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  • 3 years ago, Stockton, California, was bankrupt. Now it's trying out a basic income.

    October 18, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration is a new project that hopes to help counteract the loss of jobs and income due to automation and technology. The project will give a random sample of residents money each month ('basic income') and they will track what these individuals spend the extra money on.

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  • Could Field Trips Push Kids Past Their Violent Realities?

    October 17, 2017 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Many kids living in low-income areas of Chicago never leave their isolated neighborhood, leaving them with a lack of knowledge about the outside world, and a plethora of knowledge about gangs and danger of their area. Embarc is an extra-curricular program that brings these kids on field trips to places around the city. It provides experiential development allowing them to see new things, shadow different careers and build trust.

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  • Where in the West young people are moving

    October 16, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pagosa Springs, Colorado

    Rural counties across the West are grappling with how to entice more young people to remain local, but a few counties demonstrate what it takes to succeed. By focusing on niche tourism industries, education, and housing, counties in Washington, Idaho, Colorado, and Utah are paving the way to bring families and young people back to the West.

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  • Israel's radical new approach to psychological first aid

    October 08, 2017 |

    Israel21c |

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    Response Location: Israel

    In Israel, approaches to help traumatized IDF soldiers were emotionally focused and did not succeed in restoring well-being. The Six C’s model presents a cognitive approach by Dr. Farchi, which involves stimulating the individual through mental and physical action—such as giving them tasks to complete or make complex decisions.

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  • Lancaster knows how to keep people out of jail, but it's expensive

    September 14, 2017 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Officials around Pennsylvania who want to reduce recidivism are studying a re-entry program in Lancaster that gives former inmates intensive case management to help them return to society. That includes transitional housing, job interview clothing and workshops on things like personal finance and interviewing skills. It also addresses the small slips that often send someone back to jail by putting the fees many former prisoners owe on hold for six months and helping them tackle bureaucratic challenges that can seem daunting.

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  • Clean Energy's Role in Recession Recovery

    September 12, 2017 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States

    There are state differences in green investment and this can affect the economy of each, especially post-recession. Green investing can create more jobs and have an indirect impact by encouraging more business due to cheaper electric bills from greater use of renewable energy.

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  • Chicago's Pullman Park Continues to Build, Create Jobs

    September 06, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    At the old site of Pullman railroad cars, Chicago has found some creative ways to foster development. A community bank created Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, which uses neighborhood input to decide which projects to pursue. Emphasis is placed on projects with aligned values, such as Method, a B Corporation that manufactures soaps. Projects also aim to hire local and invest in local businesses.

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  • We need to change how we bury the dead

    August 24, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    Burying the deceased in a traditional casket has shown to have harmful impacts on the environment. Reforming this process by implementing one of the several green options such as cremation, natural burials, or alkaline hydrolysis can lead to not only better environmental health, but also save resources such as money and space.

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  • Why a $10,000 Philly tax break got almost no takers

    June 21, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, the city enrolled out a program that offered companies a $10,000 tax credit. The catch? Hire former prisoners who have crime records. To the surprise of the city, the program tanked. Now, the city created a similar, but revised program “ the Fair Chance Hiring Initiative.”

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  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank: 'Hunger is a symptom of another issue'

    May 26, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellville, Ohio

    The Greater Cleveland Food Bank, and other food banks across the country, are working to provide more comprehensive services for the food-insecure people they serve; those services include partnering with community organizations to help with employment, health care, and housing.

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