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Canary in the Code Mine

Lauren Smiley

November 18, 2015 |

Backchannel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pikeville, Kentucky

As the U.S. shifts away from coal, thousands lose their jobs and live on unemployment. BitSource, a tech startup in Kentucky, is teaching ex-miners how to code.

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One in Three: Breaking Brazil's domestic violence cycle

Karin Slater

October 04, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Brazil, Pernambuco

Brazil's Straw Hat project helps women affected by domestic violence leave abusive situations and enter the economy, creating a path to self-sustainability.

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Kenya's Water Women

Karin Slater

September 22, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Kakamega, Kakamega

Kenya's female water tank masons are delivering measurable benefits to their communities and empowering other women to take up leadership roles.

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A New Way of Fighting Crime—and Helping Victims—on the Violent Streets of Los Angeles

Mark Obbie

September 11, 2015 |

Slate |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Four community groups in the Los Angeles area work to address the root causes of what draws young people into gangs with a mix of approaches to help people leave the gang life, including education and job services, counseling, addiction services, and tattoo removal. Some also focus on helping victims since so many gang members start out life as victims themselves and this feeds into a cycle of violence. All of them focus on creating community and belonging, which is why so many young people join gangs in the first place.

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What Do the Poor Need? Try Asking Them

David L. Kirp

August 08, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Neighborhood Centers, a Houston anti-poverty program has a simple philosophy: “The people are the asset, the source of potential solutions, not the problem.” The non-profit has scaled nationally, employing its bottom-up approach to disburse funds in poor communities.

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Open Access: How a Nonprofit is Giving Techies Without Tuition Their Shot

Neal Ungerleider

July 23, 2015 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Access Code is a nonprofit in New York that gives young adults, particularly those from minority groups, instruction and resources to learn coding. This education promotes greater access to lucrative careers in the world of technology.

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City program gives job opportunities to those needing a second chance

Laura Crimaldi

June 18, 2015 |

The Boston Globe |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Operation Exit, a program in Boston, offers vocational training to ex-offenders and people with a high risk of offending, giving them the motivation and tools to better their situation.

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Building for the Future, in California's Famously Failed City

James Fallows

June 14, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

In a city with a long-struggling school system, a nonprofit trade program is helping unemployed adults find work in the high-tech manufacturing field. Technical Employment Training in San Bernardino ensures participants gain nationally recognized credentials, get on-the-job-training, and have placement options with local employers.

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In Europe, Fake Jobs Can Have Real Benefits

Liz Alderman

May 29, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Lille

After the global recession, long-term unemployment can make jobless workers depressed, with their skills becoming unsharpened and obsolete. Practice firms, operating as fake businesses, in the Eurozone aim to keep the unemployed practiced in essential job skills and offer new skills training for those interested in changing careers.

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Another Chance for Teens

David L. Kirp

May 02, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Since the 1960s, New York City has run the nation’s largest publicly managed summer jobs program. Nearly 50,000 14- to 24-four-year-olds spend six weeks working, not only in publicly funded day care centers, summer camps, hospitals and city agencies, but also high-tech firms and Fortune 500 companies. The summer jobs help at-risk kids keep from dropping out of school.

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