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  • At This Grocery Store, Shoppers Pay What They Wish

    November 18, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    MARSH Grocery is a food cooperative with urban farm lots, an online catalog, a delivery program, a commercial kitchen, and a grocery store in which people can pay the amount on the sticker, 20% more, or 20% less. The cooperative is not quite profitable but is growing its customer base in a St. Louis neighborhood that previously lacked access to affordable, healthy food.

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  • Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Workers, Employers, and the Economy

    November 18, 2022 |

    NBCLX |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Research shows workers who receive paid sick leave are more likely to stay home when sick, thus limiting the spread of illness.

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  • Strong relationships lead to strong graduation rates

    November 17, 2022 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Oglethorpe County High School in Georgia increased their graduation rate to almost 95% by connecting students regularly with counselors starting freshman year to help them meet their goals.

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  • Fox Island a model for disaster preparedness

    November 17, 2022 |

    Gig Harbor Now |

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    Response Location: United States, Gig Harbor, Washington

    The Fox Island Community and Recreation Association Emergency Response Organization is a model for community-level emergency planning. Realizing the island would be cut off from any help in the case of a major disaster, they set up a command center, bought equipment and supplies, and worked with government and NGO sources to develop a disaster plan that uses neighborhood response teams that are ready to deploy on short notice.

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  • The Florida Neighborhood Hurricanes Can't Gentrify

    November 17, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Pine Key, Florida

    In the wake of natural disasters, community land trusts (CLTs) are popping up in areas like Florida and Texas where hurricane damage is most severe. CLTs help provide affordable housing options to those impacted by natural disasters. Repairs can be extremely expensive and oftentimes in the wake of storms once affordable neighborhoods become gentrified, pushing out the original residents.

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  • Tenants are banding together to address Jackson's housing crisis. Can they fix it?

    November 17, 2022 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Shelter JH is a local housing advocacy group that gathers members to work together to get better representation in housing-related decisions in the area. The group canvasses neighborhoods to recruit voters, speaks on housing bills at the statehouse and hosts meetings and educational sessions that connect people with local policymakers and housing opportunities. The group was formed in 2016 and now has about 550 members.

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  • In Portland's Self-Governed Dignity Village, The Unhoused Make Their Own Rules

    November 17, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Dignity Village is a self-governed community in Portland, Oregon, where people experiencing homelessness can live as long as they want. The village houses 65-80 people who pay $75 a month and put in 10 hours of community-related work a week to live there.

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  • In New York, ‘Housing First' Approach Helps Unhoused People Find Stability

    November 17, 2022 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    HousingPlus, a New York nonprofit, uses a housing-first approach to help women experiencing homelessness. They offer the women and their children a permanent home at a reduced rent rate based on their income, and the nonprofit covers the rest through different funding streams. The approach is intended to give women stability so they can work on other tasks like finding employment, treating addiction, or improving their mental health.

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  • How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

    November 16, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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  • Preventing learning slides over summer vacation

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Books for Keeps hosts free book fairs to keep children and their families reading year-round. In 2022, the organization gave away more than 58,000 books, the most it has ever donated in a single year.

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