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  • When wildfires choke California, this activist gets masks to those who need them most

    Nina Thompson

    March 29, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The organization Mask Oakland collects donations to supply masks to overlooked or marginalized communities when wildfire smoke worsens the air quality in the California Bay Area.

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  • Tiny Bus, Big Opportunities for Immigrant Kids

    Emily Tate Sullivan

    March 27, 2023 |

    EdSurge News |

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    Response Location: United States, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado

    El Busesito, which means “the little bus” in English, operates four retrofitted buses that provide bilingual preschool education on wheels for Latino immigrant families in five neighborhoods. The free early childhood education has improved developmental progress and school readiness for the nearly 100 children it serves. Valley Settlement, the nonprofit that runs El Busesito, also offers family engagement programs for the communities.

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  • New Fire Mountain Fabrics store offers Indigenous fabric and motifs

    Alfonzo Galvan

    March 01, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

    Fire Mountain Fabrics and Supply is a Native-owned fabric shop in Minnesota that sells materials used to make the regalia worn in different ceremonies that can often be difficult to find.

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  • Pay-What-You-Can Farm Stands Feed Communities Against Tough Odds

    Gabriel Pietrorazio

    March 01, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Farm stands operating on sliding-scale and pay-what-you-can models are improving access to fresh, healthy food in communities battling poverty and food insecurity. In these models, residents who can afford to pay full price are subsidizing some of the costs for residents who cannot. The rest of the funding comes from a patchwork of support.

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  • Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

    Caroline Christen

    January 27, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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  • Solar keeps rolling out in Wisc., thanks to innovative program

    Kari Lydersen

    January 26, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    The Couillard Solar Foundation’s Solar for Good program helps Wisconsin schools and non-profits planning to install a solar array. The program donates about half the solar panels needed. Then organizations can choose to buy the other half from the program to funnel money back into it for future projects.

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  • Strawberry Week addresses period poverty, battles inflation

    Rae Daniel

    January 24, 2023 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The nonprofit Strawberry Week Society is tackling period poverty in Kansas City, Missouri, by providing free menstrual products to organizations that help those in need.

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  • Pediatricians are giving out free gun locks to approach the gun violence epidemic as a public health crisis

    Emma Tucker

    January 22, 2023 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    In an effort to encourage gun owners to safely store their firearms and keep them away from children, free gun locks are available with no questions asked at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri. The pediatricians are trained to have non-judgemental conversations about safe storage education during a child’s appointment.

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  • These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

    Maddy Mahoney

    January 13, 2023 |

    Xtra |

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    Response Location: Canada, Saint John, New Brunswick

    The LGBTQ2S+ organizations Chroma N.B. and QT Fatties work together to provide free chest binders to New Brunswick residents.

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  • Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix

    Adrian Florido

    January 03, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    The nonprofit PRoTechnos helps homeowners in Puerto Rico repair roofs damaged by hurricanes when they do not get government assistance to do so. The organization employs locals interested in learning about construction, so they can learn the skills necessary to get a job in the industry afterward.

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