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9 November 2015
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Instituto del Progreso Latino, a vocational school in Chicago, is comprehensively helping Latino immigrants living in the U.S. educate themselves, find professional work, and rise above poverty.
9 November 2015
Bronx, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
A misdemeanor for a poor person can mean denial of employment, housing, etc., removing any opportunities for change. A public defender's office in the Bronx is trying to stop this downward spiral by offering ex-offend...
8 November 2015
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Under 800 Words
During the last 12 years, the number of minors in Alaska sentenced to time in correctional facilities because of drug or alcohol charges has been steadily reduced, from 730 in 2003 to 395 in 2014. A big contributing f...
3 November 2015
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Suicide rates are rising in the U.S. The Henry Ford Health System in Detroit reduced suicide rates within their insurance plan by 80 percent by actively seeking at risk patients. They screen every hospital patient on ...
Fayetteville Observer
Greg Barnes
24 October 2015
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion initiative is being implemented in cities across the U.S. Instead of arresting people accused of low-level drug crimes, the offenders are offered drug treatment, job training, me...
23 October 2015
Rochester, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
It's been a decade since the city of Rochester, New York, committed to tackling its lead poisoning problem head on. What resulted was a more than 80 percent drop in the number of children with high lead levels. It's a...
21 October 2015
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Multi-Media
Over 15 Minutes
In South Africa, the extreme gap between rich and poor is the root cause of cyclical poverty, and those living in slums face particularly high barriers to education, healthcare, and quality of life. The Ubuntu Educati...
18 October 2015
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
The city of Trenton is trying to reduce gun violence. In Philadelphia, the Healing Hurt People is a hospital-based violence intervention program that employs trauma counselors to help patients suffering from gun viole...
15 October 2015
Carrollton, Georgia, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Many mental illnesses appear during an individual's college years, yet few colleges have effective mental health programs. The Jed Foundation created a framework for universities to follow to address student's need su...
9 October 2015
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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800-1500 Words
People with a mental illness are more likely to be addicts and fail to make good decisions. Because of a new law, a substance treatment program in a hospital in Sydney can insist that a person be interned for 28 days,...
3 October 2015
Freeville, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
Nationally, the VA has been plagued by reports of long wait times, neglect, and other failures, but clinics in New York's Tompkins County are bucking that trend. The Freeville Clinic, and others in the county, never t...
1 October 2015
Chatsworth, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The term circular economy refers to the cycle or reusability, and is an ambitious but realistic goal for many companies to take part in. However, until recently, many lacked the education and technology to implement t...
11 September 2015
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
At a time when university students lack opportunities and financial help to test their innovative business ideas, the Resolution Project supports higher education students who have ideas for socially responsible busin...
8 September 2015
New York, New York, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
New York City is home to an estimated tens of thousands of stray and feral cats, posing a problem for the city. To humanely handle this population concern, the city is using a method known as Trap-Neuter-Return (T.N.R...
The Ithaca Voice
Aaron Brummer
4 September 2015
Ithaca, New York, United States
Video
Under 3 Minutes
Solider On is an organization that serves homeless veterans in 18 counties across central New York. Of their 180 employees, 92 used to be homeless themselves and another 15 are veterans. They travel everywhere to find...
1 September 2015
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Responding to the volatility of the current job market and the potential for a bursting bubble, digital media employees are unionizing to protect themselves in the midst of ongoing change. While these efforts have pro...
31 August 2015
New York, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Teachers are introducing mindfulness to their lesson plans, trusting preliminary evidence that the practice is good for mental health, and especially for the most at-risk students. Mindfulness and other similar initia...
26 August 2015
Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Radio
5-15 Minutes
In war zones, people have a difficult time finding clean water and safe areas to inhabit. Social media, smart phones, and technology applications are aiding in people’s survival. In Aleppo, Syria, the International C...
19 August 2015
Austin, Texas, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
2014 was a year marked nationwide by activism and unprecedented federal attention to the issue of campus sexual assault. The University of Texas system is putting $1.7 million into a comprehensive, multi-year effort t...
18 August 2015
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Cleaning up wastewater can often be a process that harms the environment. But an electrochemical reaction that absorbs more CO2 than it releases while creating renewable energy could transform emission-heavy industries.
Al Jazeera
Javid Abdelmoneim
17 August 2015
Uganda
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
In Uganda, disease caused by improper surgical protocol is one of the leading causes of death. In response to this problem, Doctors are utilizing a surgical checklist from the World Health Organization, as well as oth...
4 August 2015
San Francisco, California, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
The UCSF medical curriculum now uses a new unconscious bias approach after realizing the traditional diversity training from the ’80s and ’90s didn’t work.
2 August 2015
Bend, Oregon, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Staff members at a library branch in central Oregon take steps toward community engagement and participation by crossing the barrier from employee to neighbor. By building personal relationships with other community m...
The Huffington Post
Matt Ferner
28 July 2015
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
After release, ex-prisoners often have a hard time re-integrating into society. Re-entry programs in several states work to stabilize this process, providing inmates with education while in prison or connecting ex-con...
23 July 2015
Queens, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Access Code is a nonprofit in New York that gives young adults, particularly those from minority groups, instruction and resources to learn coding. This education promotes greater access to lucrative careers in the wo...
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