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  • Libraries Are Key Tools For People Getting Out Of Prison, Even During A Pandemic

    March 28, 2021 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    When people leave prison, they often gravitate to public libraries as a free place to get computer access and help in looking for work and navigating other aspects of life outside. New Jersey Public Libraries' Fresh Start program adds a layer of help by providing social workers and extra technology resources and training for the formerly incarcerated. Covid disruptions in libraries forced the program to conduct much of its work on the phone or in public, outdoor spaces, but that has posed other problems. Even so, the help some receive has put them on a path toward self-sufficiency.

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  • Hopeworks expands its outreach to support small businesses and fight regional poverty

    March 17, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Hopeworks is providing a paid job training program along with internship and employment opportunities in any of three businesses owned by the nonprofit. Hopeworks also provides living arrangements in a residential program where students, alumni, and interns can all live together. The nonprofit adopted a trauma-informed approach that allows participants to learn healthy coping mechanisms.

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  • Conservation initiative helps nature heal itself for Sierra Madre reforestation

    March 09, 2021 |

    The Philippine Star |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Baras, Rizal

    The government of the Philippines is working with the Masungi Georeserve Foundation to restore wildlife and forests in a 2,700 hectares area of degraded land. They use a technique that focuses on the nurturing of native trees through natural practices. While the method takes longer to reforest an area than traditional ways, the initiative has planted 60,000 trees and employed 100 park rangers from the local communities that help protect the reserve.

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  • The Bakery That's Owned by an Idea

    February 16, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Firebrand Artisan Breads hires people with high barriers to employment, such as people experiencing homelessness or who were formerly incarcerated. The higher-than-minimum-wage starting salary, paid time off, and insurance benefits provide sustainable and secure employment to people whose life circumstances make it harder to get a job. In order to raise capital while maintaining their employment model, the owner worked with lawyers to become a perpetual purpose trust, an alternative ownership model that allows the company to sell shares to private investors while ensuring their principles remain in place.

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  • For People Who Experience Homelessness, Art Catalyzes Economic Mobility and Rewrites the Narrative

    February 15, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Arts From The Streets gives artists living with homelessness a path to economic mobility and housing stability by offering ways to make and sell their art. An annual show can bring in $100,000 in sales, 95% of which goes to the artists. The organization provides studio space, online marketing, and other sales channels. It's one of three programs or communities serving artists who are houseless profiled in this story. The others are MudGirls, an Atlantic City ceramic arts studio, and the thriving arts culture in Los Angeles' Skid Row neighborhood, which focuses on personal growth more than income.

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  • The Coffee Shop Giving Homeless Youth a Chance at Success

    February 11, 2021 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    A coffee shop is employing young people experiencing homelessness. Employment at the coffee shop provides the stability and support they need to find and maintain housing. Income, structure, and skills gained from employment at the cafe are the springboard needed for the young adults to secure stability. 

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  • St. Louis comedian shares story of redemption, reentry following prison sentence

    January 28, 2021 |

    KSDK-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    When people emerge from long prison sentences, they can be in a hurry to put their lives back on track. But, when enrolled in a voluntary re-entry program called the Concordance Academy of Leadership, they first must go through intense mental health counseling that begins while they're incarcerated before they launch a search for a job or permanent housing. The St. Louis-based program boasts much lower-than-average recidivism rates, in part because it responds to post-release mistakes with more counseling rather than automatic punishment.

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  • In pursuit of self-determined development, Borneo's indigenous tribes turn to homegrown renewables

    January 21, 2021 |

    Eco-Business |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Malaysia, Kampung Buayan, Borneo

    An indigenous-led nonprofit group called Tonibung installed a micro-hydro electrical system for a village deep in Borneo’s rainforests. The project not only supplied much-needed energy for the villagers of Kampung Buayan, but it is also protecting the surrounding ecosystems, creating jobs for people, and encouraging youth to get involved. “We want to advocate for native rights to self-determination and empower indigenous groups to choose the kind of development that meets the aspirations of their people,” says the founder of the organization.

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  • Jobs, Houses and Cows: China's Costly Drive to Erase Extreme Poverty

    December 31, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: China

    The Chinese government is providing money, livestock, and better homes to successfully help break the cycle of poverty. $700 billion in loans and grants have gone toward the rural poverty alleviation program in addition to investments in infrastructure and job creation. The program is intended for those experiencing extreme poverty in the countryside. Critics predict that the program is unsustainably expensive but the short-term results are promising.

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  • The marathon: How Ontario succeeded in former GM plant's redevelopment this time

    December 29, 2020 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Ontario, Ohio

    The city of Ontario, Ohio, redeveloped the site of a former General Motors plant in an endeavor to bring back jobs. Extensive cleanup, construction, and collective action resulted in a clean facility and a bright future. The site will soon be home to the first new tenant: A specialty bags production plant.

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