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  • A Mobile Bank On Wheels Reaches Bronx Residents Where They Are

    Emily Nonko

    January 24, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A coalition of community organizations in the Bronx created a mobile bank with the New York City credit union to combat the lack of access to financial institutions. The bank on wheels travels around the borough to provide services and do outreach.

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  • How New York Is Giving Residents A Voice In The City Budget

    Emily Nonko

    December 16, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City's Civic Engagement Commission has run two pilot projects implementing participatory budgeting, a process in which local residents help decide how local funding should be allocated. The latest pilot project allocated $1.3 million to 33 projects in "priority" neighborhoods, including youth sports programs and culturally-based mental health workshops.

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  • How A Loan-To-Own Program In San Diego Is Boosting E-Bike Access

    Emily Nonko

    September 23, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Pedal Ahead provides low-income locals access to e-bikes at no initial cost, while agreeing to ride an average of five miles a day, track and share rides for a study, and secure their own bike insurance. If the participants successfully complete the program after two years, they own the bike. Since its launch, the organization distributed over 400 bicycles across the county.

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  • Using Queer Power to Stem Gentrification

    Emily Nonko

    August 24, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When faced with a lack of affordable housing, a grassroots collective came together to purchase a community space. The queer collective offers inexpensive housing, community, and a food system.

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  • The Immigrant Women Workers Learning To Disrupt The Cleaning Industry

    Emily Nonko

    August 09, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Liberty Cleaners co-created a curriculum to train immigrant women workers about tech education, green cleaning, and workers’ rights. As the first women-led workers’ hub in the country, the group is organizing and enabling its members with skills that can ensure they receive the fair wages, opportunities, and respect they deserve but are often denied.

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  • NYC's Newest Gigabit Center Aims to Close the Bronx's Digital Divide

    Emily Nonko

    August 03, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The free, public WiFi network LinkNYC addresses the digital divide exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. LinkNYC replaces old payphone kiosks and provides high-speed WiFi hotspots and allow for phone calls, device charging and access to social services and local information.

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  • The Violence Interrupters Need Help

    Emily Nonko

    June 29, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago CRED is a “violence interrupter” or violence intervention organization that trains and pays Chicago residents that have been impacted by gangs and violence to directly work with people in the community who are most impacted by gun violence. They help mediate disputes, deescalate conflicts, and connect people to social services.

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  • How an Experimental Service in a Library Prevents Incarceration

    Emily Nonko

    June 01, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The Tap In Center in St. Louis connects volunteer attorneys with people who have open warrants to work toward recalling them. Since the service launched a little over a year ago, nearly 300 warrants have been recalled.

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  • More Public Defense Spending

    Emily Nonko

    April 28, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Defender Association of Philadelphia practices community-oriented public defense — also known as "holistic defense" — to connect clients with support services and resources that help address the root causes of crimes. The association works with social workers, investigators, and paralegals to get clients access to housing, food, jobs, and healthcare, as well as mental health and substance use treatment, with more than 150 people referred to treatment providers between September 2016 and January 2017.

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  • Affordable Manufacturing Space Is an Engine for Equitable Economic Development

    Emily Nonko

    June 23, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Affordable manufacturing spaces serve as community assets that can be a launchpad for economic development. A nonprofit in Pittsburgh offers an affordable space which has led to 100 percent capacity. The businesses renting space there have created 97 full-time jobs.

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