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  • How Fines and Fees Reform Became a Priority for Cities Across the Country

    February 06, 2020 |

    Route Fifty |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    From North Carolina to California, states and cities are taking a new approach to fines and fees – people are having their charges dismissed, warrants for minor offenses cleared, and many municipalities are actually saving money by spending less on collections. With a system that was built because it provided cities and states with revenue, there has been a realization that it disproportionately targets communities of color and often keeps people stuck in cycles of debt. With this national awakening, resources and networks are being created so other places can implement the same change.

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  • When the bus is the schoolhouse

    February 03, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, Kentucky

    A number of barriers prevent young children in Appalachia from enrolling in formal preschool classes. In response, a fleet of buses is traveling to remote communities to teach students academic and social skills.

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  • The Old Asylum Is Gone: Today A Mental Health System Serves All

    February 03, 2020 |

    Health Affairs |

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    Response Location: Italy, Trieste

    In Trieste, Italy, accessing mental health care resources is made easier by an approach that allows for people to seek assistance without the fear of being punished. In most cases throughout the region, mental health centers act as first responders and treatment facilities are open-door with very few instances of coercive treatment initiated. While individuals report that this model of care is successful, another element of success includes the employment rate of patients.

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  • Beyond the picket fence: How one city is creating more affordable housing

    February 03, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In Minneapolis, a long-term affordable housing plan takes a comprehensive approach by addressing climate change, zoning, and equity as inherent in the modern housing crisis. By reducing single-family housing, cutting building costs with green technology, and asking neighbors to be a part of the decision-making process, the city is chiseling away at its affordable housing crisis.

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  • A Muslim women's netball team brings competition — and a sense of inclusion

    January 30, 2020 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Grassroots initiatives are empowering Muslim women to bring their faith onto the court. Across several universities in London, new clubs are offering a safe and inclusive space for Muslim women to participate in sports like netball. The ISOC club team, started by students at the London School of Economics, accepts Muslim women from other universities and participates in matches against other university clubs. Several other initiatives provide Muslim women with access to sports clubs, from kickboxing to fencing.

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  • A Battle to Protect Forests Unfolds in Central Africa

    January 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Central African Republic, Moloukou

    In Central African Republic, the first community forest was created with the hope of reversing the area’s deforestation and empowering the Indigenous communities living in the forests. By placing the community forest inside a logging zone, local inhabitants can explore alternatives to timber production that are more eco-friendly. While the future of the country’s community forest depends on government negotiations, the model can provide a road map for other Indigenous communities throughout the region.

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  • A Group of Mothers, a Vacant Home, and a Win for Fair Housing

    January 28, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Moms 4 Housing, a collective of women and their children, occupied a vacant 3-bedroom house in Oakland to secure housing for themselves and call attention to the Bay Area’s lack of affordable housing. Despite being removed and arrested by heavily armed deputies, the movement grew and the developer has agreed to sell the house to Oakland’s Community Land Trust at market value and offer the right of first refusal on other properties. The group also urged state senator Scott Weiner to introduce amendments to a bill currently under consideration that would protect affordable housing from developers.

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  • As Seattle Seeks to Tax Amazon (Again), What Can It Learn From California?

    January 24, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In 2018, a per-employee tax levied on Amazon and other Seattle businesses making over $20 million a year was struck down by council members with unfavorable polling. In 2020, that same referendum is being brought back to life with renewed support. This article compares Seattle's past failures to San Francisco's current success in implementing a tax inspired by Seattle's. The processes differ in many areas, and this article considers what would happen if Seattle now followed someone else's lead.

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  • Books behind bars: Pilot Pell Grant program helps inmates look toward the future

    January 24, 2020 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Suffield, Connecticut

    At Connecticut’s MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, people experiencing incarceration have the opportunity to participate in postsecondary classes, even completing a certificate or degree. They’re able to do this because of the Second Chance Pell pilot program, started in 2015, which offers financial aid for inmates to access education. With bipartisan support, there’s hope that the pilot program will grow, as current research shows how the programming reduces recidivism and saves tax dollars.

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  • Privilege for the poor: Farming giant gives back — to its workers' children

    January 18, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Lost Hills, California

    Owners of the Wonderful Company food conglomerate honed their philanthropic efforts on the community they saw had the most need—their own workers' families—by establishing charter schools to improve the quality of life and education in Lost Hills, California. The K-8 school, one of two, has adopted a "cradle to career'' approach, incentivizing college education through in-school college pathways and renewable college scholarships after completing high school, and integrating parents into its mission through tailored educational sessions aimed at bridging cultural divides.

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