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  • Turning the Tide on Gun Violence

    Evan Cobb

    May 31, 2023 |

    Belt Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Community-based intervention programs such as Cure Violence in Grand Rapids, Mich. focus on strengthening collaboration among different organizations and leveraging outreach workers with existing relationships in the community. Cure Violence's south service area saw an 11.5% decrease in violent crimes after the program was implemented.

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  • Cities Are Becoming More Like Sponges

    Peter Yeung

    May 30, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: China, Haikou, Hainan

    One of China’s many “sponge cities,” Haikou, experiences virtually no flooding after transitioning to primarily green, nature-based infrastructure instead of gray infrastructure like concrete and flood barriers. Prioritizing things like parks, wetlands, mangroves, and permeable pavement allows the city’s ground to soak up more rain.

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  • Ambikapur's women-led waste management system also generates revenue for the city

    Vivek Gupta

    May 30, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

    Ambikapur, India, created a decentralized waste management system that allowed it to become a zero-landfill community while creating local jobs and earning revenue. Waste is collected from households, sorted into recyclable categories and compost, and then purchased by companies that will use it to create new goods.

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  • This Coffee Shop Aids In Re-Entry, But Struggles To Find Its Own Stability

    Emma Wilcox

    May 30, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Hamilton, Ohio

    The Fringe coffee shop in Hamilton, Ohio, employs people who were formerly incarcerated as part of a re-entry program. The shop owners work with each employee to create a re-entry plan that can include things like therapy, addiction and recovery meetings, tutoring and education, and even free tattoo removal.

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  • "We must not give up:" Dnipro School of Superheroes teaches young patients

    Natalia Kulidi

    May 30, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Dnipro

    The School of Superheroes brings teachers into hospital wards to work with children being treated there. The individualized lessons give the children something to focus on besides their illness and help them build relationships with their teachers and other students.

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  • Can Guaranteed Income Prevent Gentrification?

    Oscar Perry Abello

    May 30, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The city of Louisville, Kentucky, partnered with community organizations to launch a guaranteed income program for young adults. The program distributed monthly $500 payments to participants for one year with no strings attached to help ensure financial stability, reduce community violence, and combat displacement.

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  • The TriTown Connector in Great Barrington, Stockbridge and Egremont offers on-demand ride service for everyone

    Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

    May 30, 2023 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

    The TriTown Connector is a microtransit service providing rides between three rural communities in western Massachusetts, with reduced fares for senior residents. Rides are scheduled in advance by phone and via an app, and the service has completed roughly 350 trips in its first month of operation.

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  • Bangladesh tests climate finance for disaster-hit communities

    Tahmid Zami

    May 30, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Several organizations provide financial support like green bonds and insurance to farmers in Bangladesh to help protect them from crop loss caused by climate change disasters.

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  • ‘Unpredictability is our biggest problem': Texas farmers experiment with ancient farming styles

    Nina Lakhani

    May 29, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are participating in a study to find out if cover cropping is a viable method to improve yields or reduce costs in a region harried by unpredictable weather and water scarcity. In some cases, the cover crops they’ve planted between growing seasons improved soil health and prevented wind erosion.

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  • Where The Community Owns The Real Estate

    Lucas Grindley

    May 29, 2023 |

    Next City |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Kensington Corridor Trust acquires properties along three blocks in its Philadelphia neighborhood to give the community agency and control over how that real estate is used, with an emphasis on keeping housing affordable. The trust has acquired 16 properties so far and has signed its first commercial tenant, providing space for a local business owner.

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