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  • A Public Library Brings Opportunity to the Blind

    June 29, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is a branch of the New York Public Library system that offers a wide array of services for vision-impaired adults and children. They hold the largest physical collection of braille books in the country, as well as thousands of downloadable digital braille books, audio books, and newspaper subscriptions. Included amongst these offerings are also the Talking Books program which records and distributes their collection of 200,000 recorded books, hardware and software tech to help illustrate things like tactile maps or diagrams, and simple community classes.

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  • A Regional Approach to Rural Health Challenges

    June 22, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Danville, Virginia

    A network of member organizations in and around Danville, Virginia tackles the region's health and nutrition pitfalls by relying on the strength of their tight-knit rural towns to donate and distribute health resources to impoverished communities. One such organization, God's Storehouse, uses the personal bonds of neighbors and friends to box and distribute free food.

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  • Bitwise Goes Big

    June 19, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    A company called Bitwise in Fresno, California thinks beyond financial gain and factors social background and economic justice into their developer training programs. Bitwise offers a coding school as well as a custom software business that hires graduates from their training program to help with commercial projects.

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  • Finally, an Intervention That Might Have Helped Keep High-Risk Teens Alive

    June 16, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    To prevent suicide amongst youth, research has shown that there's a simple strategy to get people the supports they need: training the adults in their lives on how to recognize warning signs and provide help. While the research is still preliminary, it highlights one more intervention technique to prevent teen suicide by helping youth in recovery stick to their treatment plans.

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  • How a 'Communiversity' Works

    May 30, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Mississippi

    Bucking the stereotypes of strained town-gown relations and the removed university, the Mississippi Communiversity is bringing together a community college, research university, local high schools, state and local government, federal government, private businesses, and local individuals to build a truly collaborative academic center. The academically structured, industrially aligned program enjoys funding from all of the above parties mentioned.

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  • When Libraries Are 'Second Responders'

    May 23, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Across the United States, libraries are acting as more than hubs of literature. From acting as safe havens in emergencies, to places of support and community in times of distress, and to information headquarters where people can find the information they need, libraries offer creative, kind, and welcoming services that go well beyond their implied responsibilities.

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  • An Unusual Way to Bridge the Town-Gown Divide

    May 01, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Muncie, Indiana

    Ball State University and Muncie, Indiana, are forging an inventive town-gown partnership. In 2018, the school became the first public university to assume responsibility for the city's public schools. The transition has involved intentional community engagement and sparked community enthusiasm that had waned in recent decades and resulted in a dramatically declining school population.

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  • How Technology Could Revolutionize Refugee Resettlement

    April 26, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    To help place refugees in cities, a new software program called "Annie" is sifting through large amounts of data and using its algorithm to make suggestions for where refugees are "most likely to be welcomed and find success."While the program is still in its preliminary stages, the idea of using data and an algorithm to help place refugees is gaining stream internationally.

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  • Fort Wayne Makes Its Own Luck

    April 26, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Fort Wayne, Indiana follows the national trend that transforms old abandoned buildings into new economic powerhouses by converting what was once the massive GE campus into a mixed space of residential, business and retail space. While some cities tore down older structures in the '70s and '80s, cities who kept their open-space warehouses -- cities like Fort Wayne -- are now taking advantage of the empty spaces and making room for economic growth and civic participation.

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  • Women in the U.S. Can Now Get Safe Abortions by Mail

    October 18, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is the first company to send abortion pills to women who cannot access health services in the United States. The company conducts online appointments before sending the drugs. Women on the Web has done this work internationally for years, but the service was not available in the United States.

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