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  • The Central Valley's Freedom Summer of empowering youth

    October 21, 2018 |

    Bay City News Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    25 students from two University of California schools went home to intern in the Central Valley for 3 months where they registered high school students to vote and taught them about civic engagement. Modeled after Freedom Summer, where students registered Mississippi voters in 1964, the Central Valley Freedom Summer project sought to increase the low turnout among young voters by teaching them the importance of civic engagement. The interns faced some resistance in the county, but were able to register or pre-register over 3000 young voters and hold events to get youth engaged in their communities.

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  • Getting Rid of Those Old Style Hospital Gowns

    October 21, 2018 |

    Radio Health Journal |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Hospital gowns historically aren't designed for the patient, but rather for the conveniency of the medical staff; however, several hospitals throughout the United States have decided to change this after negative patient feedback. Designs are still being developed, but so far designers are focusing on making sure the gowns are respectful and modest.

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  • Digital Platform Uses Peer Pressure To Motivate Young Adults To Vote In Election

    October 21, 2018 |

    Bay City News Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States

    VoteCrew is a digital messaging platform that brings together friends and acquaintances into online teams who pledge to vote and then are held accountable by their peers. The platform was created to increase voter turnout in people 35 and under by using peer pressure. The platform has 2,256 members in 308 teams across the country on about 30 college campuses. Preliminary results show its members voted at a higher rate than the demographic group more broadly, although it is too early to accurately evaluate its impact.

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  • To prevent devastating wildfires, old adversaries are finding ways to work together

    October 21, 2018 |

    KLCC |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The prospect of mass wild land devastation sparred by both wildfires and logging was enough motivation for people on each side of the debate to sit down and figure out a solution. What came of that conversation was the Blue Mountains Forest Partners that have worked together to propel the management of the forest.

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  • Mothers lead children HIV transmission fight in Kisii and Homa Bay

    October 21, 2018 |

    Business Daily |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    A mentorship program in Kenya has proven effective at slashing rates of HIV transmission to infants and reducing stigma surrounding the illness. Mentor mothers offer support and education to HIV-positive pregnant women to ensure they stay on anti-retro viral drugs to avoid passing the virus to their unborn children and they work with them through the first 18 months of a child's life. Similar programs in other African countries have reached an estimated 1.4 million HIV-positive women.

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  • Offering Care Before Cuffs

    October 19, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    The Miami Police Department has joined efforts with health care and social services partners to offer an alternative to prison for opioid users. The Collaborative Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery (CLEAR) program consists of participants signing a binding agreement and entering treatment that lasts for 12 months, all while also helping to build trust between officers and their communities.

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  • Colorado's explosive outdoor industry growth is emerging as global model

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Outdoor recreation offices, started and spread by Luis Benitez, are growing from Colorado to Puerto Rico to potentially even Panama. By focusing on spurring economic development and job growth, promoting health, and helping the environment, the movement for outdoor recreation is succeeding. The initiative is especially helpful in Puerto Rico, a place where effective and creative ways to help the economy in the wake of Hurricane Maria are welcomed.

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  • San Francisco startup wants to help Bellevue teachers buy their homes

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellevue, Washington

    Landed will pay for half a teacher's down payment on a home in exchange for a quarter of profits when the house is sold down the line. The San Francisco-based startup has recently arrived in Bellevue, where the median home price is hovering around $1 million.

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  • A Rural Colorado Coal County Was Struggling. Then A Tech Company Brought New Jobs

    October 19, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hotchkiss, Colorado

    After “the shock” that laid off many coal miners in Delta County, Colorado, the area is experiencing a resurgence. Population is growing, finally, and a fiber optic internet company has stimulated the economy with new jobs. The company, Lightworks Fiber, has been on hiring spree, with 40 positions they are still looking to fill. It’s still a big transition from the coal economy - but not necessarily a bad one.

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  • "We can all be placemakers": The programs training Detroiters in development

    October 19, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    When Chase L. Cantrell realized the overwhelming majority of development financing in a Detroit real estate project was going to white, wealthy developers, he opted to create a program that would train developers who better reflect the demographics of the city. Building Community Value aims ”to create a more equitable development ecosystem in the city of Detroit” by training people of all ages in real estate development. This is one of several successful programs popping up in Detroit that aim to spread wealth and increase equitable development efforts across more Detroit neighborhoods.

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