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How New Yorkers Stood Up to Amazon and Won

Yasmeen Wafai

May 22, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Long Island City, New York

When Amazon came close to establishing its second headquarters in Long Island City, the Queens borough of New York, community organizing successfully halted the development. Community leaders credit their success to a diverse group of organizations teaming up (like Queens Neighborhoods United and New York Communities for Change), politicians teaming up with the communities they represent, and quick mobilization.

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What Mansfield can learn from the brand Marion made, Fargo's frost-themed festival and Ohio's wee bit of Irish attitude

Tracy Geibel

May 17, 2019 |

Richland Source |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

Mansfield, Ohio leaders look to cities across the country for inspiration from successes - and lessons from failures - to help them rebuild their downtown brand. From Austin, Texas, to Fargo, South Dakota, these successful cities offer examples of initiatives that have funded revitalization and economic growth in their own city centers by way of community engagement and trust among leaders.

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On the island of Java, a social forestry scheme creates jobs at home

Nuswantoro, Nusawantoro

May 15, 2019 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Kalibiru

In Indonesia, transferring land management rights to local residents is slow-going, but one community is setting an example for what can happen when the residents are in charge. Mandiri farmers formed a cooperative and began replacing hillsides; now, tourism to the area has increased and attitudes towards the land and community have changed.

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King County Program Aims to Help Students' Mental Health

Hallie Golden

May 13, 2019 |

Seattle Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

A new mental health screening test in King County, Washington is connecting middle-school students with resources and health advice. Through The Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program, students are being screened through questionnaires, which are aimed to determine whether a student is at risk, and then referred to the appropriate resources or professionals to receive help. So far, 12 different school districts in King County are implementing this pilot program, with more scheduled to start soon.

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Native bees, please

Casey Smith

May 11, 2019 |

Berkeley Science Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

The Urban Bee Lab at UC Berkeley has spent over a decade collecting data about native Californian bees who regularly interact with humans so that they can share their findings to help farmers improve production. The lab collects specimens to help researchers down the line; they observe bees in nature; and they actively work with local farmers to exchange useful information. Short-term, the collaborations help farmers improve yield and provide a welcoming space to bees; short-term, the data collected will help protect and conserve native bee populations.

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How Rwanda could be the first country to wipe out cervical cancer

Sophie Cousins

May 07, 2019 |

Mosaic Science |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Rwanda has launched a community and health driven campaign in order to put a stop to the spread of cervical cancer by educating women about the HPV vaccine. Driven largely by dispelling myths and providing accurate information focused on the vaccine's role in mitigating against cancer, the country has now achieved over 90 percent vaccination rates for girls.

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Laundromats are playing an unlikely role in the effort to shrink America's literacy gap

Annabelle Timsit

May 05, 2019 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The average American family spends more than two hours at the local laundromat. The Clinton Foundation and other partners have set up "Reading & Play Spaces" in 250 laundromats across the country to encourage literacy and parent-child interactions: "This project is part of a much larger vision to reinvent everyday spaces to encourage the kinds of experiences that help children thrive."

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A Daunting Maze of Barriers

Peter Weed

May 04, 2019 |

The Maine Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

Organizations and local governments in Maine put together the complex puzzle that is immigrant employment status. By connecting varying pieces, from providing English classes to establishing professional credentials, organizations help fill gaps in Maine's economy by recognizing and supporting qualified refugees and immigrants.

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How California Is Making Up for 20 Years of English-Only Education

Sarah Jackson

May 03, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

In California, half of school-aged children are the children of immigrants. Among many other initiatives in the city, a community-wide training project in Fresno aims to improve how adults in the city work with students of immigrant families. One of the challenges of the renewed push for a bilingual approach - finding sufficient bilingual teachers after years of the state's English-only education policies.

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Homeless I.D. Project puts many on the road to recovery

Macie Williams

May 02, 2019 |

AZ Big Media |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Arizona's Homeless I.D. Project helps houseless folks obtain identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and social security cards to facilitate re-entry into society. IDs are often stolen or misplaced within the homeless community; the Homeless ID Project helps individuals get back on their feet and become eligible for jobs by replacing these documents.

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