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  • When Tackling Homelessness, Prevention is Often the Best Medicine

    April 20, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A Portland shelter’s Homeless Prevention Program provides rent assistance to families who have not yet been involved with social services and are about to lose their homes. In 2022, the program helped 93 families pay back rent, pay past-due utilities, or create payment plans with their landlords.

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  • Phool – the Indian venture upcycling floral waste

    April 20, 2023 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: India

    The India-based company Phool collects floral waste from religious temples to keep it from being discarded in rivers. The flowers are used to make incense sticks, and the company provides employment for over 200 women from marginalized communities.

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  • The quest to build wildfire-resistant homes

    April 18, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The shelter-in-place approach is slowly becoming a more common way to survive wildfires that are too violent and fast to evacuate. People using this method congregate in “defensible” buildings created with wildfire resilience in mind that sit in an area clear of flammable vegetation and fuel.

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  • As anti-drag protests rage, counter-protest is a key part of queer activism

    April 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    When anti-drag protesters appeared at a library storytelling event in Calgary, counter-protesters from the Fairy Garden Project showed up with pink angel wings to protect performers and attendees entering the event. The strategy follows a long tradition of counter-protest in LGBTQ2S+ communities.

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  • Catholic nonprofit supports Nigerian inmates and advocates for police reform

    April 17, 2023 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organization works to release people unlawfully detained in Nigeria. At the same time, the organization provides legal representation and religious support to those awaiting trial.

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  • Rice Insurance helping Rwandan Farmers Overcome Climate-Induced Losses

    April 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Rwanda’s National Agriculture Insurance Scheme helps farmers access financial protection for their crops to provide income security in the face of climate change events that can ruin harvests.

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  • This organization helps feed Tucson's south side one free emergency food box at a time

    April 13, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A community-aid program in South Tuscon curates free emergency food boxes tailored to an individual’s dietary restrictions and dropped off at their door. Recipients only need to fill out an online form to receive a box full of fresh and shelf-stable foods.

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  • Veterans program shows way to reducing all homelessness

    April 12, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    In Washington, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority distributes vouchers to veterans experiencing homelessness that they can use to pay for housing. The organization also connects veterans with local resources to help them manage the process.

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  • BikeAthens Provides Transportation Equity

    April 08, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Athens’ poverty rate is 28.8%, making it difficult for some locals to afford cars and other means of transportation. BikeAthens donates bikes to those in need, hosts “Fix Your Own Bike Nights” and teaches classes on bike safety and how to ride to provide residents with an accessible means of transportation. The nonprofit donates about 100-120 bikes each year.

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  • Peer Court Keeps Youth Accountable, Removes Shame and Stigma

    April 07, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Marin County's Peer Solutions program is a youth court designed to help keep students out of the juvenile justice system. In addition to attending personal development classes and completing volunteer hours, teens in the program attend "hearings" where other participants act as the jury to facilitate discussions around accountability and ways to move forward.

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