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  • Microlending Sparks Hope and Renewal in Rochester, N.Y.

    January 07, 2020 |

    Governing |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership offers interest-free loans, and already 20 of the loans have been fully repaid. This article looks at six different case studies of residents who have benefitted from the program.

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  • The failed American Dream: Lessons from Flint's Civic Park neighborhood

    November 14, 2019 |

    Flintside |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Flint, Michigan's Civic Park neighborhood struggled to make a comeback after the auto industry collapsed in their community. But the city didn't simply accept their failures; they learned from past mistakes and have begun to refuel the economy by incorporating equity, diversity, and several stable economic drivers into the town.

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  • The Three Keys to a Thriving Rural Economy

    November 08, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Salida, Colorado

    As the Mountain West transitions away from mining and other industrial economic drivers, rural cities find their way into successful economies by relying on local entrepreneurial spirit and the surrounding landscape. Businesses like SmartLam in rural Montana rely on local resources - in SmartLam's case, timber - and sustainable, future-oriented strategy to make a ripple in the economy of the rural West.

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  • A New Housing Program to Fight Poverty has an Unexpected History

    October 22, 2019 |

    Retro Report |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The long-term results of the Gautreaux program, which was intended to reduce poverty, show upward mobility for children of families that were involved in the initiative. The experiment in desegregating neighborhoods led to the relocation of families from public housing projects to suburban neighborhoods which have vital resources like quality education, proximity to jobs, and public safety. Reducing the concentration of poverty from inner cities led to fewer social problems, with the exception of racism faced by the new Black residents in predominantly white neighborhoods.

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  • Grenfell Tower fire - Inequality, racism & the fight for justice

    October 16, 2019 |

    Shareable |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Kensington, Greater London

    After a devastating fire in London that took the lives of more than 70 people, the community it impacted most joined together to work through their trauma and raise awareness about economic injustice. From community gardening to organizing events to advocate for justice, many have joined forces to heal from the fire.

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  • Erie Hit ‘Rock Bottom.' The Former Factory Hub Thinks It Has a Way Out.

    October 07, 2019 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Erie, Pennsylvania

    Erie, Pennsylvania, uses creative financial incentives for companies and businesses that invest capital gains in low-income areas of the city in order to pull itself out of economic hardship caused by the decrease in industrial jobs. The city looked to Cincinnati as an example of a city that turned around a failing neighborhood through collective action, sustainable funding practices and investment in nonprofit organizations that support development efforts.

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  • New Haven job training program possible model for other cities

    October 06, 2019 |

    New Haven Register |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    New Haven Nonprofit group ConnCAT provides free job training for low-income and disadvantaged individuals to help them find a stable income. The program has created positive partnerships with businesses and entities around New Haven in the medical, coding, and culinary arts fields and offers 6-month classes as well as 40-hour externships in members' field of interest.

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  • These LA Doctors Do House Calls At Homeless Encampments

    October 03, 2019 |

    LAist |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles and other California cities are expanding their "street care" efforts by sending medical professionals into homeless encampments to include houseless individuals in the state health care system. Doctors supply much-needed medications and physicals to help reduce the number of people in and out of emergency care.

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  • 5 Decades Later, New Communities Land Trust Still Helps Black Farmers

    October 03, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albany, Georgia

    The New Communities Land Trust was created in the 1960s as a way to build power and equity for and among African Americans in Georgia. The Trust works with Black farmers on many different levels, including helping them strengthen their farming practices and businesses. While the Trust was lost in 1985 due to discriminatory bank practices, it was restarted with a $12 million settlement from the federal government.

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  • Farmers of Color Find New Allies

    October 01, 2019 |

    The Innovator |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Petersburg, New York

    The online Reparations for Black-Indigenous Farmers map connects farmers across the United States in an effort to support those who have been historically oppressed. Those who participate voluntarily pay reparations to the over 50 Black and Indigenous farmers’ projects that have been listed as a way of (re)building centuries of discrimination.

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