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https://www.thetrace.org/2019/07/chicago-gun-violence-399-campaign?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Brian Freskos
The Trace
11 July 2019
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In Chicago, community organizations, public officials, and private funders have come together behind a campaign called “<399” – with the goal of bringing homicides to under 400. This collaboration has taken on a comprehensive, community-centered approach that includes initiatives like community outreach, individual support, and mentoring. While they’ve received significant funding from the city, they’re hoping to secure long-term financial and political support from all levels of government.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/07/07/737789983/how-hydroponic-school-gardens-can-cultivate-food-justice-year-round?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Robin Lloyd
NPR
7 July 2019
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Brownsville Collaborative Middle School is one of a growing number of elementary schools in the U.S. using community gardens to teach predominantly low-income students about healthy food options and provide produce to larger communities situated in food deserts.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2019/0701/Car-but-no-home-Safe-parking-lots-spread-across-West-Coast?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Francine Kiefer
The Christian Science Monitor
1 July 2019
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In California and other western states, where the number of people experiencing homelessness has increased dramatically, some nonprofits are offering up parking lots as a place for those who live in their cars to stay safely overnight. While the programs are clearly a temporary measure, they offer more than just a lot for people to stay the night - there are also caseworkers available to help people navigate the complicated bureaucracy and get the supports they need.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/20/733788467/when-theres-no-doctor-nearby-volunteers-help-rural-patients-manage-chronic-illne?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Maggie Mullen
NPR
20 June 2019
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In Wyoming, volunteers are given health care trainings to help them as caregivers to those with chronic illnesses who are too far away from a doctor to receive adequate care. That curriculum, along with support groups, is helping those in rural communities practice chronic disease self management to improve quality of life.
https://hechingerreport.org/rural-students-often-go-unnoticed-by-colleges-can-virtual-counseling-put-them-on-the-map?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Steven Friess
The Hechinger Report
11 June 2019
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A variety of nonprofit and philanthropic programs have started offering virtual college counseling to students living in rural communities. Through these setups, recent college graduates are often paired with students at schools where there are no full-time counselors or where the ratio of counselor to student is as high as 600 to 1.
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ideas-we-should-steal-reducing-poverty-together?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Philadelphia Citizen
11 June 2019
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Canada has used a comprehensive approach to lift more than 200,000 families out of poverty in a span of seven years. While the approach has had obvious success, scaling it to other countries presents its own challenges, although some in the United States are ready to give the initiatives a try.
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