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  • Finding refuge in north Flint: This sanctuary for women is building futures by mending spirits

    July 17, 2019 |

    Flintside |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    In Flint, Michigan, the N.E.W. in St. Luke’s N.E.W. Life Center provides education, employment training, and emotional support to women and some men who live in the "throw away zone," a term coined to describe the impoverished areas of Flint’s north and east sides and beyond the city limits into Beecher.

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  • Variety of programs help create path to home ownership for Ypsi area residents

    July 17, 2019 |

    Concentrate |

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    Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

    In Ypsilanti, Michigan, aspiring homeowners in the quickly gentrifying town are taking advantage of some lesser known programs to help people save up for down-payments and build credit. Those programs and other financial services and classes are helping people own homes in towns across the region.

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  • Your Local Library May Have A New Offering In Stock: A Resident Social Worker

    July 17, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Long Branch, New Jersey

    Libraries across the United States are expanding what they offer to not just include books, but also a host of social and human services. From stocking an anti-overdose drug to offering mental health services and legal support, libraries are preparing to serve anyone that may walk through the door.

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  • San Francisco Financial Justice Project Enacts Landmark Reforms

    July 17, 2019 |

    Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, the first Financial Justice Project is working with the city to eliminate fines and fees that hold back people experiencing poverty and financial instability and also cost the city more than they can recover. So far, the innovative program has made all phone calls from jail free, cleared outstanding holds on driver's licenses for missing a traffic court date, announced the elimination of all library fines, and more - and cities across the country are taking not and exploring similar changes.

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  • How Southern Communities Tackle Summertime Food Scarcity

    July 17, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    Communities are creating networks to fill in food security gaps for children. In cities like Jackson, Mississippi, and Atlanta, Georgia, community groups, churches, and nonprofits are working to provide summer meals to children who rely on lunch programs during the school year. Closed schools create a barrier to resources for many families that depend on them. Organizations like Feeding America and the Georgia Nutritional Services draw from USDA Summer Food Service Program funding to address the shortfall in summertime support.

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  • I've seen the future and it's Norwich: the energy-saving, social housing revolution

    July 16, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Norwich

    A neighborhood of 100 homes in Norwich offers a solution to the affordable housing crisis through no-frills public housing. The homes, part of a social housing project funded by the Norwich City Council, meet modern energy efficiency standards that allow residents to pay nearly 70% less in energy bills than other neighborhoods.

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  • Banning foreign home buyers - the New Zealand experiment

    July 15, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland

    Housing affordability is a crisis that many countries face. New Zealand addressed the issue in a controversial way: by outright banning foreign ownership. Since it has come into effect, real estate pricing has gone down, and more properties are available for New Zealand residents. Critics argue that the ban coincided with world events like the Chinese government limiting how much money could leave the country into foreign events. They caution against attributing the lower prices to the ban itself and that it is still too early to see its true impact.

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  • More than shelter: How DC homelessness organizations help LGBTQ youth thrive

    July 10, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Providing housing that serves as an affirming, empowering space with access to resources can help young LGBTQ people overcome homelessness. Organizations in Washington D.C. such as Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL), the Wanda Alston Foundation, and Casa Ruby provide inclusive housing that also includes services, from job placement to mental health care.

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  • Hunger takes no summer break: When school's out, the challenge is how to feed more kids

    July 10, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, East Orange, New Jersey

    Mobile delivery increases the accessibility of summer meal programs for children who rely on food assistance during the school year. Across the country, multiple initiatives by local governments, schools, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations are working to extend participation in summer meal programs. Many of these programs receive support from the USDA, but additional grants have allowed organizations to extend their range of delivery, as have partnerships with food trucks and transportation services.

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  • Nevada teens find community as they navigate homelessness and adulthood together

    July 05, 2019 |

    High Country News |

    Photojournalism |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Clark County, Nevada has one of the largest populations of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness - fifth in the nation after San Jose, New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Shelters like the Shannon West Homeless Youth center in Las Vegas do more just provide shelter and essential services, they also provide necessary space for youth to connect and support each other.

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