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  • Tribal communities in Michigan use traditional knowledge to tackle modern public health crisis

    August 08, 2019 |

    Michigan Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    In Michigan, infant mortality for Native American babies is almost triple the rate of infant mortality for white babies. To combat this troubling reality, tribal communities are working to reintegrate traditional knowledge into parenting practices, starting with culturally aware breastfeeding classes. The program is helping to ensure that indigenous communities and families have the resources they need to keep their babies safe and healthy.

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  • This Oakland Community Hub Was Designed for Restorative Justice

    August 08, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Partnerships between nonprofits strengthen efforts to promote economic justice. Working together, several nonprofits focused on economic and restorative justice in Oakland have succeeded in opening Restore Oakland, a community and multipurpose center. The new building, which received funding from private donations and from the Akonadi foundation, provides a space nonprofits like the Ella Baker Center and the Restaurant Opportunity Centers United (ROC United).

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  • Volunteers Fill A Green-Space Void In The International District

    August 06, 2019 |

    KUNM |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Residents and volunteers from The Nature Conservancy, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps and Artful Life joined forces to create a "pop-up park" in a long neglected vacant lot in the International District of Southeast Albuquerque. Too many dirt lots have sat empty in Albuquerque's most diverse legislative district. The pop-up park installed is mobile: it can be made permanent with added investment or moved to another dirt lot.

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  • A Public Library of, by, and for the People

    August 06, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Texas

    A public library in Brownsville, Texas continues to remain relevant through its dedication to learning from failed initiatives, investing in new technology, and ensuring that the space keeps up with ever-changing town culture. Beyond housing a plethora of books, the library has invested in 3D printers for local creators, studio space for a local television channel, and a colorful computer lab for teens to utilize.

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  • Mass. city, similar to Providence, widely recognized as a success story after state takeover

    July 30, 2019 |

    Providence Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Lawrence, Massachusetts

    A state takeover of a failing Massachusetts school district was defined by listening, collaboration, and a new merit-based teacher compensation system. Six years later, dropout rates are down and graduation rates are up. What can Providence's schools learn from the Lawrence model?

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  • Serving the sisterhood: Temsalet Kitchen in Ethiopia

    July 30, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

    Temsalet Kitchen in Addis Ababa offers the city's most vulnerable women a place to work and find community. The restaurant employs struggling women to be cooks, waitresses, managers, and cleaners to help them stay off the streets, out of danger, and in a welcoming environment where they can become independent.

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  • How a small Colorado town fought the Japanese beetle and won

    July 29, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Palisade, Colorado

    Eradicating invasive species requires enrolling a community effort. Although quarantines and chemical treatments have not proven effective in preventing the spread of Popilia japonica, or the Japanese beetle, to farms on the US’s Front Range, the Colorado community of Palisade succeeded in eradicating the species through collective action. By combining pest control methods with a community program of reducing water use, Palisade farmers were able to push the beetles out of their farmland over the course of several years in the early 2000s.

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  • Sacramento Drop In Black Child Deaths Holds Lessons for LA

    July 29, 2019 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    After launching an initiative aimed at reducing Black infant deaths, Sacramento County's success is now a model for other areas of California looking to make similar changes. Local officials joined with other community advocates and experts to analyze 20 years of data that showed specific disparities. They then created resources to addressing specific issues and empower residents in seven targeted neighborhoods throughout the county.

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  • ‘Basically I'm their teacher': Washington has big plans for its 25,500 school paraeducators

    July 28, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington state is providing additional instruction and in some cases a path to teacher credentials for its 25,500 paraeducators who have stepped up to play roles sometimes equivalent or beyond that of credentialed teachers amidst a teacher shortage statewide. Paraeducators are often from the neighborhoods in which they teach and often comprise a more diverse pool of instructors than other educators.

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  • Innovative recruiting working for San Diego Police

    July 24, 2019 |

    KGTV-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The San Diego police department is using innovative techniques to bolster recruitment for their agencies. Efforts include social media, going to schools and military bases, having booths at events like Comic Con, and even partnering with the San Diego Padres. And the efforts have paid off – their last two classes saw the largest number of applicants in over 25 years.

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