Swinging Above Par: How Detroit’s Midnight Golf Program Is Changing Lives One Tee Time at a Time
A transformative after-school experience that has quietly been shaping the futures of Detroit youth since 2001.
Illinois Residents Grapple With Urban Flooding
Excessive water that accumulates in developed areas, is a growing concern for residents and infrastructure.
Improving Infrastructure In Washington To Benefit Both People and Nature
A project in Bellevue to update essential wastewater systems is designed to improve habitats for fish and wildlife and increase access to natural areas for people of all abilities.
Local News Outlets Begin Next Phase of Engagement Reporting in Chicago suburb
College-aged journalists to help local newsrooms fill gaps in coverage of underreported communities with rigorously reported stories that uplift solutions and common ground.
SJN: Embracing international students’ experiences, seeking solutions to common challenges
“We feel it is important to address current issues in order to highlight solutions that will help students and their mental health.”
Doubled-Up and Overlooked: Homelessness Definition Doesn’t Reflect Most Vulnerable
The definition of homelessness federal agencies use “needs to be amended,” said Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection.
How greener schoolyards benefit Colorado kids, communities
At a school that primarily served Latino students, the team designed raised planters that mimicked Aztec geometry.
Community Leaders Come Together To Find Solutions For Housing Crisis In Chicago
Program affords families the opportunity to stay in neighborhoods they’ve lived in their whole lives and be protected from the rapid gentrification.
‘We can’t lose hope’: A Pilsen Mother’s Mission to Save Monarch Butterflies
“I want my grandchildren to know about the monarch butterflies,” Claudia Galeno-Sanchez said.
A culturally relevant approach to engaging Latino voters
Poder NC, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina, has adopted an innovative telenovela strategy to bridge the voting gap among Latino voters.
Newark offers lessons for Chicago’s efforts to replace lead lines
There are roughly 9 million lead service lines still in use across the nation. Of these, 400,000 exist in Chicago.
A solutions journalism approach to covering democracy (not politics)
Audiences expect more from news media than just the traditional “who is leading in the polls” reporting.