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The Complicated World of Higher Education for Troops and Veterans

James Dao

February 01, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Afghanistan, Kandahar, Kandahar Province

More than one million service members, veterans and their families take college courses financed with federal tax dollars. Their experiences are more complicated than those of their fresh-faced civilian peers, leading entities to explore the most effective ways to ensure they graduate.

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N.Y.C. Nurses Aid Low-Income First-Time Mothers

John Leland

December 15, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New mothers who live in poverty are faced with fewer resources to help them with their physical and mental health as well as the health of their babies. In New York City, the Nurse-Family partnership matches nurses with economically poor first-time mothers. Different studies have shown that women in the program have healthier pregnancies and children.

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Back to School

Ira Glass

September 14, 2012 |

This American Life |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

As kids and teachers head back to school, we wanted to turn away from questions about politics and unions and money and all the regular school stuff people argue about, and turn to something more optimistic — an emerging theory about what to teach kids.

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Teaming Up to End Homelessness

Tina Rosenberg

September 12, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

There are about 67,000 homeless veterans in the United States today, and at least a third are chronically homeless. The 100,000 Homes Campaign, which aims to get 100,000 chronically homeless or otherwise particularly vulnerable people into housing, supercharged the housing process this summer using Rapid Results — a strategy that helps communities jump-start projects by breaking off a 100-day chunk, setting wildly ambitious goals and using any (legal) means necessary to achieve them.

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For Teenage Smokers, Removing the Allure of the Pack

Tina Rosenberg

August 01, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

Adolescent smoking remains a challenging health problem because of the allure of cigarette branding. Australia is piloting the transformation of cigarette packaging with a generic look that reduces the appeal of smoking. In Florida, the Truth campaign has exposed that cigarette companies targeted teenage consumers and, in response, created a set of new advertisements that presented the cigarette industry with transparency.

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Fighting Depression, One Village at a Time

Tina Rosenberg

July 18, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Uganda

Different programs in various nations are training ordinary people and creating community groups to effectively satisfy the mental health needs of their communities. In many of these regions, "treatment gaps" – where there are little to no mental health treatment plans or resources – exist, but this new informal infrastructure helps to fill that.

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A Better Way to Talk About Faith

David Bornstein

June 12, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) brings together college students from different faiths so that they develop respect and appreciation for each other and different traditions. IFYC also cultivates interfaith leaders and organizes campus-based campaigns called Better Together. Some students have received push back from their faith communities, but students and faculty have reported the campaigns for interfaith engagement leads to positive outcomes of increasing tolerance on campuses. The organization has trained students who have run campaigns on 106 campuses.

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Patagonia's Founder Is America's Most Unlikely Business Guru

Seth Stevenson

April 27, 2012 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

Yvon Chouinard, the founder of outdoor adventure retail company Patagonia, vowed to run the company from an eco-conscious perspective. From donating a portion of the store's income to registering as a benefit corporation in California, Chouinard and the company has stayed true to the mission. Now, other major companies are following suit.

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Out of Jail, and Into a Job

Tina Rosenberg

March 28, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.

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Africa's Girl Power

David Bornstein

March 07, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe

Education is far from a given for poor, rural Africans. But a group called Camfed is bringing lasting social change to African countries by educating hundreds of thousands of girls.

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