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Stories of Redemption in America's Coal Country

Chris Peak

June 12, 2015 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lynch, Kentucky

After the downturn of the coal industry, 8,000 jobs were lost in Central Appalachia. While some counties are renewed with the help of federal assistance, others find ways to help themselves.

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Closing the Broccoli Gap

Tina Rosenberg

June 05, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The lack of access to healthy food has always been a problem for the financially unstable. Food stamps can now be used to buy fresh produce at farmers markets, but greater success could be achieved by getting grocery stores involved.

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Jeb Bush says Estonians can file their taxes in five minutes. Really?

Louis Jacobson

June 04, 2015 |

PolitiFact |

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Response Location: Estonia

In Estonia, filing a tax return takes five minutes or less. The country has a simple tax system and laws that permit the government to gather data from employers, banks, and other third parties to generate pre-filled tax returns. Taxpayers review the forms and make any needed edits, then click “send.”

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'Open streets' in Pennsylvania's cities: closing streets to cars, opening them to cyclists and salsa lessons

Irina Zhorov

May 28, 2015 |

WHYY |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

Bogotá is largely credited with originating the concept of “open streets” —where city roads are closed to car traffic and given over to people for fun and fitness—but it has grown beyond that city, surfacing in Pennsylvania.

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To everyone's surprise, forests are returning to Malawi. Here's why.

Didem Tali

May 26, 2015 |

Ensia |

Photojournalism |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Malawi

The people of Malawi count on wood for cooking, cleaning, and sanitation, which contributes to the country’s ranking as fifth highest in the world for deforestation. Once thought unsolvable, the people of the country are planting trees, benefiting from water filters, and using efficient cookstoves.

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St. Michael's Hospital Health team offers prescription for poverty

Catherine Porter

May 23, 2015 |

Toronto Star |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Poverty increases the risk of illness due to insecure housing, unstable employment, poor education, etc. A hospital program in Toronto addresses these social determinants for health by prescribing patients to apply for government subsidies and gives them the legal aid to do so.

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The Seattle model Ithaca may use to shatter drug-jail cycle

Jeff Stein

May 22, 2015 |

The Ithaca Voice |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

The law often traps offenders in a cycle of lawbreaking. LEAD allows for drug users to become committed to a program that helps them through the quitting process instead of throwing them into prison and isolating them from the help they need.

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Doctors and Lawyers: An Innovative Partnership in Kalihi

Anita Hofschneider

May 20, 2015 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

Problems such as discrimination, unemployment, and homelessness can be at the root of chronic health problems such as diabetes. The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii provide a holistic approach to healthcare, providing essential legal services for the most vulnerable among Kalihi’s community, in particular its large immigrant population.

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Fish Net Fashion

Gelareh Darabi

May 18, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

"Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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Why A Philadelphia Grocery Chain Is Thriving In Food Deserts

Maanvi Singh

May 14, 2015 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brown's Super Stores operates seven profitable supermarkets in traditionally food desert neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The founder says it's because they brought together a group of community leaders and asked them exactly what they were looking for in a neighborhood grocery store, and used the information to truly create a space for the broader community that often includes health care clinics, banking services, event space, and more.

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