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Boston's free CultureHouse pop-ups may be on their way to Philly

Jill Harkins

December 02, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

A Boston nonprofit is transforming vacant properties into free community spaces. Now, Philadelphia is considering opening up similar "public parks inside."

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What happened when schools used science to revamp how reading is taught

Katherine Long

December 01, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Danville, Pennsylvania

School districts in Pennsylvania are overhauling traditional reading curricula in favor of new neuroscience research that shows how the human brain processes sounds and symbols. The program is time-intensive, requiring teachers to learn a new way of teaching literacy, but has shown early promising results.

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How one country with close parallels to the United States has made college free

Jon Marcus

November 25, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Chile, Santiago

Chile now offers college tuition-free and may have important insights and lessons for free college proposals in the United States. Part of the country's national program includes "gratuidad," which covers economically challenged university students' full tuition, but only for a limited amount of time. "The government has found that Chileans who get free tuition are also slightly less likely to drop out than their classmates who don’t."

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A Sip Of Morphine: Uganda's Old-School Solution To A Shortage Of Painkillers

Nurith Aizenman

November 25, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Liquid morphine offers a low-tech, low-dose alternative to other opioids when it comes to pain management. Uganda has taken steps to increase palliative care by allowing nurses to prescribe doses of morphine to patients, due to the shortage of doctors. The drug is affordable or free to some patients, and the low doses in liquid form prevents patients from developing addictions associated with other opioid drugs.

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Philadelphia's new toy library lets families save money — and the environment — while forming a community

Grace Dickinson

November 24, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Rutabaga Toy Library in Philadelphia - which was born out of a borrowed idea from Austin, Texas - helps parents afford to checkout donated toys for their kids by offering low-price memberships to families in the surrounding area. The business addresses the common trend that enables parents to throw old toys away and create unnecessary waste; instead, Rutabaga accepts donations to the toy library for other families to use while offering a space for sharing and community gathering.

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Radical Health

Richard Davies

November 21, 2019 |

How Do We Fix It? |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To promote better healthcare access in The Bronx, local healthcare providers, activists, and nonprofits are working together to implement tactics such as community conversations or the use of an app that assists pregnant women of color. These methodologies function on the basis of the sharing of "social capital," which helps increase and mobilize interpersonal relationships.

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Farm-to-school programs revitalize health in nutritionally underserved communities

Anikka Abbott

November 18, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

Over 40,000 U.S. schools take part in a program called Farm to School, which teaches students healthy eating habits through lessons in school gardens.

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Reusable Bag Share

Brianna Baker

November 18, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Collingswood, New Jersey

When the town of Collingswood started deliberating a bag ban, a leader from Friends of the Farmers’ Market stepped up, creating the Collingswood Bag Share. Community members were worried about the economic impact of fewer sales at the market if consumers did not have bags, and they can now purchase or borrow reusable bags in a sustainable way.

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Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children

Lesley Stahl

November 17, 2019 |

60 Minutes |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Jordan

Sesame Street has long been used as an educational tool for children throughout the U.S., but a partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop is expanding the reach of the popular television program. Together, the IRC and Sesame Workshop have now created a version of the show that specifically targets issues faced by children in refugee camps with the goal of enhancing both emotional and educational well-being.

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Recife is tackling violence by making life better for its youngest residents

Megan Clement

November 15, 2019 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Recife, Pernambuco

The Brazilian city of Recife is tackling violence prevention by focusing on early-childhood education through a program called Urban95. In addition to painting the streets and buildings bright colors, Urban95 offers accessible services like pre- and post-natal services to caregivers and storytelling & play opportunities for young children. The program was rolled out in two communities, and one proved more successful than the other because it partnered with a preexisting organization within the community.

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