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  • Los retos de las ‘apps' antidesperdicio más allá de rescatar comida

    Esther Barrio

    December 21, 2022 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Las ‘apps’ antidesperdicio nacieron hace seis años con la misión de disminuir los alimentos que terminan en el cubo de la basura cada día al echar el cierre de comercios y establecimientos de restauración. Uno de los apps, Phenix, ha logrado derivar hacia tres asociaciones benéficas en España un 73.000 kilos de alimentos (162.000 raciones de comida), que tiene un valor estimado de 177.000 euros.

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  • Systems of Support

    Ryan Conarro

    December 21, 2022 |

    Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Remerg is an online resource that provides information about housing, employment, health care, social services, parole, and more for people who have recently left incarceration. The website has grown from roughly 150 visitors per month in its early days to more than 6,000 per month today.

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  • Bringing back California's wild bees

    Ashley Braun

    December 21, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Bee Better Certified program encourages farmers to to build and restore habitat for native bees on their land. Doing so can earn them the certification, reduce the need to rent honeybees for pollinationion, and benefit the planet.

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  • Two-Spirit youth gift-giving project demonstrates the power of community care

    Mzwandile Poncana

    December 21, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Gifts for Two-Spirit Youth solicits a wide variety of donations from around the world to create personalized gifts for Two-Spirit youth who might feel lonely or alienated during the holiday season.

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  • This Community-Controlled Real Estate Co-Op Is Proving Its Value

    Oscar Perry Abello

    December 20, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    California’s East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative is run by residents of local historically redlined communities and supported by investors who receive moderate returns to keep rent prices affordable. The cooperative was formed to give those involved a say in decisions they were typically left out of and allows them to serve existing residents and businesses instead of trying to attract new ones.

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  • A Small Mexican Town Becomes a Vital Way Station for Asylum Seekers

    Melissa del Bosque

    December 20, 2022 |

    The Border Chronicle |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Sonoyta, Sonora

    Shelters for Hope converted an abandoned motel into a migrant resource center called the Centro de Esperanza and provides meals, legal assistance, clothing, and shoes to families seeking asylum in the United States. Shelters for Hope sees between 150 to 200 people a day and can currently house about 30 people.

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  • Abandoned homes: how village in Sumy region helps IDPs find new housing

    Alice Smahina

    December 20, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Kapustyntsi

    The village of Kapustyntsi, Ukraine, welcomed people displaced by the war into abandoned houses through Facebook posts. The community worked to clean up the houses, contact owners and heirs for permission to use them, or take legal action to claim them when necessary.

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  • How One Chicago Organization Is Helping Migrants Being Bussed In From the Border

    Jalyn Henderson

    December 19, 2022 |

    NBCLX |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Erie Neighborhood House welcomes migrants being bussed from Texas to Chicago with resources like food and clothing, medical care, legal support, and case management. The organization has helped more than 3,000 migrants since August 2022.

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  • How protecting trees can fight gentrification

    Caroline Tracey

    December 19, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Activists in Los Angeles are taking legal action to ensure black walnut trees' protections are not violated by developers to help prevent gentrification and extreme heat.

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  • Flooding in Nigeria: victims help other victims survive difficult times

    Kehinde Ogunyale

    December 19, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Omoku, River State

    The Crowd Funders initiative gathered funding to help feed and shelter families affected by flooding in Nigeria.

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