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  • This summer, parents stitched together child care to give their kids a 'space for Black joy'

    August 29, 2025 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Black-led summer camps and community programs are addressing the dual challenge of rising child care costs and lack of culturally affirming options for Black families. Programs like Camp HBCYouth and Camp Legacy offer affordable, comprehensive outdoor summer camp experiences, complete with meals and extended care if needed. The programs also act as community builders, helping youth form friendships and strengthen their connections to the outdoors.

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  • City food forests offer a chance to experience nature — and eat it

    August 19, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    In some cities, empty urban lots transformed into multilayered "food forests" that mimic natural ecosystems are providing free, accessible fresh produce to city residents through strategically designed edible plantings that feature native and adapted fruit trees, nut trees, and berry bushes.

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  • Despite federal cuts to higher ed, Mass. free community college presses on, transforming students' lives

    August 17, 2025 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    The MassReconnect program makes community college free for students over 25 without a bachelor’s degree, while the MassEducate program helps cover tuition and fees for all Massachusetts residents. Since the programs were launched, the state has seen both enrollment and student retention rates go up, and students are transferring from community colleges to four-year universities.

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  • How culture saves Sacramento's Native American youth from suicide

    August 12, 2025 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Shingle Springs’ Health and Wellness Center provide culturally relevant mental health care to tribal citizens and Native people, making care more accessible, comfortable and effective for those who need it. The Center has about 40,000 visits a year and 8,000 consistent patients.

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  • For Homeless Cyclists, Bikes Bring an Escape From the Streets

    August 12, 2025 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Father Joe’s Villages leads weekly cycling rides for people experiencing homelessness, and each ride brings participants closer to receiving a free bike of their own from the organization. The program provides not only a vital mode of transportation for residents who struggle most to get around, but also opportunities to build community and take advantage of the health benefits of cycling.

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  • How Baltimore became a rising star in America's worker cooperative movement

    August 08, 2025 |

    Baltimore Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Worker cooperatives like the bookstore/cafe Red Emma's partnered with other organizations to create Seed Commons, a national financing network that provides loans without requiring individual collateral. Seed Commons has distributed over $100 million in loans supporting 15,000 workers nationwide. In the Baltimore region specifically, the network has invested $25 million, created 250 ownership-track jobs, and supported 23 cooperatives.

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  • How an NYC Suburb Is Actually Managing to Bring Rents Down

    August 05, 2025 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, New Rochelle, New York

    To help increase housing stock, New Rochelle, NY streamlined the development approval process and made it easier to approve many housing units at once, allowing the city to add roughly 4,500 new housing units over the last decade. However, local residents worry about being priced out of the area as people move from Manhattan in search of more affordable housing.

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  • Pink City Rickshaw Puts Women in the Driver's Seat

    July 28, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Jaipur

    ACCESS Development Services trains women to drive electric auto rickshaws, providing them with marketable skills that help them earn a living independently. The all-women Pink City Rickshaw Company employs the women to provide tours throughout the city and has since trained over 200 women.

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  • Just two visits a year: Longer ARV scripts, shorter clinic lines

    July 28, 2025 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    South Africa's implementation of 6MMD (six multi-month dispensing) allows stable HIV patients to collect their antiretroviral medications only twice a year instead of monthly. The program aims to reduce clinic congestion and improve patient retention and consistent medication use.

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  • King County bet big on remaking its mental health system. Is it working?

    July 27, 2025 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, King County, Washington

    King County, Washington, is building an alternative mental health care system to avoid escalating unnecessary 911 calls and including law enforcement when it’s not necessarily needed. The County created a mental health-focused response team in collaboration with the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline to divert calls that don’t pose a safety risk and help de-escalate situations. The communications center that fields most of the calls says they get about 20 transfers to the 988 line each month.

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