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  • How a North Carolina Farmer is Moving Toward a Sustainable Future

    September 23, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Transformation, an initiative aiming to end factory farming, is helping chicken farmers who are in debt and looking to transition out of the industry convert their barns into greenhouses.

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  • Follow-up: What happened to South Dallas' Malcolm X Plaza? 

    September 23, 2024 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    After community organizations turned a vacant Dallas parking lot into a pop-up plaza space with basketball hoops, outdoor seating, resource distribution, and community events, crime on that block fell by 55% over three months. However, permitting requirements make it difficult to make the changes permanent, and the area has now been reverted to a vacant lot.

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  • These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In.

    September 19, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    The PhiferCares Clinic and pharmacy offers its employees and their families free healthcare and prescriptions. Phifer, a global manufacturing company, opened the clinic five years ago as a way to prevent medical bills from driving coworkers into debt and keeping them from retirement. This no-cost access to healthcare has helped 90% of Phifer employees hit their retirement goals, up from about 75% five years ago.

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  • The Urban Gardens Where Gender and Climate Justice Grow

    September 11, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

    The city of Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Program creates sustainable access to food by providing land and agricultural training, and it prioritizes empowering vulnerable populations, particularly women.

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  • Ecotourism offers new hopes for Bhutanese youth — and local environments

    September 06, 2024 |

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    Local communities in Bhutan are developing ecotourism sites to create jobs, generate income, and protect endangered species and ecosystems. They’ve created ecolodges and campsites, host traditional dining experiences with food from local farmers, and host nature-based activities, all while leading conservation efforts on the land they use.

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  • Passive House standards a solution for efficient affordable housing

    September 04, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Housing developers are following the Passive House standards to create affordable housing that’s incredibly energy efficient. These buildings are air-tight with efficient ventilation and strategically positioned windows, so they don’t need central heating and cooling systems.

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  • Summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens is a safe haven for identity

    August 21, 2024 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Traverse City, Michigan

    Camp 4 All is a summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens, providing them with a safe space to be themselves, participate in summer activities and connect with their peers and mentors to build a sense of community amidst the increase of hate crimes and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country.

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  • Immigrant children find belonging through basketball 

    August 19, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The basketball academy in Queens teaches basketball and English language skills to Spanish-speaking immigrant children. The academy helps youth navigate culture shock, bullying and the lack of community they may feel when they first arrive in the country, while ensuring they still maintain a sense of their parents’ language and culture.

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  • Thriving together: Community School Pioneers Sustainable Learning Model for Children With Special Needs

    August 16, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Katende

    The Wisdom Hub Nursery and Primary School enrolls students alongside those who are differently-abled, allowing them to learn in the classroom together. The combined classroom approach teaches students to embrace diversity, nurturing an inclusive educational environment where each child can thrive. The Wisdom Hub opened in 2013 and has since seen over 300 children with special needs cross into secondary school.

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  • Virginia's pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.

    August 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Birth in Color's doulas are filling the maternity care gap as rural labor and delivery rooms close, disproportionately impacting people of color. Doulas provide physical, emotional and informational support before, during and after childbirth, and advocate on the mother’s behalf. Doula care leads to improved birth outcomes and lower rates of C-sections, and in April 2022 doula services were added under the state’s Medicaid program.

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