What Do the Poor Need? Try Asking Them

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/opinion/sunday/david-l-kirp-what-do-the-poor-need-try-asking-them.html

David L. Kirp

The New York Times

8 August 2015

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Neighborhood Centers, a Houston anti-poverty program has a simple philosophy: “The people are the asset, the source of potential solutions, not the problem.” The non-profit has scaled nationally, employing its bottom-up approach to disburse funds in poor communities.

This Country Just Banned Grocery Stores From Throwing Out Food

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/26/3662627/france-outlaws-grocery-store-food-waste

Samantha Page

ThinkProgress

26 May 2015

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Food waste costs billions of dollars a year and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. French government just passed a law banning grocery stores from destroying or throwing away unsold food, and instead directing it to those in need.

For Nonprofits Tackling Poverty, Collaboration Remains Important Hurdle

https://wamu.org/news/16/06/30/for_nonprofits_addressing_poverty_the_greatest_challenge_is_cooperation

Kavitha Cardoza

American University Radio (WAMU)

30 June 2016

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 with other social services organizations. Overcoming the big challenge of this collaboration is an important learning tool to scale similar initiatives.

To Feed More, Food Pantries Learn From Supermarkets

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/allying-choice-and-nutrition-at-food-pantries

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

22 May 2015

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Even with all available help, New Yorkers miss about 100 million meals each year - food stamps are not enough. But some New York food banks allow for the homeless to choose their own food products, making healthy choices easier.

Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease

http://www.tinyspark.org/podcasts/curing-violence-like-an-infectious-disease

Amy Costello

Tiny Spark

30 July 2015

Podcast / 5-15 Minutes

Neighborhoods in Chicago suffer from gang violence and gun-related deaths. A church leader and a physician trained in infectious diseases created Cure Violence, a program that sends teams of local residents to meet with gang leaders as a means of producing positive behavioral change by re-setting social norms. Their approach has reduced violence between 40% and 70%.

The End of Gangs

http://www.psmag.com/the-end-of-gangs-edb059b5f770?gi=e7d7f23f0b8e

Sam Quinones

Pacific Standard

29 December 2014

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In 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that gang-related crime had dropped by nearly half since 2008. The transformation of LA holds lessons for decreasing violent crime through community policing, a focus on gangs, and the use of CompStat.

Where are the parents? Often standing right over their kids: Pathways to Peace

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/06/where_are_the_parents_often_standing_right_over_their_kids_pathways_to_peace.html

Lynn Ischay

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer)

9 June 2016

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Juvenile offenders can feel as though they have no chances for a good future. Volunteers of America’s Face Forward 2 program helps young people in Cleveland to complete their education and to find employment. With this program, juvenile offenders believe they can succeed.

Queensbridge Houses Marks One Year of No Shootings

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Queensbridge-Houses-One-Year-Without-Shootings-412726453.html

Roseanne Colletti

WNBC-TV

3 February 2017

Broadcast TV News / Under 3 Minutes

The Queensbridge Houses, one of the nation's largest public housing projects, is celebrating more than one year without a shooting in what Mayor de Blasio called "a year of golden silence." Security measures such as the implementing of lights and cameras, combined with the creation of the 696 Queensbridge, a team of ex-convicts who patrol the area, has greatly reduced violence in the area.

Campus Kitchen helps feed families in Atlantic City

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/campus-kitchen-helps-feed-families-in-atlantic-city/article_8de51306-102d-5ddb-aa6b-c7cb506bd1db.html

Diane D'Amico

The Press of Atlantic City

27 November 2016

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Food access for low-income Americans is still a challenge across the country. Campus Kitchen Project, a national community service project that operates at 53 colleges, leverages the readily-available manpower and compassion of university and high school students to help provide meals to those in need.

Relying on food pantries in New Mexico's rural communities

https://medium.com/small-towns-big-change/relying-on-food-pantries-in-new-mexicos-rural-communities-d10fdc96b8f3#.y11orixuj

Andrew Martinez

Small Towns Big Change

5 September 2016

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Hunger is a hidden crisis in the U.S., and in places like Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - a food desert and poverty-stricken community - a few dedicated food pantries are all that stands between thousands of people and going hungry. A longstanding relationship with Farmers Markets authorized to use SNAP benefits has also allowed farmers to donate overstocked produce to those in need - though the greater battle against the poverty that causes hunger is yet to be won.