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8 January 2021
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
San Diego’s 311 program features a before-and-after-photo function which shows allows residents to hold their local 311 government service accountable. The date-stamped photographic proof allows users to see that thei...
The Salt Lake Tribune
Heather May
3 May 2020
Kearns, Utah, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The Kearns Community Coalition in Utah is a collective community effort that aims to "help adults improve their parenting skills, help teens understand the harmful effects of substance use, and increase opportunities ...
29 November 2019
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
California’s Santa Barbara Public Defender’s office is working with the company, Upstart, to use a texting notification system to remind people about their court dates. Upstart costs $20K to set up and then $2 per cli...
6 November 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In 2013, Detroit’s law enforcement agencies started using focused deterrence – a method that uses data to identify at-risk individuals – to decrease the rate of violent crime in the city. The method, part of the natio...
17 July 2019
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
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800-1500 Words
Libraries across the United States are expanding what they offer to not just include books, but also a host of social and human services. From stocking an anti-overdose drug to offering mental health services and lega...
17 May 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Low-code applications assist in modernizing governmental software systems. A development platform that allows people who have little coding experience to easily digitize processes has allowed New Orleans and the Orlea...
16 April 2019
Independence, Missouri, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
The Independence, Missouri police department is taking an empathy-first approach to homelessness in the city. Instead of making arrests for trespassing or other crimes associated with homelessness, police officers wor...
1 November 2018
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Text
1500-3000 Words
Both Rochester, NY and Windsor, Ontario are destinations for refugees. However, Ontario has had more success acclimating these newcomers through its early education programs. On a reporting trip, Rochester's Democrat ...
30 August 2018
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Schools from Newark to Cleveland are trying new approaches to a longstanding problem - chronic absenteeism. Texas and Florida are offering incentives such as television and gift card raffles while Ohio is getting prof...
Richland Source
Emily Dech
13 November 2017
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Food insecurity across the heartland can be improved through the many solutions and advice provided in this article. Community gardens, cooking demonstrations, food pantries and food delivery are just a few examples.
Richland Source
Emily Dech
9 November 2017
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Food insecurity, obesity, and poor nutrition are all currently major challenges facing many US communities, particularly in the Midwest. SNAP-Ed is helping to tackle all of those issues through a program that teaches ...
26 October 2017
Karachi, Pakistan
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
For disease eradication campaigns to succeed, public health officials need to interact with the public. In Pakistan, the front line against polio is comprised of women who reach out to directly to families with young ...
19 October 2017
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
St. Louis has one of the highest rates of STDs and HIV in the state, but the city's Health Department has implemented a creative method for providing safe sex education and testing. The staff at salons and barber shop...
4 August 2017
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
City governments have been implementing “chatbots” to provide a way for residents to both communicate with city government as well as receive information about and assistance with services through text or Facebook. ...
The Boston Globe
Matt Rocheleau
9 July 2017
Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Historically, the numerous nonprofits, charities, and public agencies seeking to address issues such as homelessness, addiction, and hunger have been stuck operating in their own silos, creating more of a reactive rat...
Richland Source
Emily Dech
9 June 2017
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Almost 16% of the population in Ohio's Richland County is food insecure. First Call 211, a collaboration between the public library and the Job and Family Services office, is working to inform people about the many fo...
31 December 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Thousands of refugees are navigating hurdles of integration in the United States. Organizations like the Minnesota Council of Churches provide comprehensive support in a number of areas - from housing to job applicati...
WEWS-TV
Rob Powers
22 December 2016
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Broadcast TV News
Over 15 Minutes
Faced with abysmal customer service during a spate of incorrect, excessive usage bills from Cleveland's municipal water department, residents turned their attention to the nation's top-ranked utility, Miami-Dade Water...
Daily Herald
Marie Wilson
7 October 2016
Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregi...
30 June 2016
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Padua Project is an innovative program that has a goal of getting poor people out of poverty in three years with a job, three months’ savings and off government assistance. Its unusual success involved a collaboration...
8 June 2016
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's police force has transformed its culture using a police assistance referral program that focuses on getting people the help they need first rather than arresting them. It'...
7 April 2016
Oregon, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Oregon State University was being criticized for its handling of sexual assault cases, particularly Brenda Tracy's case that occurred in 1998. Now years later, the president of OSU- Ed Ray, has formally apologized, hi...
29 October 2015
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and domestic violence are disproportionately higher among indigenous women, and girls in rural villages in the Canadian north are at particular risk. FOXY, a trav...
18 July 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
After a rampant problem of violence among youths, Minneapolis enacted a violence-prevention plan which focused on collective action and stemming the causes at their source, resulting in nonfatal shootings involving yo...
13 April 2015
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
As campuses across the country race to address a burgeoning nationwide conversation about sexual assault, policymakers, politicians, university counselors and students alike are faced with a lack of quantitative infor...
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