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  • Six months in, NYC's free online therapy platform for teens has seen 7,000 signups

    Teenspace is a free online therapy program that offers video and text-based mental health support. Nearly 7,000 teens have signed up for the program so far, and 65% of them have reported an improvement in their mental health since connecting to a licensed therapist through the platform.

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  • Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model

    A community solar project in a rural Michigan town is making energy more affordable for low-to-moderate-income households. Fifty community members and organizations subscribed to receive energy from and support the construction of a solar array. As a result, their electricity bills are about $300 cheaper each year, and the local utility reported fewer late payments.

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  • Teens want therapy. Are they getting it?

    Teen Space expands free access to mental health care. With parental consent, teens can sign up online or through the app and be quickly matched with a therapist. Since its launch last November, more than 6,000 students have signed up, and each one has been connected with a therapist within 24 hours.

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  • Horticulture, horses and ‘Chill Rooms': One district goes all-in on mental health support

    “Chill Rooms,” offer students a place where they can go and talk to “chill therapists” when they’re feeling anxious, stressed or just need a minute to reset during the school day. Some schools have even partnered with other organizations to offer creative forms of mental health care, like equine therapy. In the Northgate School District, the graduation rate has increased by 11% since incorporating Chill Rooms.

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  • Indian women take to the skies as drone pilots

    About 10,000 women from rural areas in India are training to be agricultural drone pilots as a part of the government-run Drone Didi program. The job provides them with financial independence and greater respect from their communities.

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  • When school lunch is free

    In 2010, Congress passed the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which made it easier for public schools to serve free meals to students. Now, more than 21 million American youths attend schools that offer free meals to all students. Free school lunches help combat food insecurity and connect students with healthy food options. Studies have also found that well-fed students learn better and see improved test scores, attendance, and behavior.

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  • Dollar Stores Force Local Grocery Stores to Close. This Woman Opened One Anyway.

    Farmacy Marketplace is a neighborhood grocery store that partners with local farmers through the non-profit In Her Shoes to provide community members with access to fresh produce and meat. Local grocery stores are emerging as a solution to food accessibility in rural communities and Black neighborhoods as dollar stores close shop. Similar locally owned grocers are also popping up around the country in cities like Detroit and Milwaukee.

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  • A Ray Of Hope In Nigeria: Turning The Tide On Cervical Cancer

    The Help the Women Campaign raises awareness and provides free cervical cancer screenings. Since forming in 2021, the Campaign has reached 30,000 women and provided 500 screenings. The Campaign also led successful advocacy efforts that convinced the federal government to incorporate the HPV vaccine into the national immunization program.

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  • One Strategy for the Arts to Beat Gentrification: Buy the Building

    Arts nonprofits across the U.S. are using creative, often complex, financial and organizational models to continue to provide a stable place for artists to thrive despite high real estate prices. In one example, a gallery director in Chicago created a nonprofit and a noncharitable LLC to purchase and redevelop a building that will have space for a retail tenant on the first floor.

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  • Upcycling Waste Spurs Art, Farming Among Lagos Students

    The Foundation for a Better Environment partners with public and private schools across Nigeria to make waste reduction a part of the curriculum. It's focused on teaching youth to reuse, recycle, and compost through practices like making art and building gardens.

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