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Anti-poverty crusaders fight to cut taxes for mobile-home owners

Alfred Lubrano

August 11, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania

For low-income people living in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, the Honey Brook Food Pantry does more than provide food aid; it's also a hub to get assistance applying for food stamps, and perhaps most uniquely, a place to learn about property taxes on mobile homes. The owners of the food bank have also helped their clients find out if they're overpaying property taxes on their mobile home, an adjustment that can massively help them save.

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How one Canadian food court eliminated 117 bags of garbage a day

Emily Chung

August 10, 2018 |

CBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto

A food court in Toronto was generating 120 bags of trash per day due to serving their fast food varietals in non-recyclable containers. After changing the way they serve food and how they market the feasibility of recycling and composting to food court customers, they have seen their garbage output reduced to only three bags per day.

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In Kenya's Slums, Mapping A Path To Less Destruction

Eleanor Orao

August 08, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kibera

Slums around cities like Nairobi are threatened as city governments seek to demolish them. One way to help, or at least give residents time to prepare to seek new homes, is a host of different types of mapping. By defining the problem - the problem being the thousands of residents and homes in slums - it becomes harder for governments to ignore those people. Map Kibera uses the software OpenStreetMap to allow for “participatory mapping,” and physical maps have proven success too. Mapping isn’t always enough, but it is an important starting point in the fight for slum residents to keep their homes.

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Scanning homeless people to donate money

Dougal Shaw

August 07, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, Oxford

A project in Oxford gives homeless individuals QR codes that passersby can scan with their phones. The QR code links to information about the homeless person and facilitates electronic donations. A case worker co-manages the account and makes sure that the donations are spent on agreed-upon targets.

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New digital software reduces absenteeism in health centres

Lilian Namagembe

August 07, 2018 |

Daily Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

An electronic human resources system has reduced health worker absenteeism in Uganda, improving health service delivery across the country. The tool requires workers to sign in and out, pushing them to show up for their shifts and allowing supervisors to more easily reward good performance and adjust staffing levels.

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Investing in Local Business to Get an Even Break

Courtney E. Martin

July 31, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, known as Balle, encourages a “localism” approach to decrease wealth disparities. By hosting a fellowship program to share best practices as well as encouraging philanthropic foundations to invest their endowments in mission-aligned organizations, Balle as served 121,650 small businesses and worked with philanthropic leaders representing over $8 billion in assets.

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Why don't Seattle renters know their rights?

Josh Cohen

July 27, 2018 |

Crosscut |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

While Seattle’s City Council has taken steps to protect renters from rising costs and exploitative landlords, many tenants do not understand their rights. In order to address this disconnect, advocacy groups have organized “tenant rights boot camps” to educate renters about their rights and avenues of recourse under the law.

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A coalition of governments is fighting authoritarianism with transparency

Anoush Darabi

July 27, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Making government more transparent is one strategy that countries are using to counteract rising xenophobia and populism. More than 85 national and subnational governments have committed to publishing spending data, protecting whistleblowers, and more as members of the Open Government Partnership.

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Part Capitalist, Part Socialist, Estonia May Have Cracked the Code for a Thriving Art Scene. Here's How They Did It

Kate Brown

July 24, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

Through a mix of government regulation and robust collaboration, a thriving artistic community has been established in Estonia. The pillars of this community include an artist’s union, transparency regarding sales, and government funding through taxes.

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ICE Has Conducted Hundreds of Raids in New York Since Trump Came to Power. Here's What Those Operations Look Like.

Ryan Devereaux

July 23, 2018 |

The Intercept |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In order to understand and end legal and extralegal ways the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency terrorizes immigrant communities it is essential to understand where and how ICE raids are happening. ICEWatch is a collaboration between immigrant advocacy organizations to map ICE raids—mostly in New York City—and document the tactics, location, and story of the raid.

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