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27 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A substance abuse program known as contingency management offers incentives to those who to stay in treatment and remain abstinent from the use of drugs. Although not all agree with the merits of the program and quest...
7 October 2020
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Under 800 Words
A pilot project in Canada is challenging stereotypes by giving cash to people experiencing homelessness. The results of The New Leaf project showed that the money was managed well by recipients and led to fewer days o...
25 September 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) were critical in distributing funds to workers in Philadelphia who were unable to tap into other government relief payments in the wake of the pandemic. The trusted organizations h...
22 September 2020
Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
To provide emergency housing to domestic violence victims without crowding them into shelters during the pandemic, Ohio victim-aid groups have helped hundreds of families to flee violence and find safe housing in subs...
21 September 2020
Fulton, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Residents are using dollar-for-dollar matching grants to spruce up their homes in Fulton, NY, resulting in higher home values, higher morale and the formation of neighborhood collaborations. The grants are granted to ...
14 September 2020
Mississippi, United States
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800-1500 Words
Low-income families, which are disproportionately black, have been given $1,000 each month in an effort to address the racial wealth gap through the Magnolia Mother's Trust program. The cash payments yield an increase...
10 September 2020
Norwalk, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Community college administrations across the U.S. are helping students continue their education during the pandemic by helping them address basic needs. Cerritos College in Norwalk, California has given away 300 free ...
2 September 2020
Maryland, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Maryland Department of Information Technology adapted an existing system to quickly distribute small-business grants and loans due to Covid-19. The Maryland OneStop platform, a single site for state licenses, perm...
24 August 2020
Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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To protect the Mesoamerican Reef from the effects of climate change, key stakeholders in Mexico created the world’s first insurance policy to protect a natural asset. The policy provides an immediate infusion of cash ...
12 August 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
San Francisco entrepreneurs are benefiting from several emergency city relief programs which have proven vital to small businesses. The city is funding both The Resiliency Fund and Neighborhood Mini Grants. The former...
7 August 2020
Tenino, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Complementary currencies are local alternatives to national currencies that help local economies when budgets are tight. Tenino prints “wooden dollars” and residents in need get up to $300/month to spend at local busi...
6 August 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The Philadelphia Black Giving Circle supports Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits, offering funding that was raised through the Black community. The giving circle has helped to build personal relationships with peo...
5 August 2020
Montana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Federal funding helped local food producers expand their operations to include processing plants which enables farmers to meet the demand of Montanans who sought an alternative to the empty grocery store shelves. The ...
Model D
Kate Roff
4 August 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
Homeowners in Detroit can now access home improvement capital to fix up their historic homes, many of which date back to the early 1900s. The aid is in the form of a zero-interest loan which is paid back over 10 years...
Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT)
Izabelė Pukėnaitė
30 July 2020
Šilutė, Lithuania
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
A Lithuanian government program pays farmers to delay working in their fields in an effort to preserve the aquatic warbler, an endangered bird species. While there are 186 farmers who participate in the program, more ...
27 July 2020
New Jersey, United States
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Under 800 Words
The startup PIF^2 is a “social impact mobile game platform” that partners with charities to raise money through ad revenue and in-game purchases. It hosts “game-a-thons” that target a younger demographic who can gener...
27 July 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
University-based food pantries around the U.S. had to quickly rethink the ways they could continue to provide students with access to food during the pandemic, despite students not having the same campus access as bef...
15 July 2020
Stockton, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Universal basic income, or UBI, was implemented in Stockton, California through a pilot program known as SEED. Each participant was given $500 with no conditions on how to spend it. The data shows that the largest exp...
10 July 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
American households were able to avoid income loss when the federal government implemented an extra $600 a week for anyone facing unemployment in addition to $1200 for those who qualified, regardless of their employme...
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Gregory Scruggs
9 July 2020
Tenino, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Facing the economic strain from the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis, Tenino is printing its own money like it once did in the wake of the Great Depression. The small town in Washington has issued at...
7 July 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Community leaders led the charge in raising funds for undocumented workers, who do not qualify for stimulus and unemployment checks during the Covid-19 shutdown which has left millions of people unable to work. A coll...
2 July 2020
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
A program that aims to help New Yorkers who are at risk of losing their homes has proven effective in keeping people housed. Studies have shown that it is difficult to transition out of homelessness so its goal is to ...
1 July 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia (NSM) adjusted its promotora model of organizing, which relies on neighbor-to-neighbor interaction to assess community needs, due to Covid-19. The immigrant justice nonprofit...
30 June 2020
New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Two former debt collectors have teamed up to put their experience and expertise to use paying off medical debts for Americans below the poverty line. RIP Medical Debt is a nonprofit that buys debt in bulk at reduced r...
25 June 2020
Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Ohio philanthropies shifted to a rapid-response model of providing support for the coronavirus. A coalition of 81 philanthropies in Northeast Ohio quickly raised over $8.7 million from more than 2,200 donors and alloc...
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