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New work program in Atlantic City for homeless people

Briana Vannozzi

November 27, 2024 |

NJ Spotlight |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Hope Work Initiative by Atlantic City's Homeless Outreach Unit connects unhoused community members with temporary employment cleaning up the city streets for three days a week, making $75 a day.

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Crops, cows, and solar panels? Why farmers are harvesting sunlight.

Nate Iglehart

November 06, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Spurred by federal and state incentives, farmers in Massachusetts are adopting agrivoltaics, the practice of installing a solar array on the same land they use for crops and livestock.

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EVs for All: How Car Shares Are Making Electric Vehicles Accessible

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

October 28, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Community-first car-sharing options, usually run by cooperatives and nonprofits, are making electric vehicles accessible and affordable for all. They offer cars that anyone can rent for a membership or hourly fee, sometimes partnering with community groups and organizations to lower the rate.

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This disaster relief nonprofit is pioneering a clean energy alternative to noisy, polluting generators

Elizabeth Ouzts

October 24, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

The Footprint Project is working to make disaster recovery efforts more sustainable by replacing diesel- and gas-powered generators with solar-powered batteries. The team works with local solar companies, nonprofits, community groups, and governments to distribute as much solar-powered climate tech as they can in the wake of disasters.

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Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience

Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes

October 21, 2024 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, West Lafayette, Indiana

Amid a decline in students pursuing degrees in the liberal arts, Purdue University created the Cornerstone program, which integrates liberal arts concepts into the freshman curriculum, allowing students to learn about a wide range of subjects through the lens of classic texts. The initiative has allowed the university to hire more than 100 new liberal arts faculty and the model has already spread to more than 70 colleges across the country.

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How one school is helping deaf immigrant children navigate trauma

Ambar Castillo

October 21, 2024 |

Epicenter NYC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

The Lexington School for the Deaf provides wraparound family services including free American Sign Language classes and assistance navigating the health, legal and shelter systems, particularly for immigrant families. The gaps immigrant families face in accessing necessary services creates psychological distress, especially for children. But research shows community-based supports, like The Lexington School, help address those gaps and improve mental health outcomes.

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For Norwegian children, access to child care that supports a joyful childhood is a right.

Jackie Mader

October 15, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway’s approach to early childcare, rooted in its Kindergarten Act, prioritizes inclusivity and the value of childhood and unstructured play, where children receive social, emotional and cognitive support. Evidence suggests long-term positive impacts, including improved academic and workforce outcomes when they reach adulthood. Investments in the country’s unique approach to childcare and kindergarten contribute to Norway's top global rankings in child well-being compared to other countries like the U.S.

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Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi

Charles Mpaka

October 07, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi

The Food and Agriculture Organization and the Slow Food Coffee Coalition are helping coffee farmers in Malawi adopt agroforestry practices by teaching them new techniques, helping them improve coffee quality, and showing them how to attract international markets. This way, the farmers earn more for their products and benefit the environment with their work.

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Why don't we use more geothermal energy?

Graihagh Jackson, Johanes Hutabarat

October 07, 2024 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Germany-based Vulcan Energy combines lithium extraction with geothermal energy production to make geothermal more financially feasible. It pulls the lithium directly from the hot water that's used to generate power and heat for local communities and sells it to be used for electric car batteries.

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The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

Michaela Haas

October 01, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bell, California

At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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