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  • Developers use innovative strategies to deliver affordable housing

    Sanjay Bhatt

    March 12, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As Seattle and the region search for ways to produce and retain affordable housing, these four developments backed by private capital are examples of different strategies that have worked.

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  • In Toronto, a Neighborhood in Despair Transforms Into a Model of Inclusion

    Dan Levin

    February 28, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Regent Park

    An ambitious plan for the 69-acre Regent Park neighborhood is disrupting entrenched notions of class, race and religion, at a time when concerns over income inequality and immigration are growing.

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  • Chasing Heroin

    Marcela Gaviria

    February 23, 2016 |

    PBS Frontline |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    A two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light -- telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic's years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining shifts in U.S. drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime.

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  • Can a Game Help Build Affordable Housing?

    Alec Appelbaum

    February 09, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Pleasantville, New York

    To break through gridlock on fair housing, city planners, citizens, and government officials in wealthy Westchester County, New York, try a new tactic: Using a simulation game to try out different development scenarios. The result has been increased civic participation and efficiency.

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  • São Paulo Is Betting Better Urban Planning Can Solve a Housing Crisis

    Catesby Holmes

    February 08, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

    The Western Hemisphere’s biggest city has developed a model blueprint for progressive housing policy in developing countries, in large part by affirming squatters' rights and demanding a certain percentage of low-income housing in new developments.

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  • When Women Must Choose Between Abuse And Homelessness

    Melissa Jeltsen

    January 14, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New Destiny Housing — the only nonprofit in New York City providing low-income rental housing specifically for domestic violence survivors is trying to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to leave their partners.

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  • A Twist on Caring for a Parent: Move Into the Home

    Paula Span

    January 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A few adult children have found that the simplest arrangement can be found in an apartment at the same retirement community, as it enables them to care for their elderly parents efficiently.

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  • Reducing blight is possible, experts say

    Lex Talamo

    November 29, 2015 |

    The Shreveport Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Shreveport, Louisiana

    Shreveport, Louisiana, faces blight. New Orleans decreased blight by 30 percent by creating an authority for the task, using technology to collect data, and providing residents with information and help.

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  • November in Germany

    Tomáš Lindner

    November 23, 2015 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Stuttgart

    Germany admitted around 1 million refugees in 2015. Different parts of the country have experienced success and failure. In Fischen, housing refugees is still a challenge, but business mentors have found a success in training refugees how to do jobs. The city of Stuttgart ran into a crisis housing refugees. However 3,000 volunteers are helping to control the situation. In the east, Halle housed refugees in the center part of its city, inside a “deluxe hotel.” The refugees are susceptible to hateful rhetoric, but there are demonstrators on both sides of the debate.

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  • Listopad v Německu

    Tomáš Lindner

    November 21, 2015 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Stuttgart

    Do Německa přicházejí každým dnem tisíce uprchlíků. Jen v roce 2015 jich země přijala zhruba milion. Tato situace přináší do různých oblastí Německa nové výzvy, kterým musí místní čelit. Ve městě Stuttgard zase s integrací uprchlíků, kteří nemají kde bydlet, pomáhají 3 tisíce dobrovolníků. Východoněmecké město Halle krizi s ubytováním imigrantů vyřešilo tak, že jim vyhradilo celý hotel v centru města. To vadí části místních, podle kterých jde o „příliš luxusní“ bydlení. Panuje zde často vyhrocená debata.

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