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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers.

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

It was a small pilot, but it demonstrated the ability of data to solve social problems at the community level—linking data from law enforcement, public safety, and health and human services—providing a unified view of the problem from multiple perspectives.

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The Great American Outdoors Act is Law, Part II – Episode 074

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

On today’s episode — part two of our coverage — we’ll be speaking with two members of Congress who played integral roles in getting this historic piece of legislation passed and subsequently signed into law last month.

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Why Heirs’ Property is a Problem for Vacancy and Abandonment

Center for Community Progress

When a property owner dies without a will or estate plan, state laws governing inheritance determine how the property is passed to family members legally entitled to it. Though heirs’ property is widespread, it disproportionately affects Black landowners in the South due to the legacy of slavery and racist land ownership laws.

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Changing Narratives and Engaging Communities Toward Better Policy: New York City’s Low-Density Neighborhoods Event Recap

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” The Furman Center’s research shows that even a simple change to the city's zoning law would allow accessory dwelling units to be available for more than 376,000 single- and two-family homes in those districts. That would be enough to meet a one percent annual growth target if only 2.4

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Macrofortification

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But it's an indicator that present laws, regulations, and public safety enforcement and protection systems aren't working, when citizens are driven to extrajudicial measures such as these. Ingram does vehicle residency outreach. People living in RVs are having a harder time finding parking because of the illegally placed barriers.

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Cannabis Manifesto: Resource For Black And Brown Entrepreneurs In Connecticut And Beyond

The Whistle Post

The Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE), a group formed by the Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP) and The WorkPlace , held a press conference in Bridgeport recently to announce the release of the manifesto. The Cannabis Manifesto. “But there is a knowledge gap that needs to be bridged,” Highsmith said.

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