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  • The costs of growth and change in Nashville

    January 29, 2017 |

    The Tennessean |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is developing a comprehensive strategy for affordable housing to help address the challenges of rising property prices and gentrification for the city's poor and minorities. The city is helping influence more inclusive growth patterns through financial incentives like the Barnes Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

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  • In Kansas City, a lesson in transforming closed schools

    January 24, 2017 |

    Chicago Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    When public schools close, what can communities do with the buildings? Kansas City hired an urban planner to help repurpose school buildings to better engage the community and enabled non-profits a chance to purchase the old properties. This school reuse excelled from increasing the transparency of the decision-making process and “creative financing.”

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  • 'Bribing' Mums To Feed Their Kids

    December 18, 2016 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Peru, Tarma, Junín

    One in three children in Peru are stunted by a lack of nutritious foods in their diet. In 2005, the government gave cash hand-outs to poor mothers, but only on the condition that they had regular health check-ups and their children went to school. By 2014 the number of children growing up too small had halved.

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  • Did free college save this city?

    December 17, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    In 2005, anonymous donors announced they would cover college tuition for most students in all future Kalamazoo, Michigan classes: "Other cities declare themselves open for business or tourism. Kalamazoo wants you to know that it’s funding knowledge." While the culture around college has changed dramatically since the program's inception and more students are attending college, the program hasn't come without challenges: many get to college but don't necessarily have the preparation to make it to graduation. As other cities start similar programs, Kalamazoo's long-standing initiative offers important lessons.

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  • 15 countries, other states use social impact bonds, too Audio icon

    December 13, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Peterborough

    A project launched in the United Kingdom uses social-impact bonds to reduce recidivism among prisoners, bringing together public and private resources to implement more effective and cost efficient social programs. Their success is inspiring other countries to follow suit.

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  • Memphis Looks to Medical Manufacturing to Cut Poverty

    December 02, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    A just-announced $6 million federal grant will help end poverty in Memphis, Tennessee.

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  • Small-Scale Manufacturers See New Markets Tax Credits as Future Hope

    November 30, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    As major manufacturers keep "pulling the rug" from under urban areas, low skilled job loss increases. Nevertheless, small-scale businesses have instrumental in their ability to counteract job loss in improvised urban areas. Small businesses are using tactics such as creative tax cut regulation to cut corners to pay livable wages to low-income workers.

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  • Hard time software: Why these prisoners learn computer coding

    November 28, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, San Quentin, California

    The USA has one of the highest rates of incarceration, and reoffending is a likely outcome after prison. 'The Last Mile' and similar programs are providing inmates with the opportunity to learn marketable skills and earn degrees while in prison, and then find jobs once their sentence is finished, in order to decrease the likelihood of reoffending.

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  • For Better Citizens, Scratch and Win

    October 11, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: China

    In China, rampant sales tax fraud was addressed with a unique solution. In an attempt to increase transparent sales and receipt use, the government implemented a scratch lottery system on receipts. This solution, using lottery systems to increase turnout and engagement, is being used across the globe, even in the United States to help increase voter turnout.

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  • New York Debates How to Finance Low-Income Solar

    October 10, 2016 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Across the nation, low-income communities have very little say on the impact of solar power on their community. New York City has conducted talks with its residents resulting in community ownership of solar power utilities.

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