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15 April 2020
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In cities across the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting communities of color in part due to a lack of information being provided to these areas. A non-profit in Pittsburg is workin...
7 April 2020
Portland, Oregon, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The idea of “feeding the frontline” - donating funds to purchase restaurant food that can be delivered to frontline healthcare works amidst the COVID-19 crisis - has spread like wildfire. In cities from San Francisco ...
3 April 2020
Berkeley, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Activists in Berkeley, California, are filling in what they say is a gap in homeless services during the coronavirus outbreak. Volunteers are safely delivering food and other supplies to those without shelter.
28 March 2020
Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Following other models across the U.S., in Michigan's Oakland County, homeless shelters and local restaurants are partnering to weather the coronavirus pandemic. The county is paying restaurants to cook meals for food...
27 March 2020
Portland, Oregon, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A growing countywide effort in Oregon is serving as somewhat of a lifeline for restaurants threatened by coronavirus closures. Businesses are keeping on or rehiring some of their employees to make food for individuals...
24 March 2020
Wooster, Ohio, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In Wayne County, the local Wayne County Community Foundation teamed up with other local private foundations to establish the Wayne County Emergency Response Fund, which provides money and support to nonprofit organiza...
19 March 2020
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Milwaukee's nonprofits serving youth are finding new ways to check in and connect with their students as the coronavirus rules out the possibility for in-person afterschool programming. “Social distancing doesn’t mean...
14 February 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
The City of Seattle partnered with Zillow to create a searchable database of affordable vacant rental units. Case managers are using the tool to get homeless residents into housing.
14 February 2020
Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
A Catholic high school in Ontario is leading Canada's efforts to use restorative justice and mediation strategies in the classroom. The school has found that students who go through this process often don't get in tro...
The Guardian
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues
3 February 2020
Kolkata, India
Text
800-1500 Words
A nonprofit in India is training victims of sexual assault and trafficking to work as lawyers and seek justice for themselves or others. The program offers both counseling and rehabilitation services and formal legal ...
29 January 2020
College Park, Georgia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Collaborations can breathe new life into community churches. In College Park, Georgia, the College Park First United Methodist Church entered into a partnership with PushPush, a theater nonprofit formerly located in t...
28 January 2020
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Nonprofits and city governments are looking to abandoned homes and vacant lots as a potential source of land on which to build affordable housing.
6 January 2020
Germany
Text
800-1500 Words
Using role-playing techniques, a new program places future health workers in the shoes of people who face accessibility barriers. The program is intended to show students how simple tasks like going to the grocery sto...
26 December 2019
Nduru Beach, Kenya
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Along Kenya's Lake Victoria, the practice of jaboya - where fishermen guarantee that day's catch to a woman fish trader in exchange for sexual favors - is all too common, in part due to a lack of economic opportunity ...
23 December 2019
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Fugees Academy, with schools in Ohio and Georgia, offers specialized and trauma-informed instruction for refugee students. The school aims to get students up to speed with accelerated English instruction.
5 December 2019
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
With a decrease in government aid for refugee resettlement programs in recent years, nonprofits and other groups have stepped up to fill the gap. In Cleveland, Refugee Response offers in-home tutoring, a program for h...
4 December 2019
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Evaluating evidence of an organization’s impact informs charitable giving. Ratings organizations like ImpactMatters and Charity Navigator provide transparency to donors by reporting on the effectiveness of charities a...
3 December 2019
Uganda
Video
Over 15 Minutes
In Uganda, which has high youth unemployment rates, schools are starting to incorporate entrepreneurship lessons into traditional curricula to prepare students for life and an unstable job market after school.
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jill Harkins
2 December 2019
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A Boston nonprofit is transforming vacant properties into free community spaces. Now, Philadelphia is considering opening up similar "public parks inside."
25 November 2019
Minsk, Belarus
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Minsk-based organization Radislava runs a house for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. In a culture and a country that have yet to protect survivors of abuse, this house runs on privacy and an...
22 November 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Coaching in strategic partnership allows arts nonprofits to build their capacity. Based in Minneapolis, Artspace offers its capacity-building workshop program, Immersion, to nonprofits in several cities, in including ...
20 November 2019
Copenhagen, Denmark
Text
1500-3000 Words
Denmark has developed an effective model for children's homes centered around community, safety, and low staff turnover. Could the setup work in the United Kingdom?
The Christian Science Monitor
Henry Gass
18 November 2019
Houston, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Across the country, governments at every level are working to tackle homelessness. In Houston, connecting permanent housing to services has proven an effective strategy but it has required an increase in affordable ho...
18 November 2019
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Seattle, the BLOCK project started two years ago to build houses for those experiencing homelessness in backyards. While the project has slow-going - with only 9 matches between families and an unhoused person comp...
The Seattle Times
Neal Morton
16 November 2019
Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
In Australia, a universal survey in several secondary schools helps to identify students who are at risk of becoming homeless and connects them with wraparound services. The prevention-based model may soon be piloted ...
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