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  • These Cities Are Welcoming Immigrants With Municipal ID Programs

    January 21, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Municipal ID programs such as IDNYC provide identification for residents who aren't able to access official government IDs, such as those who are undocumented or unhoused. The municipally-issued IDs make it easier for these residents to access local services and benefits and interact with officials, including law enforcement.

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  • How The Pandemic Shutdown Opened Public Access To Legislature

    January 19, 2025 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    In 2021, as a result of pandemic shutdowns, the Hawaii Legislature instituted new rules allowing more hearings and committee meetings to be recorded and broadcast, giving members of the public the opportunity to access meetings and submit testimony remotely. Last year, more than 2,300 proceedings were recorded and archived, compared to only a few hundred per year before the new rules and technology were put in place.

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  • How 'Superblocks' Can Create People-Centered Cities

    January 16, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Superblocks are areas in congested cities where traffic has been rerouted to prioritize people. Outfitted with green spaces and communal areas to connect, superblocks help reduce air and noise pollution. Residents living in the area report a higher quality of life and increased social interaction with their neighbors. The idea of superblocks has traveled around the world to cities like Vienna, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Los Angeles.

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  • Inside the Bridge's 'fight to stay alive'

    January 16, 2025 |

    The Stanford Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

    The Bridge Peer Counseling Center provides 24/7, free, anonymous counseling to students, by students. The student counselors are trained in crisis response and volunteer over 30 hours each week to keep the center running, ensuring mental health support is always accessible on campus.

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  • 'Running to danger and saving lives': 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines

    January 15, 2025 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California's incarcerated firefighter programs offer meaningful benefits to some inmates, such as the ability to leave the traditional prison environment, get meaningful training, and have sentences shortened in exchange for service. However, low wages and stigmas leave many appealing for program improvement.

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  • This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt

    January 15, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    In 2022, the Dauphin County Commissioners voted to eliminate “pay-to-stay” fees that meant people incarcerated in the county jail were often saddled with debt upon their release, regardless of the outcome of their trial. In September 2024, the commissioners also voted to forgive past debt accrued under the pay-to-stay policy, providing $66 million in relief for formerly incarcerated individuals, giving them a better chance at getting back on their feet post incarceration.

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  • The City That Wiped Out $100 Million in Medical Debt

    January 08, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    The city government of St. Paul, Minn. partnered with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that buys up and forgives personal medical debt. Leveraging pandemic relief funds, the city was able to forgive more than $100 million in medical debt through the partnership.

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  • The Welcoming Climate Shelters of Barcelona

    January 03, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    The Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona is a key part of the city’s growing climate shelter network, which has expanded from 70 locations in 2020 to 368 last summer. The climate centers are integrated into the city’s public infrastructure — libraries, parks, museums, etc. — and have expanded to the point where 98% of the population is within a 10-minute walk from a shelter.

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  • Feeding Hope: An MSF-Backed Nutrition Project is Giving Malnourished Children a Fighting Chance in Katsina

    December 23, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kofar Sauri, Katsina

    Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) launched a nutrition project in collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Health to provide healthcare and support to children suffering from malnutrition. Currently, the organization has four centers throughout the state. Year over year, the centers are seeing an increase in the number of patients, having cared for about 20,000 patients from January 2024 to October 2024 alone.

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  • How Government Buses Are Transforming Girl Child Education in Kano

    December 20, 2024 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    To help address low school attendance and retention among girls, Kano’s state government launched a transportation initiative with buses that bring students to and from school for N50 per trip, a much lower cost than arriving by commercial rickshaw. Both students and teachers report that the program has made it easier and less costly to arrive at school on time.

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