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30 August 2019
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A "near-peer" mentoring program offers a promising model for similar initiatives working to prevent "summer melt" for low-income students in the summer between their graduation from high school and arrival at college....
Christian Science Monitor
Alex P. Kellogg
23 August 2019
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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800-1500 Words
Atlanta has seen a decline in rates of people experiencing homelessness from 2008-2018, a trend that is particularly meaningful as other cities contend with stubbornly high numbers. Part of the solution? A new source ...
Earth Journalism Network
Banani Mallick
19 August 2019
Bangladesh
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800-1500 Words
Facing sea-level rise and other climate threats, a group of women working in agriculture in Bangladesh are adapting their practices and focus and sharing their tips for success with other women.
14 August 2019
Sargent, Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
To protect the natural lands of the Texas coast and battle climate change, a new nonprofit is working to create a carbon dioxide storage program in partnership with private landowners. The innovative models give lando...
8 August 2019
Oakland, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Partnerships between nonprofits strengthen efforts to promote economic justice. Working together, several nonprofits focused on economic and restorative justice in Oakland have succeeded in opening Restore Oakland, a ...
7 August 2019
Colorado, United States
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Under 800 Words
Thanks to a two-year grant from Colorado’s Health Foundation, several food-centered nonprofit organizations are working to help residents of southwestern Colorado replace high-calorie, low nutrition food with seasonal...
Flatland
Brian Perlman
1 August 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
After piloting anti-violence initiatives across the city, leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, are re-evaluating their approach. While the steps taken to curb gun violence were similar to others across the country, here,...
29 July 2019
Wooster, Ohio, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
In Ohio’s Wayne County Jail, people serving sentences can access CADET, which stands for Chemical Addiction/Dependency, Education and Therapy program. With nearly 20% of Wayne County bookings involving drug-related of...
29 July 2019
Rotherham, England
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800-1500 Words
Grimm & Co.'s Apothecary to the Magical is boosting child literacy skills in a former steel and coal town with a large low-income population. By offering an imaginative space and free writing workshops, the nonprofit ...
25 July 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
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 supp...
8 July 2019
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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800-1500 Words
Hartford, Connecticut looks to Boston as an example of a city that has succeeded in establishing a connection between nonprofits - who can donate payments to the city that are exempt from property taxes - and the loca...
NPR
Robin Lloyd
7 July 2019
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
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...
1 July 2019
Los Angeles, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
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...
28 June 2019
San Mateo, California, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In San Mateo's juvenile detention centers, Project Change encourages youth who have completed high school coursework to enroll in community college classes taught on the campus. Inspired by the promise of programs lik...
24 June 2019
New York, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Founded in the 1990s, the New Teacher Center offers a promising mentor model for new teachers. In an effort to measure the program's effectiveness and see if it impacts teacher retention, the 74 followed two participa...
20 June 2019
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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800-1500 Words
At Lowell School in Washington D.C., lessons about climate change don't just appear in science class, but also in most humanities courses. Cognizant of the stress this places on young students, the school has worked w...
18 June 2019
Oakland, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Cooperative ownership provides an avenue through which local nonprofit organizations and businesses can retain ownership of real estate. In Oakland, California, the Oakland Community Land Trust uses federal grants and...
11 June 2019
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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1500-3000 Words
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 challenge...
The Hechinger Report
Steven Friess
11 June 2019
Red Wing, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
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...
7 June 2019
London, United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
A nonprofit initiative called the Impact Management Project identified ways to measure impact in the nonprofit and social enterprise worlds. Using intense crowdsourcing and measurement of their own success, the initia...
5 June 2019
Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Hope Harbor, an emergency and transitional shelter in Grand Island, Nebraska, is renovating its facilities to include a playground for the shelter’s children. Funded by various grants, the new addition will provide ch...
3 June 2019
Helsinki, Finland
Text
800-1500 Words
In Helsinki, Finland, the "Housing First" model, where housing is offered to those experiencing homelessness unconditionally is showing results. The program, which also can include services and is made possible in par...
23 May 2019
Camden, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
Founded in 2000, Hopeworks provides coding and computer training combined with connections to internship and job opportunities to youth in Camden. The larger aim of the organization is to cultivate "'a positive, heali...
16 May 2019
New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Politicians and education advocates are increasingly using terms like "free college" and "college promise." As the model gains traction as a solution to the nation's overwhelming student debt, Stacy Teicher Khadaroo e...
11 May 2019
Maryland, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Across the United States, Black Mama’s Bail out bailed out hundreds of black women in time for Mother’s Day. The organization accepts donations to pay bail for women cannot afford it on their own as part of their larg...
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