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  • School Farms Target Food Insecurity, ‘Supermarket Redlining'

    A high school in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts the Academy of Natural Resource Utilization in which students grow produce in greenhouses, sell it at farmers markets, and make food products like salsa. The academy is an effort to educate youth on gardening and combat food insecurity in the community.

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  • The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

    Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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  • 'Forever Chemicals,' COVID And Results From A New At-Home PFAS Test

    A first-of-its-kind at-home test can detect PFAS levels in the body with a finger prick. Also known as forever chemicals, PFAS are linked to various health concerns.

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  • In Conflict-prone Jos, Group Uses Football Tournaments To Build Peace Between Muslims And Christians

    The "music + football = peace" initiative is an annual football tournament where Muslim and Christian youths between the ages of 18 and 25 play matches together to promote a culture of peace and religious tolerance. Since launching in 2020, the initiative has six teams of 16 people, with plans to expand and reach more areas.

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  • How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

    Nourish New York connects small farmers to food pantries to bring fresh, healthy, and culturally-relevant food to those in need in response to the food distribution crisis caused by the pandemic. Though it was never intended to be permanent, the organization’s existence has since been signed into law and its budget has doubled to $50 million and it has become a reliable source of food throughout the state.

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  • Saving mothers and babies is a thankless task

    Female community health workers, or Ashas, are the link between the healthcare system and pregnant women in rural areas of India. Among many other tasks, Ashas provide maternal healthcare education, look after pregnant woman, and refer women at risk to hospitals with better facilities to give birth.

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  • Opium production down as communities in Mexico's Golden Triangle turn to forestry

    Four communities in Durango, Mexico, turned to sustainable forestry practices to earn their livings and stop dependence on illegal crop production.

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  • To save lives, midwives mix Mayan heritage with Western medicine

    Indigenous midwives in rural areas of Guatemala help pregnant women with limited access to healthcare give birth in an effort to prevent maternal and infant deaths.

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  • On-campus food pantry tries to keep up with demand

    The Fainbarg-Chase Thrive Center food pantry provides Santa Ana College students with a daily snack and one free bag of groceries per week. The food pantry sees about 80 to 90 students daily and offers monthly cooking demos over Zoom.

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  • Local nonprofit offers free childcare to single moms working nights, weekends

    Quality child care is enabling single moms to work consistent hours, with some peace of mind. Working non-traditional hours such as weekends and evenings makes it especially difficult to secure child care which prevents single parents from being able to support their children. Along the Way is a nonprofit that was founded by two single moms who saw the huge need and raised the funds from community members.

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