Planting Exotic Crops for the Sake of the Local Economy

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/immigrant-refugees-farm-food-from-home/398237

Ted Hesson

The Atlantic

12 July 2015

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Immigrants to St. Louis are capitalizing on urban gardens and helping to revitalize the city by repopulating it. The program enrolled 31 refugees and their families who plant food for their own household and to sell them. While the profits aren't huge, the entrepreneurial program offers refugees who may speak little or no English a chance to learn how to operate in the local economy.

How Berlin is helping immigrants and trying to get residents to think differently about national identity

https://whyy.org/articles/how-berlin-is-helping-immigrants-and-trying-to-get-residents-to-think-differently-about-national-identity

Marielle Segarra

WHYY

29 June 2015

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28% of Berlin's population is foreign-born, with residents from more than 180 countries. Berlin is making efforts to incorporate these immigrants by providing them with legal support and employing them in city government.

A Training Ground for Untrained Artists

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/magazine/a-training-ground-for-untrained-artists.html

Nathaniel Rich

The New York Times

16 December 2015

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An Oakland nonprofit that uses art for therapy has a startling track record for helping developmentally disabled adults become prolific—and profitable—artists.

Norway Offers Migrants a Lesson in How to Treat Women

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/world/europe/norway-offers-migrants-a-lesson-in-how-to-treat-women.html

Andrew Higgins

The New York Times

19 December 2015

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A pioneering program in Norway seeks to combat sexual violence by helping new immigrants adapt to a society whose sexual norms they may find confusing.

Helping refugees with one part of American life — the pharmacy

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-04/helping-refugees-one-part-american-life-pharmacy

Monica Campbell

Public Radio International (PRI)

4 November 2015

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At an Ohio supermarket, refugees get a surprising crash course on everything about pharmacies from the system of refills and dosages to how to open those child-proof bottles. With other offerings such as a class field trip so that the skills can be practiced, the goal of the course is to increase confidence and reduce barriers to obtaining care.

To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/to-improve-lifelong-health-memphis-tries-rooting-out-childhood-trauma

Sarah Varney

PBS NewsHour

20 April 2016

Broadcast TV News / 5-15 Minutes

Childhood trauma such as abuse, neighborhood violence or the death of a parent has been found to lead to dire health and social problems later in life. How can communities intervene to spare future generations the same pain and illness? Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports in collaboration with Kaiser Health News on how the city of Memphis, Tennessee, is tackling the problem.

International Students Find the American Dream ... in Flint

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint.html

Gordon Young

The New York Times

27 October 2015

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International students and the city of Flint, Michigan, have an imperfect but beneficial relationship. The city is a cheap and accommodating place for students to get their foot in the U.S., and the students bring their business; thus, boosting the desperate economy.

Overwhelmed By Thousands Of Refugee Children Traveling Alone, Europe Considers Adoption

http://www.ibtimes.com/overwhelmed-thousands-refugee-children-traveling-alone-europe-considers-adoption-2125338

Erin Banco

International Business Times

5 October 2015

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In Germany child refugee homes are overwhelmed with unaccompanied minors. Adoption is one solution to quickly get these kids into homes, but many kids refuse because their family is far away but alive.

Migration outlier: How Nicaragua escaped neighbors' deadly spiral

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/28/us-usa-immigration-nicaragua-idUSKBN0GS0AM20140828

Ivan Castro

Reuters

28 August 2014

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Crushing poverty and extreme violence - fueled by drug trafficking and police corruption - are behind a mass migration of Central American children to the United States in recent months that has overwhelmed U.S. border resources and driven illegal immigration to the fore in U.S. congressional elections. But the United Nations has praised Nicaragua's security model, which includes social services to help youths in gangs find jobs as well as sport programs like little-league baseball teams.

In Famine, Vouchers Can Be Tickets to Survival

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/in-famine-vouchers-can-be-tickets-to-survival

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

27 October 2011

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World Concern, a Seattle-based Christian humanitarian group, provides people around the world with vouchers they can use in select markets, rather than the traditional emergency food aid of rice and other grains. In Dhobley, Somalia, the solution of vouchers quickens the process of receiving the food and contributes to the local economy.