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  • Near the Mexican Border, Texas University Uses Value and Smarts to Help Students Stay Enrolled

    April 04, 2022 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Edinburg, Texas

    The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley has high graduation rates despite having a student body that is heavily compromised of first-generation students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Historically, those two groups of students have lower graduation rates. Generous financial aid and low tuition have led to these stellar results.

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  • What the student loan payment pause has meant to Black women

    April 03, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    The two-year pause on federal student loan payments in the United States during the pandemic allowed Black women, who share a disproportionate amount of the country’s student debt, to redirect the money they would typically use for repayment toward other needs.

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  • How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

    March 29, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

    Photojournalism |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Nourish New York connects small farmers to food pantries to bring fresh, healthy, and culturally-relevant food to those in need in response to the food distribution crisis caused by the pandemic. Though it was never intended to be permanent, the organization’s existence has since been signed into law and its budget has doubled to $50 million and it has become a reliable source of food throughout the state.

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  • On-campus food pantry tries to keep up with demand

    March 29, 2022 |

    el Don |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    The Fainbarg-Chase Thrive Center food pantry provides Santa Ana College students with a daily snack and one free bag of groceries per week. The food pantry sees about 80 to 90 students daily and offers monthly cooking demos over Zoom.

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  • Wildflower revolution would lead to investment in our community, environmental future

    March 26, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    In order to attract and sustain pollinators, communities in Ohio and Wisconsin are resorting to a more "unkempt" approach. In Mansfield, Ohio the community started planting "butterfly and pollinator gardens" in various areas of the city, as well introduced new mowing patterns which include mowing less areas and letting some areas overgrow. In Appleton, Wisconsin, the city council has instituted "No Mow May" during which "communities suspend the enforcement of their long-grass rules for the month, allowing property owners to delay lawn care as a way to promote pollinator-friendly habitats."

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  • Inside Nassarawa community where crop farmers, herders coexist

    March 11, 2022 |

    Premium Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ga'ate, Nasarawa

    As violence between herders and farmers continues in other parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society in the Ga’ate community has found a way to coexist and benefit from each other. By setting up grazing areas for cattle, using the manure to fertilize farms and sharing security responsibilities, the community is able to grow several crops and provide basic aid to its people.

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  • The ‘timber detectives' on the front lines of illegal wood trade

    March 09, 2022 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    At the Thünen Institute in Germany, a team of 15 people are working to identify culprits of the world’s third largest criminal sector: the illegal wood trade. Since 2013, they have been analyzing and identifying the origin of wood products to determine if they were made from endangered or protected tree species. In 2021, they analyzed about 10,000 samples and are working with organizations and authorities around the world to prevent illegal logging.

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  • Tucson crisis center expanding services for faster mental health care

    March 03, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    The Crisis Response Center provides mental health and crisis care services as an alternative to emergency rooms or jails. The center is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers a variety of services focused on recovery for children, teens and adults struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse. The Center is set to expand ahead of the new 988 dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Once expansions are done, the Center will have the capacity to serve between 400 and 600 extra visits a month, on top of the 800 to 1,000 adults who visit the center each month.

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  • Cooperatively Owned Builder Sees Affordable Housing, Climate Action in ‘Granny Flats'

    March 03, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    A building cooperative is changing local zoning laws and building small houses known as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the suburbs of Chicago. The efforts support economic equity by increasing the supply of housing in a community where housing and rental prices have been on the rise. ADUs also produce smaller carbon footprints, making them a sustainable housing option.

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  • Faith based group offers hope to girls suffering vesicovaginal fistula

    February 24, 2022 |

    Sparkling 92.3 FM |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

    Medical Missionaries of Mary is a Christian faith-based organization that works to complement the government's efforts of helping those experiencing vesicovaginal fistula by providing access to surgery for free. The group also addresses stigma around the condition and helps create a sense of community for patients.

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