grew to serve 150 children in 2019.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • New Philly ‘Host Home' program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness, shelter costs

    July 25, 2019 |

    Philadelphia Gay News |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, the new HostHome program is working to decrease rates of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness by connecting youth with volunteer households to host them and social workers to provide additional support. The model has been adopted in cities across the nation and is seen as a cost-effective way to house youth who might otherwise not fit definitions of homelessness and receive the supports they need.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Doctors in Debt: These Physicians Gladly Struck a Deal With California

    July 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    California is offering up to $300,000 of debt relief to doctors who accept Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, in an attempt to incentivize physicians to move to the state and serve low-income communities. The program is funded through revenue from the state's tax on tobacco products and has helped 247 physicians and 4o dentists so far.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • These Gorgeous Fish Are Invading Florida's Coasts. One Solution? Eat Them

    July 24, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Visiting Florida, one will find lionfish served as food, captured in derbies, and hunted as part of ecotourism efforts. The invasive species has become widespread and is having a disastrous effect on the coastal ecosystem. In a multi-pronged effort to rid the area of them, scientists, government agencies, and local communities have teamed up to eradicate them.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • A high school educates teachers on culturally responsive practices, but not everyone is on board

    July 24, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgetown, Delaware

    At one high school in Delaware where one third of students are students of color and 90 percent of teachers are white, an "equity team" brings together teachers to discuss what it means to be a culturally responsive educator and how that should play out in classrooms.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • San Francisco voters rank their candidates. It's made politics a little less nasty.

    July 24, 2019 |

    Vox |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In 2002, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to adopt ranked choice voting, which allows voters to rank their candidates by 1st choice, 2nd choice, and so on, in what effectively becomes an instant run-off. This heads off voter fatigue in successive rounds of voting. But also, ranked choice voting encouraged more campaigning, voter engagement, and coalition-building.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Innovative recruiting working for San Diego Police

    July 24, 2019 |

    KGTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The San Diego police department is using innovative techniques to bolster recruitment for their agencies. Efforts include social media, going to schools and military bases, having booths at events like Comic Con, and even partnering with the San Diego Padres. And the efforts have paid off – their last two classes saw the largest number of applicants in over 25 years.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus