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  • A Sacramento group united an affordable housing complex. Here's how it changed lives

    The GreenHouse provides after-school programming for children living in one of Sacramento’s most densely-populated affordable housing communities. Over the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 children have participated in the organization’s programs, including homework help, social events, internship and leadership opportunities, and more.

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  • Electric Trucks Are Making Their Way In California. We Took A Ride To See What It's Like

    Electric semi-trucks get less hot than their diesel counterparts and emit no fumes, improving the driving experience for drivers while reducing emissions.

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  • How NYC students are turning the trauma of gun violence into action

    In the wake of violent incidents, administrators at two Brooklyn schools gave students space and agency to organize rallies and events protesting gun violence. Students at Williamsburg Charter High School gathered roughly 4,000 signatures in their petition for improved prevention programs.

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  • Muckleshoot Tribal College makes history with doctoral graduates

    The Muckleshoot Cohort is an Indigenous-led doctoral program in educational leadership that is built around Indigenous culture and knowledge. The initiative, which encourages students to reclaim their Native identities and tackle generational trauma related to the colonized education system, graduated 10 students in its inaugural class.

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  • Pedir perdón y reparar el daño, objetivo de la justicia restaurativa por delito económico

    Instituciones Penitenciarias ha creado un programa de reinserción, que incorpora la justicia restaurativa para incidir en la responsabilización del delito y la reparación del perjuicio causado.

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  • Insurgency spiked crime rate, but this software beats it down

    To prevent crimes related to tricycles in Maiduguri, Nigeria, the SecureN software was created to verify the vehicles through a registration process. Once they are vetted by a state association, operators and owners are given an identity card, certificate, and QR code for riders to scan before they board. The program also collects tax money.

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  • Not at school or work? Chicago wants to support 45,000 disconnected youth.

    Chicago’s Back to Our Future program aims to support youth who have stopped attending school with mentorship, mental health services, job search help, and “soft skills” training. Participants receive a stipend during their first twelve weeks in the program, and roughly 465 students have taken part so far.

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  • Portland Street Response is working — and in jeopardy

    Portland Street Response sends mental health staff, medics, community health workers, and peer support specialists into crisis situations with the goal of reducing intervention by police. The program has reduced calls to police for non-criminal cases by 3.5 percent and has resulted in only one arrest, compared to 371 arrests made by police for similar calls.

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  • How to build a zero-waste economy

    Entrepreneurs are encouraging reuse models like return-from-home systems to transition towards a circular economy without single-use plastics. In this model, consumers pay a deposit to use takeout boxes, cups, and other containers. They get their deposit back when the containers are picked up from their home by a courier.

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  • Medeecal: An e-health platform closes the medical desert in West Africa

    The Medeecal app increases healthcare access by providing a range of telehealth services including health education, free medical consultations, preventative care, referrals and follow-up care. As of March 2023, the app has over 1,000 registered patients and provides about eight consultations a day.

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