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A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers

Binyamin Appelbaum

February 25, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Many subprime borrowers in the United States are financially unable to buy a home themselves. An unconventional lender is trying to make it easier for low-income people to buy houses despite the tighter requirements that other lenders adopted after the mortgage bust.

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Police chief, mayor tour city's rundown neighborhoods

Greg Barnes

February 22, 2014 |

Fayetteville Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, North Carolina

In Fayetteville, the Mayor and Police Chief have taken a personalized approach in seeking a solution for blighted, low-income neighborhoods and are working to increase the number of city staff on-hand to help address issues like decrepit buildings, as well as decrease the disparity in resources allocated to maintaining these neighborhoods. But many challenges remain, and the line between the government's role versus the private homeowner's responsibility remains difficult to define.

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Immigrants Welcome Here

David Bornstein

February 19, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Immigrants are increasingly settling in the United States, but their cultural adjustments present economic and social challenges. Different states have started welcoming initiatives to aid in foreigners in their transition. Welcoming Tennessee has organized community gatherings and public talks, and has publicized how immigrants can contribute to their new neighborhoods.

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Playing With Toys and Saving Lives

Tina Rosenberg

January 29, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Nicaragua, Jinotepe, Carazo

Many different people are inventing health devices for resource-poor settings, but some organizations - like M.I.T.’s Little Devices group - are empowering developing communities and increasing access to healthcare by building medical devices that nurses and doctors in very poor settings can adapt themselves — or kits for making their own, often harvesting parts from toys to cleverly rig up medical equipment. It’s part of a major idea shift, one that’s transforming the design of foreign aid.

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School ditches rules and loses bullies

Marika Hill

January 26, 2014 |

Stuff |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland

A school in New Zealand took the rules out of recess. They found that when the kids were mentally engaged during play time activities they were less likely to have problems, such as bullying within the classroom.

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4 Out of 5 Black Women Are Overweight. This Group Has the Solution.

Catherine Cheney

December 19, 2013 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Henderson, North Carolina

Obesity has become a health crisis for many women in the African-American community, but a group known as GirlTrek is working to change this by making exercise a social norm and creating supportive connections between women with shared goals. This new organization, which works to identify barriers that many in this community face, channels African-American history to encourage black women to walk their way toward better health.

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For Mothers-to-Be, Finding Health Care in a Group

Tina Rosenberg

December 18, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To educate and prepare new mothers, Centering Pregnancy and Centering Parenting sites in the United States offer community-based patient-centered care in low-income areas. Centering offers interactive learning, check-ups, and social support, so that women can take charge of their health.

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Helping Brazil's Poor Heal at Home

David Bornstein

December 11, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Brazil

Physical illnesses trigger and exacerbate poverty because costs are too high to treat them. The Associação Saúde Criança in Rio de Janeiro counsels helps by assisting families with services such as food, medicine, vocational training, housing, and legal aid, which helps mothers achieve their personal goals.

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The Hospital Is No Place for the Elderly

Jonathan Rauch

December 01, 2013 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

As the elderly become more likely to have multiple chronic conditions and experience a gradual decline in health towards the end of their lives, a health care approach that centers hospitalization and intensive care might be ineffective and inefficient. Sutter's Advanced Illness Management program (AIM) is using a new, home-based approach to keep down costs and increase quality of life.

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How To Turn Adult Education Into Careers, Quickly

Kavitha Cardoza

November 02, 2013 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Shoreline, Washington

When adults want to return to school, they face many challenges including the experience of long waitlists for classes, and poor relevance to the job skills they need for future employment. The Washington state community college system has started a program known as Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) that instead teaches in two parts: academic content and basic soft skills.

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