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Libraries hire social workers to help homeless patrons

Lisa Schencker

October 27, 2018 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Public libraries once turned a blind eye to the homeless people using their spaces, but many libraries have now shifted into action mode by hiring social workers to help with behavioral health challenges of patrons. In Chicago, the library social workers are funded by Amita Health, a local hospital system. In San Francisco, site of the first library social worker in 2009, there have been 7000 connections made through this investment in the well-being of library patrons.

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Solar-Powered Fridges Can Help Stop Epidemics

Christine Ro

October 26, 2018 |

New York Magazine |

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Response Location: Haiti

SolarChill is a network of research, aid, and environmental organizations that works to install solar refrigerators for vaccine storage in areas without reliable electricity. In conjunction with a push to make vaccines available to rural areas, groups like this are hoping to save lives.

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11 questions that could save a woman's life

Jen Zettel

October 25, 2018 |

Appleton Post-Crescent |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

The murder of a woman in Wisconsin highlights a lethality assessment tool for law enforcement to use that’s designed to help domestic victims and authorities understand how much danger victims might be in and help police connect them with services. It’s proven effective at helping those facing domestic violence take steps to reduce the chances they might be murdered by their partners. But getting it implemented, especially in rural areas where there may not be many resources for victims, has proven challenging with less than half of Wisconsin’s counties using it.

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Neighbors create a solution for families who need diapers in Washington Heights and beyond

Jane Simons

October 25, 2018 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

A neighborhood dentist asked his underserved community what he could do to improve their lives. The answer? Diapers. Now, his Battle Creek, MI organization delivers diapers to families in need around county, regardless of recipients' economic or social status.

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The Informal Bank That Empowers Kenya's Poorest Women

Dominic Kirui

October 19, 2018 |

News Deeply |

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Response Location: Kenya, Bubisa

In villages in Bubisa, Kenya, women have come together to form informal community banks so that they may have greater financial access and power. These groups of women together save money, and then lend and borrow money with one another, giving themselves the chance to own property and send their kids to school – without having to rely on their husbands.

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Athens-Based Food Rescue Program Enters New County, Breaking Records

Alexandra Travis

October 18, 2018 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

To connect vulnerable populations with food "waste" from restaurants and supermarkets, the Full Plates program is delivering foods right to non-profits and service providers, simplifying the donation process and saving time and resources. The program employs two full-time drivers to travel weekly and on-call routes to deliver food aid, and the successful program has expanded over the years - they plan to deliver more than 200,000 pounds of food in 2018.

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Teamwork promises to help improve mental health care in Lincoln County

John Blodgett

October 17, 2018 |

The Western News |

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Response Location: United States, Libby, Montana

Following the closure of the Western Montana Mental Health Center due to budget cuts to mental health care funding, Lincoln County established a mental health coalition. The coalition came up with a new system for dealing with patients who report to the emergency room for a mental health crisis. Now, many actors will play a part in giving care to mental health patients during a crisis and its aftermath.

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How Colorado's ski resorts can continue making snow in drought years like this one

Jason Blevins

October 15, 2018 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Loveland, Colorado

Several dry winters in the 1970s and 1980s prompted ski resorts to have a backup plan: make their own snow. The result is a solution that helps ski resorts and does not hurt the environment: man-made snow is stored in reservoirs and the majority re-enters natural water sources after ski season. Still, the Colorado Water Conservation Board oversees the process to ensure no harm is actually done.

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Can medical outreaches for maternal health bridge the access gap in the Federal Capital Territory?

Chibuike Alagboso

October 09, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory

Medical professionals travel to remote areas of Nigeria with little access to family planning or maternal health care to hand out resources such as condoms or birth control and to train villages' Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) on updated safe birth practices. The team, called the PeachAid Medical Initiative, has reached over 30,000 women and 400 TBAs through medical outreach to rural communities since 2015. The work at large is meant to address the high maternal death rate in Nigeria.

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In Australia, Cervical Cancer Could Soon Be Eliminated

Livia Albeck-Ripka

October 03, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

Australia has one of the lowest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world, thanks to a nationwide effort to screen women and vaccinate both boys and girls against HPV. Widespread public support has helped the country tackle the preventable cancer.

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