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Everyone's tired of homelessness in California. Are you willing to rent your extra room to help?

Ethan Ward

July 11, 2023 |

AfroLA |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Homecoming Project helps provide housing for formerly incarcerated people by matching those in need with homeowners offering spare bedrooms. Since starting in 2018, The Homecoming Project has placed nearly 100 people in host homes and has helped those individuals connect with employment and long-term housing.

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Mental Health Respite Facilities Are Filling Care Gaps in Over a Dozen States

Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

July 11, 2023 |

KFF Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Dewitt, Iowa

Rhonda’s House is a respite program that provides a nurturing living environment for people experiencing mental health crises that don’t require immediate medical attention. Trained professionals at respites care for patients, making it so they don’t have to visit ERs or psychiatric institutions. There are 42 community-based respite programs across 14 states and Rhonda’s House specifically has cared for 392 people over the past five years. Those who seek respite have seen positive effects like reduced hospitalizations.

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'Go to the people': Street medicine teams bring health care to the unhoused

Larry Valenzuela

July 11, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, California

Street medicine teams bring medical care direct to people experiencing homelessness in encampments across the state. There are currently 25 teams operating in the state, providing medical care, food, hygiene products, empathy and support to those in need. Street medicine teams provide both emergency and routine primary care, establishing relationships and building trust with the patients they serve.

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The new approach to ending FGM that's showing promise in Kenya

Fleur Britten Betty Luke

July 10, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

The Girl Generation (TGG) practices intergenerational healing and provides trauma-informed support to women who have survived female genital mutilation (FGM). TGG aims for FGM to be recognized as a form of sexual violence rather than a cultural practice and does so by hosting mother-daughter forums for generations to cope and heal from their traumas together. TGG estimates they’ve reached about 300 women and girls so far, with hopes to expand the group to other communities.

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Relief in troubled Northcentral communities as joint efforts decimate river blindness

Johnstone Kpilaakaa Uchenna Igwe Justina Asishana

July 08, 2023 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Seri, Plateau State

In collaboration with local government and organizations, The Carter Center launched an initiative to curb the spread of neglected tropical diseases, like river blindness. Throughout the initiative, the Center provided health education to rural communities most affected by the disease and also led a mass drug administration of Mectizan, which is known to kill the parasite that causes river blindness. Over 20 years, the Center administered 27 million doses of the medication, effectively eliminating the disease.

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Drones Are Delivering Medical Supplies To Hard-To-Reach Clinics In Nigeria

Nathaniel Bivan

July 08, 2023 |

HumAngle |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

High-tech drones from the organization Zipline are delivering medical supplies — from vaccinations to blood and other necessary equipment — to hospitals in traditionally hard to reach areas. The drones can make an hour long trip in 10 to 30 minutes, making the delivery service a valuable tool in emergency situations.

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Electric Trucks Are Making Their Way In California. We Took A Ride To See What It's Like

Erin Stone

July 07, 2023 |

LAist |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Electric semi-trucks get less hot than their diesel counterparts and emit no fumes, improving the driving experience for drivers while reducing emissions.

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How Non-Profit Organizations Help to End Avoidable Blindness in Kano

Victor Christopher

July 07, 2023 |

Nigeria Info FM |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

With the help of several nonprofit organizations, the ECWA Eye Hospital provides free cataract surgery to help those in need who can’t afford the expensive surgery. The Hospital began providing free surgeries in 2016 and has since restored the sight of 5,800 people.

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A Sacramento group united an affordable housing complex. Here's how it changed lives

Maya Miller Phillip Reese

July 07, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

The GreenHouse provides after-school programming for children living in one of Sacramento’s most densely-populated affordable housing communities. Over the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 children have participated in the organization’s programs, including homework help, social events, internship and leadership opportunities, and more.

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As states hunt for new voters, Massachusetts adds thousands via Medicaid applications

Zachary Roth

July 06, 2023 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

After Massachusetts added automatic voter registration to its Medicaid application process, the number of people in the state who registered through social service agencies jumped from roughly 30,000 to more than 160,000. Residents are given the option to opt out of voter registration when applying for health benefits rather than opting in.

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