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Clients say pregnancy resource centers change lives by supporting life

Anna Wilgenbusch

October 20, 2022 |

The Catholic Spirit |

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Response Location: United States, Little Canada, Minnesota

Pregnancy resource centers like Women’s Life provide support to those dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, including offerings like parenting classes, life coaching, job resources, diapers, and maternity clothes. Some centers also offer medical services like ultrasounds and testing for sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

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From breweries to high schools, unique ways to fight poll worker shortage

Zaid Jilani

October 20, 2022 |

NewsNation |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Amid poll worker shortages spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and safety concerns for election officials, some states are tapping a new generation of election staffers by recruiting in the places where young people already hang out, including breweries and community colleges. Kentucky's partnership with breweries helped the state sign up roughly 5,000 people to work the polls in 2020.

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The Specialist Squeeze: How to Fix the Shortage of Doctors in the Rural North

Annelise Pierce

October 20, 2022 |

California Health Report |

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Response Location: United States, Redding, California

In response to the severe lack of physicians, Shasta Community Health Center has increased telehealth services through its telemedicine center, which provides real-time video calls with physician specialists. This short-term solution helps patients get the care they need while lawmakers and work on long-term, financially viable solutions.

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Is Alabama district's investment in English learner students, staff a roadmap?

Rebecca Griesbach

October 19, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Response Location: United States, Russellville, Alabama

With an influx of COVID relief money, the Russellville school district began hiring and certifying more local, Spanish-speaking staff to help teach English language learners. Districtwide, the percentage of students who met their language proficiency goals increased from 46% in 2019 to 61% in 2022.

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Military Veterans Are Serving their Country in an Unusual, New Way—at the Polls

Lia Salvatierra

October 19, 2022 |

INDY Week |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

To help fill poll worker shortages and fight mis- and disinformation around the 2022 midterm elections, nonpartisan nonprofit We the Veterans launched a nationwide campaign called Vet the Vote, which recruits veterans and military members to serve as election officials. The campaign has signed up roughly 60,000 poll workers so far.

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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women

Thomas Graham Kayla Epstein

October 19, 2022 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Bolivia

As the result of an electoral law introduced in the late '90s and later added to the country's constitution, roughly half of Bolivian lawmakers at every level of government are women. Though the country outperforms many others, including the United States, on gender parity in the legislature, women are still underrepresented in executive positions.

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Cleveland voter advocacy groups get access to jails for first time in years, push for clear policies

Collin Cunningham

October 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

After a few years of virtual outreach due to the pandemic, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates held an in-person drive in the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center to help people incarcerated there get registered to vote and request mail-in ballots. Over two days, the organization added 69 inmates to the county's voter rolls and helped 75 request ballots.

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Collegiate recovery programs gain traction on campus

Liam Knox

October 19, 2022 |

Inside Higher Ed |

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Response Location: United States

Collegiate recovery programs or communities — like the Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities in Texas — are robust resources for students struggling to overcome substance use issues, whether they’re in long-term recovery or new to the process. Some offer scholarships for students in recovery, dedicated staff and counselors, and sober social activities.

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Covert network provides pills for thousands of abortions in U.S. post Roe

Caroline Kitchener

October 18, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

In response to the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, a covert international network is emerging that provides abortion pills without a prescription to those without access in anti-abortion states. One such organization, Las Libres, has helped terminate approximately 20,000 pregnancies this year.

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Planting trees – and hope – in a flood-prone Nigerian town

Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

October 18, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Igbajo, Osun

The community-formed Igbajo Development Association has spent years planting 50,000 trees to help protect the community from severe weather and flooding.

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