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In New Mexico, a way out of the boom-bust cycle?

Leah Todd Lin

November 15, 2016 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Hobbs, New Mexico

Lea County, New Mexico felt the downfall of the oil industry deeply; now, towns like Hobbs rebuild their economic infrastructure by investing in alternative energy plants as well as affordable housing for its residents. The comprehensive approach builds the economic foundation of the community while ensuring that the people working in the town have access to affordable places to live.

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As Columbia meal-sharing app stalled, NYU counterpart soared

Rahil Kamath

November 14, 2016 |

Columbia Daily Spectator |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To address the food insecurity problem among its low-income students, Columbia University launched Swipes, a meal sharing app in which students with a surplus of “meal swipes” could donate them to students in need. But when that app struggled to function and roll out properly, Columbia looked downtown to New York University, where student Jon Chin launched a similarly purposed but more effectively designed app, Share Meals. So far, the app has enabled over a thousand meal donations, and is hoping to work with Columbia to share its code and expand its donor services.

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‘We Failed Him': Caught in the Revolving Door of Juvenile Detention

Tim Summers, Jr.

November 09, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

If juveniles in the Hinds County youth-court system, whose families tend to have limited resources, cannot get sustained, meaningful help at the center, they do not have many other options. But, thanks to a lawsuit on behalf of the juveniles in the facility, the county is starting to address the lack of mental-health services - whether in facilities or starting at home with the family.

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Failure: the surprising fuel in Israel's startup engine

Abigail Klein Leichman

November 07, 2016 |

Israel21c |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Israel

Business people are beginning to see failure as a necessary way to learn. Entrepreneurs in Israel use their mistakes to learn from them and help guide them in the future.

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Cash and Tech Replace Bags of Rice in Urban Humanitarian Aid

Molly McCluskey

November 04, 2016 |

Diplomatic Courier |

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Response Location: Jordan, Amman

Refugees often find cold cash far more helpful than bags of rice or other products foundations provide. Iris scanners can make identity verification much easier for refugees to access money that is distributed to them at banks.

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Colombia Is Hit Hard by Zika, but Not by Microcephaly

Julia Symmes Cobb Donald G. McNeil Jr.

October 31, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Colombia

In Brazil, more than 2,000 babies have been born with microcephaly, abnormally small heads and brain damage caused by the Zika virus. Colombia is the second hardest hit country by Zika but abortions lowered the microcephaly rate because of looser abortion laws and better informed mothers.

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In Bid to Build Trust, New York City Adds Victims' Allies in All Precincts

Benjamin Mueller

October 26, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Victims of crime suffer a myriad of issues and there haven't been systems in place to support them. 'Safe Horizon' has developed a program to put advocates in each precinct in New York to work with the victims and help provide services.

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How a 27-Year-Old College Dropout Is Simplifying Health Care

Phillip Pantuso

October 13, 2016 |

Fortune |

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Response Location: United States

Navigating the health care industry can be difficult, especially when care is unexpectedly necessary and seeking treatment is reactive instead of proactive. Rally Health, a digital health company, is trying to change this phenomenon by creating better efficiency and patient engagement.

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Guards with Helmets vs the Jolly Lumberjack

Sarah Gonzalez

October 10, 2016 |

WNYC |

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Response Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Germany's system of shorter sentences for minors and correctional officer training focused on rehabilitating prisoners could become a model for juvenile detention in the U.S., where guards are currently trained in firearms and self-defense.

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Roanoke County mother seeks answers following son's suicide

Amy Friedenberger

October 10, 2016 |

The Roanoke Times |

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Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

Many suicides are caused by gun-inflicted wounds annually in the United States. Connecticut passed a law in 1999 that enabled law enforcement to temporarily remove guns from people who were at-risk of causing harm to themselves or to others. Research on the law has shown that after police removed guns, people were less likely to use them inappropriately after they were returned, thereby preventing suicides.

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