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How 5 local farms are banding together to help an Iraqi refugee in Tompkins County

Melissa Whitworth

July 10, 2016 |

The Ithaca Voice |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

Groundswell's Farm Business Incubator Program, along with the help of five other local Ithaca farms, is working to help refugees start their own small farming businesses as they settle into their new lives in the United States. A new farmer can apply to Groundswell for farmer or business training classes, or to lease land at the organization’s incubator farm. The program has mentored and developed sustainable farms with six farmers.

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For Nonprofits Tackling Poverty, Collaboration Remains Important Hurdle

Kavitha Cardoza

June 30, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

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.

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Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome

Jodi Kantor Catrin Einhorn

June 30, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto

Fueled by xenophobia, many countries around the world are refusing refugees at the border. But Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies, and neighbors are personally resettling Syrians, one family at a time.

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Why Summer Vacation Can Mean Empty Plates for 4,000 Seattle-Area Kids

Nancy Schatz Alton

June 29, 2016 |

ParentMap |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Food insecure children in Seattle amount to the hundreds of thousands in number. Local nonprofit, Food Lifeline’s Kids Café, has become an accessible option for poor children to receive free nutritious meals and snacks. The operation has expanded to 18 different branches across Seattle in locations where children go for enrichment and is currently looking into establishing locations in rural areas.

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#SeaHomeless: Finding affordable, innovative ways to harness technology to combat homelessness

Lisa Stiffler

June 29, 2016 |

GeekWire |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The homeless population in Seattle is in a crisis of high proportions, with people facing a myriad of challenges. Different organizations have started to better integrate technology such as social media in addressing some of these issues, transitioning away from the paper-heavy systems may hold them back from maximum efficiency in their mission and leveraging digital tools to better reach those in need.

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Family center offers comprehensive care for the homeless

Elisa Hahn

June 29, 2016 |

KING-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Homelessness has many challenges that require different services to aid those who have no place to live—including daycare and laundry. Seattle has established Mary’s Place Family Center, a public space that collaborates with non-profits to provide a multitude of social services to the homeless. Large corporations have donated buildings to serve as Seattle’s Mary’s Place shelters to diminish costs.

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United We Fish!

Lina Zeldovich

June 28, 2016 |

Hakai Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Local fisheries have been struggling to keep up with major manufacturers. Sustainable fishing practices have been countering that by creating Niche markets.

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Citizen-Led Bucharest Park Gets Official Stamp

Christine Ro

June 27, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Romania, Bucharest

In Romania, citizens have led an organizing effort to create their first urban nature park, a particularly important achievement because civilian and government collaborations can be difficult in Bucharest. After four years of debate, research, and approval, the park has been officially recognized and is now working towards becoming a space for recreation, education, and tourism.

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For One Million Bolivian Adults, A Taste of School

Fellipe Abreu

June 20, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Bolivia

From 2001 to 2015, the illiteracy rate in Bolivia decreased from 3 to thirteen percent. The drastic improvements can be credited, in part, to the national literacy program that draws on funding and teaching resources from Cuba and Venezuela. Although the initiative has taken on different shapes over the year, in its current state, 18,000 instructors work with rural adults in Bolivia on writing, reading, and math skills.

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Focused crime strategy finds early success. Can it work in Milwaukee?

Ashley Luthern

June 18, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A law-enforcement strategy known as the "focused deterrence" approach involves identifying people most at risk to commit or to be victimized by crime — often the same individuals — and hosts meetings where they are offered resources to break the cycle, or, face serious legal consequences. The approach has worked so well in places like Kansas City, Boston, and High Point, that Milwaukee is looking at how to replicate the results.

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