Category: Civic Innovation

Teen Line

The definition of social innovation that cannot be reached by Trump’s dismantling of America. It was founded in 1980 as the Center for the Study of Young People in Groups, the grassroots nonprofit evolved into a vital resource for young people struggling with stress, loneliness, relationships and mental health challenges. Basically, Teen Line is a […]

Plastic Currency

In India children are paying tuition with plastic. Clean plastic waste is all that is required for their education. Apparently, India is not into separating waste, yet. The children will encourage society to do the same. The article explains how they use plastic for “eco bricks”, as well. “Akshar’s students train local schools to make […]

Non-Binary Pronouns

[conversation with AI] I feel that existing pronouns should not be used with non-binary persons, such as ‘they’. I believe they should continue to represent multiple people in a traditional sense. Do you have a suggestion for a new pronoun to represent non-binary individuals? That’s a thoughtful position — language evolves, but it doesn’t always […]

Childcare

I have been harboring an idea for well over 20 years that I still believe could be successful. If not in America then elsewhere. The biggest obstacle to a parent in need of government support is childcare. The solution is self-help, as are all my solutions. The establishment of federal childcare centers is my point. […]

Social Innovation

Mamdani is coming with true criminal justice reform. As in the creation of the “Department of Community Safety”. The critics are far and wide. The one thing we all can agree on, is that what NYC has right now is not working. This man is not proposing “stop and frisk” type solutions. Meet the opposition: […]