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Can Co-Buying Help Solve The Affordability Crisis?

Angela K. Evans

January 05, 2023 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Single, non-related people are co-buying homes with the help of real estate organizations like Live Work Denver to make homeownership more affordable.

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Universal basic income eases caregiving after incarceration

Makaelah Walters

January 05, 2023 |

Prism |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

The Just Income GNV project in Florida provides justice-impacted people with a guaranteed income for a year to help them get on their feet. All they have to do is fill out an application, get approved, and log their spending so the organizations running the program can track the results.

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Dollars and chainsaws: Can timber production help fund global reforestation?

Gianluca Cerullo

January 05, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

A reforestation project in Brazil is using revenue from timber production to finance restoration costs by growing eucalyptus trees to cut down alongside the native plants they are cultivating.

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Animal Chaplaincy Has Become A Growing Profession

Andrea Cooper

January 04, 2023 |

Religion Unplugged |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mendham, New Jersey

Animal chaplains provide spiritual support, specifically focusing on relationships with animals. Animal chaplains help clients prepare for a pet’s passing and run animal loss support groups, regardless of a person’s religious beliefs or affiliation.

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How tenants around Portland fight back against landlords

Christine Menges

January 04, 2023 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Don’t Evict PDX (DEPDX) works with tenants to prevent evictions through education and helping tenants to organize and advocate for themselves. From fighting eviction notices to helping tenants learn how to effectively communicate with landlords, DEPDX offers a slew of services and resources all without people needing to become members of the group or pay any dues.

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Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change

Patrick Adams

January 04, 2023 |

NPR |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

TEAMM Project — short for Training, Education and Advocacy in Miscarriage Management — is a nonprofit that hosts workshops for healthcare providers in more than 100 sites in 19 states on everything they need to know about miscarriage care. Miscarriage care is often lacking in emergency rooms, which can be dangerous for the person having a miscarriage. To remedy this, TEAMM Project educates and advocates for the use of manual vacuum aspiration kits, training providers on how to use them.

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Cancer treatment is a burden too heavy, but an NGO is coming to the rescue

Promise Eze

January 04, 2023 |

BONews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Foundation for Cancer Care is a non-profit that works to increase access to cancer care for those who can’t afford it, as well as cancer prevention efforts. The Foundation offers free cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. So far, the Foundation has conducted over 4,000 free cancer screenings and trained over 1,500 medical professionals in various areas revolving around cancer care.

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Hospitals look to storytelling to reduce stigma toward people with addiction

Darian Benson

January 04, 2023 |

WSIU |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

The theater company Summit Performance Indianapolis collects stories from people experiencing substance use and addiction and then turns those stories into monologues that are performed by professional actors and filmed for audiences of healthcare professionals. The monologues show the diversity of people’s experiences with substance use and aim to help healthcare providers better relate to people with substance use disorders to decrease stigma and bias and improve the quality of care patients receive.

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What would the end of cash bail mean for Illinois? New Jersey offers a preview.

Alex Nitkin

January 04, 2023 |

Illinois Answers Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

In some states, cash bail has been eliminated and this measure has seen significant results including lower jail populations, lower re-offense rates for people released on bonds and less jail time for those accused of low-level crimes. These results in states with bail reform laws suggest that bail reform works and serves as inspiration for other states looking to enact similar policies.

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Agriculture Helping to Fight Stigma and Discrimination associated wth HIV -Part 2

Mercy Kibe

January 03, 2023 |

Science Africa |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Kilimo kimesaidia sana kumaliza unyanyapaa na kutengwa kwa watu wanaouguwa ugonjwa wa ukimwi kaunti ya Kakamega. Baada ya vikundi vya watu wanaouguwa ugonjwa huo kupata mafunzo ya kilimo cha kisasa. Sasa wanapata mazao ambayo huuzia jamii na kwa kufanya hivyo wanakuwa na ukaribu nao.

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