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A tale of two cities' water bills: how one place was able to reduce mounting utility costs for low-income households and how Ohio may follow suit

Conor Morris

May 02, 2022 |

Eye On Ohio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia’s Tiered Assistance Program (TAP) provides water debt alleviation and locks water bill rates to 2-3 percent of a household’s income. The program provides a unique security net to qualified homeowners in the city. Cleveland has the potential to provide a similar benefit to its residents with a few manageable changes.

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What can Cleveland learn from Philadelphia's ambitious experiment in water billing?

Conor Morris

May 02, 2022 |

The Land |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia’s Tiered Assistance Program (TAP) provides water debt alleviation and locks water bill rates to 2-3 percent of a household’s income. The program provides a unique security net to qualified homeowners in the city. Cleveland has the potential to provide a similar benefit to its residents with a few manageable changes.

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Program turns Tucson police into 'street-corner problem solvers'

Caitlin Schmidt, Jamie Donnelly

May 01, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson’s Place Network Investigations program puts dedicated teams in areas where crime is more likely to occur, using community engagement to learn more about residents’ needs and their concerns around local crime. Tucson's program has also partnered with community organizations to offer services as part of public outreach, such as vaccination clinics and food distribution, but some have criticized the initiative as over-policing of marginalized communities.

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From prison to freedom: How a firm is helping detainees get justice

Mustapha Usman

April 30, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Headfort Foundation runs pro bono cases for incarcerated people in need of legal representation. The Foundation recently launched a Lawyers Without Borders initiative that grants easily accessible, free legal services to those in need by setting up mobile offices. This initiative alone has helped more than 175 people thus far.

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El agua que nace de los árboles: la masiva reforestación en los Andes para enfrentar el cambio climático

Musuk Nolte

April 30, 2022 |

Salud con Lupa |

Photojournalism |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Peru, Cuzco

La recuperación de una festividad tradicional en la cordillera del Vilcanota en Cusco, organizada por la Asociación de Ecosistemas Andinos (ECOAN), ha involucrado a veinticinco comunidades a participar en la reforestación de la cordillera con árboles nativos. El proyecto inición en el 2000 y ya ha reforestado más de 700 hectáreas.

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Finding affordable mental-health care getting easier with reforms, new programs

Julie Mack

April 30, 2022 |

MLive.com |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

New Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics provide mental health services to all residents with a diagnosed mental health condition. Fees are based on income and insurance coverage, using a sliding scale discount program to help remove the financial barriers that often prevent those in need from seeking care.

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Germany's lessons learned from the 2015 refugee crisis

Anne-Sophie Brandlin

April 30, 2022 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany, Berlin

Drawing on lessons learned during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe, organizations such as Zusammenleben Wilkommen are working to connect Ukrainian refugees with housing, employment, and social support. Since the Russian invasion, the platform, which helps match refugees with rooms in shared apartments, has seen a spike in users offering up accommodations.

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Mansfield homeless pilot project plans to ask, 'What do you need?'

Carl Hunnell

April 29, 2022 |

Richland Source |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Indiana

A successful initiative in Indiana is asking people experiencing homelessness what they need in order to find housing and stay housed. The years-long program has provided food and shelter resources as well as permanent housing and employment.

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Moving Mississippi beyond Jim Crow one voter at a time

Anoa Changa

April 29, 2022 |

Scalawag |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Mississippi Votes has engaged tens of thousands of young voters as well as those who have not historically participated in the electoral process. The organization boosted their digital presence to reach younger voters, engaged people as young as 16 in different capacities, and has several paid fellowships to engage youth more intensively in conducting voter outreach, education, and registration. The organization has registered over 30,000 new voters since 2018.

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LADWP Training Program Provides Power — and Good Jobs — to the People

Larry Buhl

April 29, 2022 |

Capital & Main |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Utility Pre-Craft Trainee program provides a pathway to upward mobility within the Los Angeles Department of Water and power. The program provides training and experience for skilled jobs and enables participants to achieve economic mobility.

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