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Justice Delayed: A tale of two counties. Could Sacramento have the solution for court backlogs statewide?

Julie Watts

December 22, 2022 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

In just one year, the Sacramento County Criminal Justice System reduced its backlog of court cases from 1000 to 100. To do so, they increased and prioritized efficiencies like night court, collaboration with prosecutors, and bringing in judges out of retirement.

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This Pop-Up 'Closet' Helps LGBTQ+ People Get Gender-Affirming Clothes. It Needs Donations To Keep Going

Maia Pandey

December 22, 2022 |

Block Club Chicago |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

gods closet is a pop-up shop that aims to create a community experience around fashion for LGBTQ+ people who often struggle to find clothes that fit their gender identity and expression. gods closet provides the clothes and services like styling free of charge.

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Through waste management eTrash2Cash is saving planet earth, helping women access healthcare

Olorunisola Abe

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

eTrash2Cash strives to create a healthy, sustainable zero-waste society by collecting trash and recycling it to become useful resources. It does this by employing women with low incomes to do the waste collection and recycling and in turn, provides them with social incentives like access to healthcare. So far, eTrash2Cash has diverted over 10,000 metric tons of trash out of landfills across four states and has trained 200 women on how to upcycle plastics.

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CHP is trying to attract nurse practitioners to the Berkshires by offering them residencies

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

December 21, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

The Community Health Program’s Great Barrington Health Center and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester partnered together to provide a residency program to attract nurse practitioners to the area. The program helps train nurse practitioners to provide care and master concepts like insurance policies and medical computer systems in areas that are lacking these medical professionals.

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Abandoned homes: how village in Sumy region helps IDPs find new housing

Alice Smahina

December 20, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Kapustyntsi

The village of Kapustyntsi, Ukraine, welcomed people displaced by the war into abandoned houses through Facebook posts. The community worked to clean up the houses, contact owners and heirs for permission to use them, or take legal action to claim them when necessary.

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A Small Mexican Town Becomes a Vital Way Station for Asylum Seekers

Melissa del Bosque

December 20, 2022 |

The Border Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Sonoyta, Sonora

Shelters for Hope converted an abandoned motel into a migrant resource center called the Centro de Esperanza and provides meals, legal assistance, clothing, and shoes to families seeking asylum in the United States. Shelters for Hope sees between 150 to 200 people a day and can currently house about 30 people.

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This Community-Controlled Real Estate Co-Op Is Proving Its Value

Oscar Perry Abello

December 20, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

California’s East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative is run by residents of local historically redlined communities and supported by investors who receive moderate returns to keep rent prices affordable. The cooperative was formed to give those involved a say in decisions they were typically left out of and allows them to serve existing residents and businesses instead of trying to attract new ones.

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Libros y raíces: LibroMobile fills a literary need as Santa Ana's only bookstore

Lizeth Martinez

December 19, 2022 |

el Don |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

Libro Mobile works to increase accessibility to free books and reading spaces amidst widespread gentrification while simultaneously uplifting local authors and artists of color in its open, free-to-access space.

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Responding to a mental health crisis without badges or guns

Amelia Arvesen

December 19, 2022 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

CAHOOTS offers counseling, conflict resolution, mediation and referral and transportation to social services and/or basic emergency medical care to people experiencing a mental health crisis. CAHOOTS is available 24/7 and sends out crisis workers and medics as an alternative to uniformed police officers. CAHOOTS has significantly lightened law enforcement’s load, allowing officers to focus more on other public safety issues while preventing unnecessarily sending people through the criminal justice system.

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Wireless hot spots: A pandemic fix yielding lackluster results for rural students

Reyes Mata III

December 19, 2022 |

Carlsbad Current-Argus |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Teresa, New Mexico

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to remote learning, districts issued wireless hot spots to students as a cost-effective solution to help those living in homes without internet access their school work. While hot spots helped a large number of students, a present digital divide — specifically in rural areas — has made connecting harder for others, but government funding is ramping up to expand broadband access.

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