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  • “What Does the World Beyond Jails and Prisons Look Like?”

    April 18, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit Justice Center is providing a comprehensive approach to breaking the cycle of poverty in the county. The nonprofit law firm provides immediate support, like paying back child support and posting the cash bail payments that keep those experiencing poverty trapped in a cycle of debt and imprisonment. The group also aims high in their larger efforts to disrupt the criminal justice system, like suing the county to prevent the building of a new jail complex, and provides their clients and the community the chance to reimagine what the city could look like with transformative and economic justice.

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  • Boomers at work: How to retain the biggest labor pool in Maine

    April 18, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    An organization in Portland, Maine ensures Baby Boomers who want to work are adequately trained and accepted in the work place. The Boomer Institute works with social security caps and flexible work hours, both of which prove to be obstacles for individuals looking for work after retirement.

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  • This ‘Innovative' Housing Program Serves Just 3 Households

    April 17, 2019 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    While a partnership between the city of Denver and surrounding businesses sparked an affordable housing program, the city still wants to push the program to a much larger scale. The program rent-controls specific apartments for folks spending more than 30% of their income on rent, though only a small number of individuals have been served thus far.

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  • By Forgiving Warrants and Fines, Communities Give People a Fresh Start

    April 09, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Stand With Dignity, a grassroots, community organizing group in New Orleans, has coordinated warrant clinics for those driving with suspended licenses. These clinics have forgiven $2 million worth of traffic fines and reinstated licenses for hundreds of individuals, in the hopes of breaking the cycle of unpaid fines, which is often a driver of unemployment and poverty.

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  • Austin is training staff to help parents find affordable housing so that kids don't have to switch schools

    March 28, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The Austin Independent School District created a system to prevent low-income families from being displaced by rising rents around the city. The system, which includes a website that tracks affordable housing options and a network of staff ready to help families, allows students to stay in-district and progress their learning within the same community. In gentrifying Austin, low-income families are getting pushed out. The district trained staff to help them find new, cheaper homes close to school.

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  • 'If everybody just cleaned up a little bit': City workers fan out, clean up in East Camden

    March 22, 2019 |

    Courier Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    In East Camden, New Jersey, neighbors encouraged each other as well as city officials to take ownership over the cleanliness - or lack their of - of the streets and homes in their community. In response, neighbors and city workers worked together to clean up trash in a two-block radius, report pot holes and abandoned cars, and set expectations for the community and relevant government agencies to take care of their surroundings.

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  • The happiness movement: How cities around the world are pursuing joy by fostering social change

    March 22, 2019 |

    National Post |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Cities around the world take an unconventional yet effective approach to combat poverty: measuring happiness. Cities like Vancouver, British Columbia have found success in building personal relationships among the economically disadvantaged members of the society, which leads to a more productive and satisfying work life.

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  • This free program trains people how to start a business —but without debt

    March 14, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A program called the PopUp business school spreads free entrepreneurship advice around the world, enabling people from a spectrum of socioeconomic backgrounds to start their own business with very little initial capital. Though of course not every business becomes a booming success, the course teaches individuals how to invest in their ideas -- with free resources like website design and social media training -- without imposing too much of a financial risk.

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  • Why History Matters in Equitable Development Planning

    March 07, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A new park plan in Washington, D.C. addresses systemic racism and inequity in current city infrastructure, digging deeper than traditional urban planning landscapes. The new plan takes into account perspectives from minorities and low-income households to ensure the community space is built by the people, for the people - establishing economic justice along the way. This D.C. park plan is helping people purchase homes, finance businesses and get jobs.

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  • How the Robin Hood Foundation is fighting a hunger emergency in New York caused by the shutdown

    February 22, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In response to the government shutdown in December 2018, the Robin Hood Foundation pieced together a food-aid puzzle to provide food for low-income families that weren't receiving their monthly SNAP benefits. By re-stocking food pantries around the city, donating to food delivery services, and working to extend food-aid protections, the organization helped keep thousands across the city fed during the shutdown.

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