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A Bold Shift to Make Public Schools Serve Poor Students

Abigail Savitch-Lew

January 25, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Last year, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools—combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.

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How 3 Simple Words Are Changing an Indian Town

Jill Filipovic

January 06, 2016 |

Cosmopolitan |

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Response Location: India, Puthol, Rajasthan

Daughter, water, trees: A simple strategy to address ecological and gender concerns. Since 2007, villagers in Piplantri have embraced Paliwal's the ethos by planting 111 saplings every time a girl is born.

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In Seattle, a team approach gets victories against traffickers

Mark Trumbull

January 04, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Seattle's anti-trafficking program has enabled a high number of prosecutions against human traffickers. The program's task force depends on coordinating a number of actors across agencies and gaining funding from the Justice Department.

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Tomato pickers persuade big food companies to sign on to human-rights movement

Lois K. Solomon

December 31, 2015 |

Sun Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

Tomato pickers have spent more than 20 years on a campaign for dignity and fair pay. The workers have succeeded, against incredible odds, in getting some of the biggest corporations in the country to recognize their plight.

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The Unlikely Rise of Restorative Justice in a Conservative Upstate New York County

Mark Obbie

December 29, 2015 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Batavia, New York

In a conservative upstate town in New York, an early advocate of what is now known as restorative justice pioneered the idea of finding alternatives to incarceration that address root causes of crimes and offer victims larger roles in the process. He did this by engaging different people across law enforcement, the community and social services. That built broad support, but the programs have struggled to maintain these innovations or make them permanent after the departure of the visionary founder.

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Mexico's first 'union' for guest workers fights abuses at home and in US

Whitney Eulich

December 28, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

Formed in 2013, the coalition of guest workers is recognized by the Mexican government. It gives transnational workers a platform to demand solutions to issues like recruitment fraud and trafficking.

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A year later, how this grassroots effort to help elders live at home is snowballing

Erin Rhoda

December 25, 2015 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Blue Hill, Maine

As the traditional family structure changes and the elderly population of the United States grows, options for independent living grow challenging for the aged, who struggle with issues like loneliness, transportation to medical appointments, and carrying groceries. A grassroots effort called At Home is working to bring together community services, medical providers, and volunteers to provide assistance to seniors and afford them the opportunity to live independently in their own houses.

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How a regulation turned Bologna's civic pride into action

Simone D'Antonio

December 23, 2015 |

Citiscope |

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Response Location: Italy, Bologna

Bologna is demonstrating the utility of allowing citizens to help with projects in cash-strapped cities. A new policy makes it easier for citizens to head city projects and to participate in guiding the future of the municipality.

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Adapting the Midtown model to the neighborhoods

MJ Galbraith

December 22, 2015 |

Model D |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

To counteract the deteriorating commercial hub of four Detroit neighborhoods, the community development organization Live6 is engaging with locals and investing in the area. By working with anchor institutions, including a local college and a university, Live6 is adapting a development model that has worked for other Detroit neighborhoods. The group is redeveloping the area while being inclusive of the current residents.

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Columbia church helps end homelessness one condo at a time

Andrew Michaels

December 22, 2015 |

Columbia Flier |

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Response Location: United States, Columbia, Maryland

Frustrated with providing temporary assistance to the homeless, a coalition of Howard County, Maryland churches raised money to purchase a condominium to permanent house a homeless family. The tenant pays 30 percent of their income as rent and the coalition covers the cost of fees and services.

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