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  • Nourishment was Scarce in Her Foster Home, but Plentiful at L.A. Kitchen

    Holden Slattery

    April 19, 2018 |

    The Chronicle of Social Change |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    L.A. Kitchen, a California non-profit organization, offers a creative approach that combines job training, healthy eating, and a reduction of food waste. The program trains youth coming out of foster care, giving them food-industry skills that will help them succeed. Upon completing the training program, 85% of participants have jobs, a success rate that is inspiring other organizations to work on supporting foster youth.

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  • Can this rural town go from a youth exodus to an art epicenter?

    Jeffrey Brown

    April 17, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Green River, Utah

    A nonprofit called Epicenter uses small-scale architecture and design projects to bring new life to Green River. The town of 950 people has experienced a loss of mining and other jobs. Ambitious young people typically move elsewhere to build their futures, but that may be changing. Epicenter repairs local buildings and is behind a variety of other projects such as a welcome sign, art installations, and a mountain bike trail.

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  • The Opposite of Gentrification

    Jill Harkins

    April 02, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A new program in a Philadelphia neighborhood is offering opportunities for locals to curb gentrification. Gentrification occurs when outside developers come to an area and change it without leaving room for locals to remain. The nonprofit Jumpstart Germantown provides training, mentoring, and loans to community members who want to learn to develop their own neighborhoods in an inclusive and sustainable way. So far, 235 people have graduated from the program, and the model has inspired other Philadelphia neighborhoods to start similar programs.

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  • What It Means for ICA Philadelphia to Become the First WAGE-Certified Museum—and Why Other Institutions Should Care

    Tim Schneider

    March 28, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The organization Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE) works with non-profit arts organizations to establish fair payment for artists. WAGE established a fee structure for 15 categories of artistic labor with a sliding scale based on the organization’s total operating expenses. Organizations that adhere to the fee structure are WAGE ‘certified.’

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  • What if what really matters in fighting crime is how well you know your neighbor?

    David D. Haynes

    March 21, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    It turns out the old adage of knowing your neighbor really can help make your neighborhood safer. A study of more than 250 cities found that a key factor behind a drop in crime in the last 20 years was the mobilizing of citizens by nonprofit organizations like block clubs. In Milwaukee these “urban guardians” have helped bring communities together and foster safer spaces that also address urban blight.

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  • Rural Montana summer fairs worth the weight shouldered by civic groups

    Seaborn Larson

    March 19, 2018 |

    Great Falls Tribune |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Choteau, Montana

    Small towns along the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana have a history of putting on summer festivals to attract locals and tourists alike and to earn funds to benefit their communities. As the festivals now face challenges, such as aging populations, locals are coming up with creative solutions. Whether promoting younger community members or finding corporate sponsors, these small towns will work to ensure their communities survive.

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  • The ballerina who rescued 100,000 children with hip-hop

    Dan Collyns

    March 14, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    Vania Masías abandoned her prolific career as a professional ballerina to teach impoverished youth in Peru hip hop. “More than 100,000 children have passed through the programme over the years.”

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  • One hive at a time, backyard beekeepers try saving Detroit, the world

    Frank Witsil

    March 14, 2018 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    With the bee population decreasing from 6 million hives to about 2.5 million hives since the 1940s, there has been an increase in discussion around the necessity of bees to the ecosystem. To help play their part in sustaining this vulnerable population, community members in Detroit formed a non-profit that cultivates urban beehives while partnering with small businesses to promote the use of the bees' honey.

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  • When Parents Teach Children (and Vice Versa)

    David Bornstein

    March 13, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    PowerMyLearning, a U.S. nonprofit, is changing the culture around homework by more actively involving parents in the process. Based on the belief that both students and parents can learn from each other in these exchanges, PowerMyLearning utilizes a digital platform to streamline communication and strengthen the triangle between student, teacher, and family. A Johns Hopkins Education professor explains, "Right now the conversation about homework is whether we should have it, or is it effective. We’re not asking a more important question: Is there a different kind of homework that can give us better results?"

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  • Menstrual cups are helping Nepal's girls avoid the deadly Chhaupadi ritual

    Stephanie Capper

    March 10, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nepal

    In Nepal, Chhaupadi is a ritual in which menstruating women are banished to small sheds for the duration of their period. Women are forced to stay outdoors, and potentially face extreme weather conditions. The practice has been linked to a string of deaths, but a menstrual cup is helping women in the area avoid the ritual.

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