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15,700 stories produced by 8,900 journalists and 2,000 news outlets from 89 countries. The stories cover responses in 192 countries, in 17 languages. This resource is made possible because of a growing movement of journalists who use solutions journalism to illuminate both problems and evidence-based responses to them.

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  • A year later, members of the Memphis Seven inspire a new generation of workers

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    2023-02-05 16:27:46 UTC
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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    After enduring unfair working conditions, an organizing committee at a Starbucks in Tennessee, later dubbed the Memphis Seven, became the first of the state to attempt, and succeed, to unionize with help from Starbucks Workers United. Their work inspired a nationwide movement, and now over 250 Starbucks are unionized.

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  • PC(USA) churches in New York provide a genuine welcome to all God's children

    Mike Givler
    2023-01-17 20:49:18 UTC
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    January 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Auburn, New York

    Westminster Presbyterian Church in New York opens its doors to create the Pride House, a safe space for local LGBTQIA+ youth, once a week. Organizers provide snacks and games, and participation in the church is not required.

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  • The plan to save Italy's dying olive trees with dogs

    Agostino Petroni
    2023-01-20 16:13:10 UTC
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    Response Location: Italy, Parabita, Puglia

    The Xylella Detection Dogs team is a group of dogs trained to detect the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium killing olive trees in Italy. Similar to sniffer dogs that detect drugs or weapons for the police, these dogs use their noses to find out if a tree has the bacteria.

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  • Voluntary initiatives give hope to refugees on the Greek island of Samos

    Romain Chauvet
    2023-02-22 03:26:10 UTC
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    January 13, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Greece

    The Skills Factory provides refugees and migrants a place to develop valuable skills, like phone repair, and express their creativity through activities like painting, photography, and furniture making. Not only does the Skills Factory provide a place for refugees to improve upon their skillsets, but it also offers a sense of community.

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  • These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

    Maddy Mahoney
    2023-01-31 17:40:46 UTC
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    January 13, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Saint John, New Brunswick

    The LGBTQ2S+ organizations Chroma N.B. and QT Fatties work together to provide free chest binders to New Brunswick residents.

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  • North Carolina church's classes on cooking, music, art and more raise money for local charities

    Egan Millard
    2023-01-17 01:59:59 UTC
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    Response Location: United States, Southern Shores, North Carolina

    The After Dark at All Saints program at the All Saints Episcopal Church hosts community classes taught by volunteers on a variety of topics like cooking and history to provide locals with a means to stay connected during the winter months. On top of building community and fostering connections, the program also raises money for various charities, raising nearly $200,000 over the past decade.

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  • Worcester-area women join forces against substance use disorders

    Stephanie Jarvis Campbell
    2023-01-07 22:10:05 UTC
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    Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Women and mothers experiencing addiction often face obstacles when seeking help and care. Several groups like M.I.R.A.C.L.E Mamas and Women Strong Recovery and Wellness among many others, provide safe spaces for women and mothers to seek recovery care and empowerment while also forming a sense of community.

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  • Can Co-Buying Help Solve The Affordability Crisis?

    Angela K. Evans
    2023-01-05 19:59:04 UTC
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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Single, non-related people are co-buying homes with the help of real estate organizations like Live Work Denver to make homeownership more affordable.

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  • Pese a lo que muestran las cifras, otras formas de paternar son posibles en Ecuador

    Diana Romero
    2023-09-08 16:52:30 UTC
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    Aunque la cifra es ínfima en comparación a las horas que las mujeres dedican a labores de trabajo no remunerado, iniciativas como Papás que cuidan, el Club de hombres por el buen trato y Tribu Papás, ayudan a algunos a ser más conscientes de su rol y a paternar desde la sensibilidad. Hasta 2021, los programas han realizado unos cientos de talleres y han beneficiado a millones de personas.

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  • As Outdoor Preschools Gain Traction, States Work to Unlock Funding

    Leigh Giangreco
    2023-01-03 16:45:22 UTC
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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Parents are enrolling children in outdoor preschool programs where most of the schooling happens outdoors as an alternative to traditional preschools.

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  • Solutions journalism…
    • Describes a response to a problem and how it works.
    • Seeks to draw out insights that explain success or failure.
    • Presents the available evidence about the effectiveness of a response.
    • Explains the shortcomings or limitations of the response.
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  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories — rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. We vet and tag every story in the Story Tracker, which offers an inspiring and useful collection of the thousands of ways people are working to solve problems around the world.

  • You can learn more about how we source, vet, and tag stories here, as well as how we share them. We also have video tutorials in Spanish and French that show how to use the Solutions Story Tracker to find what you need.

  • Story collections are curated by our staff or other partners to explore a theme, pattern, or trend via selected solutions stories and external resources. Some story collections focus on an in-depth exploration of a topic with solutions journalism; others highlight journalists and how they report on topics. Certain story collections include discussion questions and notes, so that educators and community discussion leaders can lead learners to fully engage with the stories.

  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is powered by user submissions. We encourage submissions from journalists, as well as from anyone who has an eye for solutions journalism. Click here to submit. (Why submit? So many reasons!)

  • You can submit a story directly on the Solutions Story Tracker®. You will be prompted to register or log into the Solutions Journalism Network website, if you are already logged in. (It is free to register!) Logging in allows you to track the status of your submissions under My Profile, as well as save your favorite stories, create story collections and story alerts, and access other helpful features of our website.

  • After you submit a story to us and assign it a topic, it is sent to one of our Solutions Story Tracker team members. Our team member evaluates the story for the four qualities of solutions journalism, and on the basics: The story must come from a news outlet and have a date and a byline. If the story meets our criteria, our team tags it accordingly and adds it to the database. If the story falls short of the mark, our team will include the reason why. We include stories in the Story Tracker that meet our standards of solutions journalism. Inclusion does not mean we support the initiatives, policies, organizations or approaches featured in those stories.

    Discover common reasons why a story may miss the mark for inclusion in the Solutions Story Tracker®.

    Learn more about the history of the database.

  • Solutions Journalism Network features these stories in the searchable database making them publicly accessible to anyone who wants to search for rigorous reporting on solutions to social problems. Any story that is added has the potential to make more impact than its original purpose. Added stories are used in journalism trainings, school curricula, research projects, and independent analysis on issue area trends. This now includes artificial intelligence tools, which are applied for educational value to find stories and support story vetting, as well as to extract insights from the stories. SJN has digital products and newsletters that give new life and exposure to the stories meeting people where they are at. Story data also is used to develop innovative tools to reach the general public with solutions journalism as well as some specific research projects requested by researchers. If you have any questions or concerns about our use of story data or added stories, please contact Lita Tirak.

  • News outlets determine whether all users can access their stories — and some limit the number of stories that anyone can view, or require a subscription. The majority of stories in the database can be accessed for free.

  • We work with journalists, academic researchers and others who feel that our database will support their research. We are especially interested in research that seeks to develop new insights about solutions journalism and its spread and its impact on social problems. Please complete all sections of the Data Request Form, and we will contact you to discuss your request in greater detail.

  • We do not fact-check the stories in the Solutions Story Tracker®. We do ensure that each story comes from a credible news source that has its own editorial infrastructure.

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