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7,500 Strangers Just Bought A Crumbling French Chateau Together

Laurel Wamsley

December 05, 2017 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: France, Les Trois-Moutiers

Dartagnans is a French crowdfunding platform that aims to use crowdfunding as a way to protect the “cultural heritage” of France. Most recently, a fundraiser for a historic castle succeeded in raising 500,000 euros, which will go toward restoring the heritage site that dates back to the 13th century. Though it’s not the most traditional way to restore old buildings, the platform has had several successes in this realm.

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Saving Lives Via Text Message

Anya Kamenetz

November 26, 2017 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Preventing suicide and helping people when they feel most alone are big goals but they are exactly what 'Crisis Text Line' aims to do. This hotline allows individuals to text trained counselors when they are at their most vulnerable, the counselors can talk to them and reach First Responders if the situation warrants it.

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Meet the New Immigrants Reviving a Philadelphia Neighborhood

Jen Kinney

November 10, 2017 |

Next City |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia immigrants are driving population growth in the Northeast region of the city, in neighborhoods traditionally occupied by mostly white, Irish-Catholic, senior citizens. The “number of immigrants increased from 26,942 in 2000 to 48,623 in 2015, a leap of 80 percent.” However, city leaders, nonprofits, and schools are pulling in resources to help the growing immigrant population, many of whom are refugees.

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Portland takes page from Eugene on homelessness

Lyndsey Hewitt

October 24, 2017 |

Portland Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Homelessness and lack of affordable housing is a problem in Portland, as it is in many other places around the country. The Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good in Portland is trying to tackle these issues by looking to how Eugene has created solutions such as Opportunity Villages and Conestoga Huts.

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Two Generations at a Time

Dwyer Gunn

October 04, 2017 |

Pacific Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Career Advance, and the Warren Village, are two anti-poverty programs built on the “two-generation model,” which “focuses on providing coordinated, high-quality services to both children and their parents under the umbrella of one program.” Prior efforts only focused on children. The approach seems to be a successful study. The Career Advance program found that sixty-one percent of participants earned a post-secondary credential after one year in the program, compared to just 3 percent of those in the control group.”

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Sex Education for the Blind Helps Women With Disabilities Smash Stigma

Priti Salian

September 12, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

A nonprofit in India is offering sex education to blind and visually impaired women who don't receive this instruction in their standard curriculum. The goal is to empower and encourage safe and fulfilling relationships for the young women, who are more likely than their peers to be victims of sexual assault.

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Taking Advantage Of Behavioral Economics Can Get Aid To More People In Poverty

Ben Paynter

September 05, 2017 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

To successfully address some of our most pressing social, economic, and health issues, simply making resources available is not always enough. Behavioral science is helping non-profits and other organizations to leverage natural human traits and tendencies to increase successful adoption of life-improving initiatives in fields from healthcare to development finance.

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India's Barefoot Lawyers

Tina Rosenberg

August 08, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Bogribail, Karnataka

Legal expertise is often expensive and inaccessible to communities around the world experiencing environmental rights violations and other issues. Similar to the rise of community health workers who are expanding access to basic healthcare, nonprofit Namati is training lay people to help communities understand laws and regulations, gather evidence of violations, and push for remedies.

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Free Lunch at the Library

Catherine Saint Louis

July 30, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

From New York to Ohio to California, librarians have teamed up with the USDA summer food service program, along with other non-profits, to feed kids dependent on free/reduced-price lunches during the school year. Using census data to locate communities of greatest need and data to measure participation trends, the collaborative has witnessed a surge in effectiveness and impact across the states. Families, librarians, and public officials alike express satisfaction and enthusiasm for the initiative and its future.

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Foodstuffs: Giving Food Stamp Recipients a Place at Farmers Markets

Ben Henry

July 27, 2017 |

New Hampshire Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dover, New Hampshire

While farmers’ markets popularity has increased in the last decade, the higher prices mitigate equal access to such provisions -- and, by extension, the health benefits. As a result, non-profits and farmers' markets across New Hampshire are collaborating with a state program, Granite State Market Watch, to enable low-income food stamp recipients to use the markets. The state matches every dollar worth of stamps, providing needed purchasing power to enjoy the fresh bounty as well as an increased customer base and revenue stream for the local farmers.

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