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  • LA Metro Bus Project to Lift Up Disadvantaged Workers

    November 11, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Los Angeles Metro service is working to use the U.S. Employment Plan model to upgrade its fleet with eco-friendly buses. Through this model, the manufacturers who invest in and hire disadvantaged workers and support the local economy receive extra points which help them in obtaining contracts from Los Angeles Metro. This create jobs locally and helps disadvantaged communities grow while creating a fleet of zero-emissions buses.

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  • Silver Linings: Medical residents make house calls for elders

    October 29, 2016 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    Emergency room visits cost money and are not the most comfortable places to be. The Massachusetts-based Medicare program called Independence at Home gives doctors incentives to visit frail patients at home and received a cut of the cost. The program also pairs patients with social workers and continues to save Medicare millions of dollars.

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  • A Shallow Well Full of Hope for Women in Kenya's Lamu County

    October 28, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Lamu

    The amount of time women spend searching for water in Kenya is debilitating to their life. Shallow water wells closer to living spaces can help them reclaim some time to tend to their own lives.

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  • The world would be $1.1 trillion richer if it treated its young people like Germany does

    October 25, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Germany boasts a high youth unemployment level by running "dual educational systems" that incorporate vocational training into formal training. Other countries are now trying to follow suit in order to boost economic growth and decrease youth unemployment.

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  • Don't Lock 'Em Up. Give 'Em a Chance to Quit Drugs

    October 25, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, the over-policing of drug users has been extensive and frequently racially biased. Looking for a new solution, the LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program, driven by a harm reduction philosophy, is connecting users with key social services rather than punishment.

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  • Supporting Women's Leadership for a Post-Conflict Syria

    October 20, 2016 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Syria

    “100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives,” is a scholarship program providing opportunities for Syrian women in higher education institutions. As a result of the Syrian war, the rate of women enrolled in universities and colleges dropped drastically and the nonprofit is helping to empower them to pursue their educational goals. The program is also hoping to expose Syrian women to conflict resolution techniques they can share in their communities.

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  • Court Innovations' Matterhorn Allows People to Handle Court Cases Online

    October 12, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Low-income people often miss out on court dates because they cannot afford to miss work or leave their children. Michigan and Ohio courts have incorporated the Matterhorn “online adjudication system” to handle simple cases so individuals can participate through the Internet. The system also offers the advantage of having “less bias” than in-person trials, because the race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of the individual is protected online.

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  • New York Debates How to Finance Low-Income Solar

    October 10, 2016 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Across the nation, low-income communities have very little say on the impact of solar power on their community. New York City has conducted talks with its residents resulting in community ownership of solar power utilities.

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  • Digitally disconnected

    October 10, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Farmington, New Mexico

    To address the lack of available WiFi outside of school settings, a local college in Farmington, New Mexico, offers students the ability to check out wireless hotspots for one week at a time, While the school's resources are limited and aren't able to provide for all students, the program has shed light on the need for Internet services in rural areas around the country.

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  • A helping hand for migrant students

    October 09, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Center, Colorado

    The Migrant Education Program, which offers educational and social services to migrant worker families in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, is growing in popularity among the valley’s migrant worker population, and has recently begun to focus on getting migrant students geared up for college .

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