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Penn Medicine-created texting tool may save hundreds of new moms' lives in Philly and beyond

Jill Harkins

December 19, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

After deducing that preeclampsia was "the number one cause of maternal hospital readmissions and maternal mortality," doctors at Penn Medical began sending new mothers home with a blood pressure cuff and then texting them for readings. Proving to be a successful intervention methodology, this practice has expanded to other hospitals in the state and may soon scale nationally.

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Can basketball reduce gun violence? It did in Richmond, Virginia.

Larry Platt

December 06, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

RVA League For Safer Streets uses a basketball league as "bait" to change young men's lives by teaching critical thinking and better ways to resolve conflicts. The Richmond, Virginia, program was co-founded in prison by a former drug dealer convicted of murder who learned the methods of cognitive behavioral therapy behind bars. Paroled after 23 years, he began counseling youth with an approach that police say contributed to a significant drop in Richmond's gang violence and other crime.

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Boston's free CultureHouse pop-ups may be on their way to Philly

Jill Harkins

December 02, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

A Boston nonprofit is transforming vacant properties into free community spaces. Now, Philadelphia is considering opening up similar "public parks inside."

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Reusable Bag Share

Brianna Baker

November 18, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Collingswood, New Jersey

When the town of Collingswood started deliberating a bag ban, a leader from Friends of the Farmers’ Market stepped up, creating the Collingswood Bag Share. Community members were worried about the economic impact of fewer sales at the market if consumers did not have bags, and they can now purchase or borrow reusable bags in a sustainable way.

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Plans for a solar community in West Philly are halted by legislative red tape

Brianna Baker

October 23, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Gardner, Massachusetts

Pennsylvania law is preventing a Philadelphia neighborhood from converting an empty lot into a solar farm, but community members are working to fight against this by citing neighboring states that are seeing positive impact from similar projects. One such project is in Massachusetts where shared solar energy systems is helping to offset "80 percent of the power needs of a nearby assisted living facility, an affordable housing development, a family-owned hardware store and a non-profit serving those with disabilities."

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New apartment project in Kensington will give residents a discount if they volunteer

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

October 23, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

An b-corporation in Kensington, a Northern Philadelphia neighborhood, addresses gentrification and population growth in their area by bringing together entrepreneurs with community members to encourage local business growth and partnership. Now, Shift Capital's latest project aims to bring the community together by offering discounted rents for tenants in exchange for volunteer hours in the community.

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Rooftop beehives in Philly help nurture bees—and maintain our food supply

Jason Wilson

October 17, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bees and other pollinator populations have been rapidly declining, threatening food production nationwide, but urban beekeeping is helping to fight against this trajectory. In Philadelphia, rooftop beekeeping has become the norm for one section of the city, where the honey harvested goes directly to the businesses in the area.

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Our Zoo is Greener Than Your Zoo

Brianna Baker

October 15, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Zoo has created an in-house, vertical garden – housed in a shipping container provided by the nonprofit, CropBox – to grow food for the animals. So far, it has shown to be a more sustainable way of feeding the animals, producing 275 lbs of greens per month and using 70-90% less water than traditional farming. The garden is just one of the zoo’s newest sustainability initiatives, which include increasing energy efficiency, using solar-powered vehicles, and creating more trails and spaces for the animals.

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Let's nix Columbus Day and make Election Day a paid holiday instead

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

October 14, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Sandusky, Ohio

Sandusky, Ohio, recently got rid of Columbus Day in favor of a holiday on Election Day, following the lead of several countries around the world such as South Africa, Germany, and India. Sandusky's swapping of Columbus Day for Election Day is largely symbolic, but symbols can be powerful, especially for small towns.

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Bridges to Wealth tackles Philly's wealth gap through smart investment training

Alyssa Biederman

October 01, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A University of Pennsylvania professor's observation of the wealth disparity in West Philadelphia led to the creation of Bridges to Wealth: a program that teaches financial literacy to marginalized communities who have historically been shut out of building wealth. College students in the program teach financial literacy to high school students alongside computer technology and technical skills. Bridges to Wealth has grown to offer personal finance and investing advice to adults as well as young students.

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