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  • Street Fight

    Phillip Pantuso

    August 01, 2013 |

    Bklynr |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Public-private partnerships, nonprofit organizations, and community members themselves come together to make Brownsville, a neighborhood in NYC, a more collaborative, friendly and safe place. Though the neighborhood has seen decades of poverty and crime, organizations, police and government officials put on events like street fairs and community forums in order to make the community feel safer and provide services and support. The community has also offer anti-violence support for youth, using a comprehensive approach to uplift the Brownsville community.

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  • Grocery cooperatives help keep small towns alive

    Nafeesa Syeed

    January 14, 2007 |

    The Spokesman-Review |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Anita, Iowa

    Anita, Iowa faced many of the same challenges as other small towns when the last local grocer closed amid competition with large chains like Costco and Walmart. But when its residents realized the value of a local "mom-and-pop" food purveyor to the town's economy, they created the Anita Grocery Cooperative and a board to oversee it. The Coop marks a testament to collective action, resilience, and sustainable, locally-sourced solutions.

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