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For more on this check out the whole story by Maasni Shah reporting for Next City.<a href="https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/what-happened-when-activists-took-over-vacant-homes-in-los-angeles" rel="nofollow">https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/what-happened-when-activists-took-over-vacant-homes-in-los-angeles</a>

What Happened When Activists Took Over Vacant Homes in Los Angeles

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For more on this check out the whole story by Emily Nonko reporting for Reasons to Be Cheerful.<a href="https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/cincinnati-tenants-are-building-equity-with-each-rent-payment" rel="nofollow">https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/cincinnati-tenants-are-building-equity-with-each-rent-payment</a>

Cincinnati Tenants Are Building Equity With Each Rent Payment

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For more on this check out the whole story by Gwynne Watkins reporting for Reasons to Be Cheerful.<a href="https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/creative-freedom" rel="nofollow">https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/creative-freedom</a>

Creative Freedom

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For more on this check out the whole story by Roxanne Patel Shepelavy reporting for Philadelphia Citizen.<a href="https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/how-a-chicago-nonprofit-cut-gun-violence-by-helping-young-men-find-work" rel="nofollow">https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/how-a-chicago-nonprofit-cut-gun-violence-by-helping-young-men-find-work</a>

How a Chicago nonprofit cut gun violence by helping young men find work

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For more on this check out the whole story by Daniel J McGraw reporting for Reasons to Be Cheerful.<a href="https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/the-perks-of-roommates-with-a-50-year-age-difference" rel="nofollow">https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/the-perks-of-roommates-with-a-50-year-age-difference</a>

The Perks of Roommates With a 50-Year Age Difference

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For more on this check out the whole story by Jared Brey reporting for Next City.<a href="https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/a-tiny-public-housing-authority-offered-residents-the-vaccine-could-others-follow-suit" rel="nofollow">https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/a-tiny-public-housing-authority-offered-residents-the-vaccine-could-others-follow-suit</a>

A Tiny Public Housing Authority Offered Residents the Vaccine. Could Others Follow Suit?

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For more on this check out the whole story by Gregory Scruggs reporting for Reasons to Be Cheerful.﻿https://storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org/stories/inside-the-student-led-movement-to-depolarize-college

Inside the Student-Led Movement to Depolarize College

Check out these clever ideas from cities around the world finding great solutions to thorny problems! Produced by Solutions Journalism Network for The Philadelphia Citizen.