Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
18 July 2015
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Scope of Response: National
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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 youths drop by 72%. Now, other cities with similar problems are trying to follow suit.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/avoiding-the-curse-of-the-oil-rich-nations?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
13 February 2013
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To avoid the toxic effects of dependence on oil revenues, countries could take those revenues and give them out to the people. How the Alaska model could end the resource curse.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/04/kalamazoo-the-promise-save-american-cities-105366.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker#.VYmmCflViko
Cassie Walker Burke
Politico Magazine
3 April 2014
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Huge numbers of students lack the chance to go to college because of financial problems. Recently, Kalamazoo schools received more funding allowing them to have the chance to help and pay for students to then go to college and receive a higher education.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/can-government-play-moneyball?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
16 April 2014
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The pressure is on for the federal government to spend tax money more wisely. Evidence-based policy making is an increasingly popular way to do so.
http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/06/25/sutter-program-yields-quality-care-for-people-nearing-lifes-end-but-total-costs-unclear?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
April Dembosky
KQED
25 June 2014
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People of low income often have bad health habits and more ER visits which is a large cost for Medicare. AIM, a pre-hospice program in Oakland, found that personalized and preventive care reduces ER visits, is less expensive and improves their patients quality of life.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-farmers-markets-food-stamps-20140609-story.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Lee Romney
Los Angeles Times
8 June 2014
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People in poor neighborhoods struggle to eat healthy. Roots of Change, a non-profit, is making farmers markets accessible to people on federal nutrition benefits, in San Francisco, through creative financing and new technology.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/fear-of-profit?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
29 October 2010
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Businesses with a social goal walk a line between being a charity or profit seekers. Collaboration of the business sector, government, and non-profits can help keep a balance.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/the-system-when-it-works?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
26 March 2014
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Government benefits to aid the poor are frequently left unclaimed, leaving children hungry, young people unable to finish school, and opportunities for stable housing and preventative health care unused. New York City-based program Single Stop connects people to benefits for which they may be eligible. Importantly, Single Stop has served community colleges where disadvantaged students can use the assistance to help get through school.
http://ithacavoice.com/2014/11/ithaca-fix-homelessness-problem-3-approaches?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Nathan Tailleur
The Ithaca Voice
17 November 2014
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In Ithaca NY, homelessness increasingly becomes a public concern when the winter weather approaches. An investigative journalist interviews different city representatives and professionals in human service to discover three solutions to the problem. The proposed solutions include affordable housing, a halfway house for people returning from prison, and more city non-profit collaboration.
http://digital.vpr.net/post/education-lessons-maine-new-hampshire?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jane Lindholm
Patti Daniels
Vermont Public Radio
7 April 2015
Radio / Over 15 Minutes
The educational questions that Vermont currently struggles with are similar to those happening in Maine and New Hampshire.
http://www.fayobserver.com/article/20140222/News/302229724?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Greg Barnes
Fayetteville Observer
22 February 2014
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Civic leaders in the U.S. struggle to effectively help their distressed neighborhoods. East Lake, Atlanta, created a replicable model that mixes residents of differing socio-economic status, and focuses on education and health in the area.
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