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  • Community Land Trusts Build Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing

    December 01, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Pine Key, Florida

    Community land trusts are nonprofits that buy land, build homes, and ensure the long-term affordability of the homes they build. A trust in Florida is not only ensuring homes stay affordable after natural disasters it is also focused on building units that can withstand storms so families do not need to rebuild.

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  • Helsinki Built a Library That Brings a Whole City Together

    December 01, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    Helsinki’s Oodi Library received 3.1 million visits during the first year of operation. This success is contributed to the extensive planning process that included consultations with the residents and including what they wanted in the design of the public space.

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  • Mitigating internal displacement, one skilled woman at a time

    December 01, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Skilled Women Initiative provides training around mindset, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and marketing to women living in Nigerian camps for people who have been internally displaced due to Boko Haram. The program trains roughly 500 women each year and past participants say they are now able to better afford expenses such as sending their children to schools.

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  • A Gen Z-led company tapped TikTok influencers to turn out young voters in midterm elections, creating a “blueprint” for 2024

    December 01, 2022 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: United States

    To reach young voters more effectively, a company called Social Currant matched voter advocacy organizations such as NextGen America and Community Change Action with social media creators. The creators' posts about voting and civic engagement reached roughly 13 million people on TikTok and Instagram.

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  • Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.

    December 01, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado’s grant-funded Zero Fare for Better Air program allowed riders to use public transit for free in August. When the fares returned at the end of the month many transit agencies still noticed an increase in users compared to before the free access.

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  • Can This Chicken Company Solve America's Food Waste Problem?

    November 30, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Do Good Foods makes chicken feed from supermarket surplus foods to keep food from ending up in landfills emitting methane.

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  • Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

    November 30, 2022 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community fridges, like The Friendly Fridge, popped up during the pandemic as a way to get food to people in need, as the pandemic highlighted nationwide food insecurity issues. The fridges survive on donations from community members, other organizations and local restaurants and grocery stores. It’s estimated that about 250 people will grab something from The Friendly Fridge each day.

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  • Public sensitization of khat farmers in Mbeere South helping to keep children in schools

    November 30, 2022 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Uhamasisho wa wakaaji wa Mbeere Kusini dhidi ya kuwachisha wanafunzi shule ili wasaidie katika kilimo na biashara ya miraa inazaa matunda. Kupitia mikutano za hadhara ambazo zinaandaliwa mara mbili kwa mwezi na idara ya utawala katika vijiji kupitia machifu na manaibu wao, wananchi wamekuwa wakielimishwa na kuhimizwa kuhusu umuhimu wa elimu kwa watoto na madhara ya kuwahusisha katika shughuli za miraa.

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  • It Takes a Village to Tackle the Teen Mental Health Crisis

    November 30, 2022 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Gonzales, California

    The Gonzales Youth Council, which consists of middle and high school students, took matters into their own hands when it comes to helping their peers address mental health. Through surveys and meetings with school and local government administrators, the Council started facilitating mental health check-ins on Instagram, sharing self-care and coping tips and even seeking training for youth on how to respond when their peers are experiencing a mental health crisis.

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  • What's Dangerous About Trees

    November 30, 2022 |

    Ear Hustle |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Norway

    In Norway prison cells are considered private property, incarcerated people are allowed to leave prison and return in short spans, and wardens do not carry guns. These practices, among others, are in an effort to treat incarcerated people humanely and help prevent recidivism, escape attempts, and violence.

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