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  • Anacostia Rising: What's Next For D.C.'s 'Forgotten' River

    March 26, 2018 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The Anacostia, which has long been one of the most polluted rivers in the country, has been given a new lease on life, thanks to cleanup efforts and a recent sewer upgrade in D.C. Since water quality has improved, there's been renewed interest in waterfront recreation and development. Now local groups are working to mitigate displacement from gentrification, with some success.

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  • The story of Madadi: How an act of courage created a unique maternal care clinic in Kebbi

    March 26, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Madadi, Kebbi

    A small farming community in Nigeria attracted the attention of local and state governments as well as NGOs when they built themselves a two room primary school in 2003. With additional funding from many actors, the community was able to expand their school, build living quarters for teachers, develop a health clinic, and fund a separate maternity health clinic in just 12 years.

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  • Motorbike-sharing app helps tackle Nepal's transport woes

    March 24, 2018 |

    Nikkei Asian Review |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    Motorbike sharing apps provide an alternative to traffic congestion and crowded public transportation in Nepal. The tech startup, Tootle, connects users to motorbike drivers with its ride-sharing app. Motorbikes offer a cheaper alternative to taxis and a less-crowded alternative to public transportation—a feature particularly lauded by female users. The startup has also received a grant from the United Nations Capital Development Fund to expand the services it offers.

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  • Did a Hundred Homeowners Just Change the Great Lakes Forever?

    March 19, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Euclid, Ohio

    Lakefront homeowners in Euclid, Ohio didn't want to give up their land for public use until the city offered them a fair deal—the city will build a trail that reinforces the shoreline on their properties in exchange for public access. Their collaboration has another bonus: raising property value and beautifying the city.

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  • Housing as health care: How connecting the two is saving Los Angeles money

    March 19, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A Los Angeles program provides the homeless with housing and a case manager. By providing a path to accessing care, people Do not need to use the emergency department as the place they receive care while housing provides much needed stability.

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  • Addicts to get help, not arrested at nine Downriver police agencies

    March 18, 2018 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Ferndale, Michigan

    Studies have found that addicts are more likely to seek help at police stations than at hospitals, but many and police agencies and officers are unequipped to send a person with an addiction to treatment instead of jail. Hope Not Handcuffs, a non-profit based in Southeast Michigan, is hoping to change that and has connected almost 1,000 people to treatment in more than 40 Michigan communities.

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  • How Mount Vernon turned an old industrial site into a stunning park

    March 16, 2018 |

    Richland Source |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    Mount Vernon’s Ariel-Foundation Park is largely a success story of balancing historical preservation with recreational growth. The park sits where there used to be a glass manufacturing plant. Rather than hide this, the design of the 250-acre park maintains the identity of the industrial past while still creating a beautiful green space. Through individual leadership, donations from private institutions, and support from the local government, the park is thriving today. (This is the fourth article in a four part series).

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  • Richland County takes chance with opportunity zones

    March 13, 2018 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Many cities have the potential to prosper under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which created “opportunity zones” to increase investment in “distressed” areas. To maximize the potential for local investment, the Richland County Community Development Group united key players to ensure census tracts in the county would be considered. Though the opportunity zone program is in its early stages, Richland County led all the preparation work for local cities to receive big business investment for years to come.

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  • When a parent is deported, path to reunion starts with Pima County group

    March 08, 2018 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Sometimes, child welfare workers can't locate or contact the parents in any given case -- this is a problem made worse when the parent has been detained or deported, with few ways to make contact or connect with their children. In Pima County, Arizona, a taskforce has been working to create solutions for transnational families and provide services, like an immigration clinic at the juvenile courthouse.

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  • Issuing Bonds to Invest in People

    March 06, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In cases where funding is short for social programs, social impact bonds are becoming an increasingly appealing funding mechanism. Private investors and philanthropic institutions invest money upfront to fund a social program; if the program shows measurable success, the investors gain their original investment plus interest. A key example is in Connecticut, where a social impact bond was set up to expand the Family Stability Pay for Success Project. By spending money on prevention, investors and governments save money later.

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