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At-home businesses are growing. Women and people of color benefit the most

Chabeli Carrazana

December 27, 2021 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Local laws that allow people to use their homes as a hub for their at-home businesses are providing more entrepreneurial opportunities, specifically for women and people of color. There’s already evidence that these new regulations are leading to more women starting businesses, as the number of businesses owned by women grew by 27% during the pandemic.

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How one B.C. group, First Nations bought out trophy hunters

Stefan Labbé

December 25, 2021 |

Burnaby Now |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

First Nations, like the Kitasoo/Xai’xai, are managing forests and taking the lead on getting rid of foreign trophy hunters. The solution? Pay trophy hunting guides to stop hunting.

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S.A.F.E. program supports Mansfield City School's homeless families

Katie Ellington

December 24, 2021 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Massachusetts

The Student Achievement through Family Engagement program provides Mansfield City School students experiencing homelessness with support, necessary supplies, and even toys and holiday gifts. Their efforts help improve student academic performance.

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Mansfield City Schools extends weekend meals program to Sherman Elementary

Katie Ellington

December 23, 2021 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Massachusetts

The Children’s Hunger Alliance provides elementary students with shelf-stable weekend meal kits to ensure they have access to food when not in school.

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How last year's Christmas trees are rebuilding New Orleans' coast

Elizabeth McCauley Lilian Manansala Daniel T. Allen

December 23, 2021 |

Business Insider |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Louisiana

Every year, the National Guard air-drops old Christmas trees onto a Louisiana wildlife preserve. The used trees help restore habitat, prevent flooding, and reduce coastal erosion in the hurricane-prone state.The tree recycling program also keeps the old trees out of landfills.

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Santa Fe's once-vaunted diversion program for people with addictions has dwindled to nearly nothing

Ted Alcorn

December 22, 2021 |

Santa Fe Reporter |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

One of the nation's first programs using police officers to get people into drug treatment instead of jail succeeded at first, and inspired other programs throughout New Mexico. But the original Santa Fe program now serves as a lesson in what can all but kill such a program, thanks to a leadership vacuum and mistakes that undercut the cultural change needed within a police department. Like the first program of its kind, in Seattle, Santa Fe's LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program takes aim at people whose drug abuse deeply entangles them in the justice system when what they need is treatment.

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How an Imo Community Solved a Major Water Crisis

Emeka Ortuka

December 21, 2021 |

Nigeria Info FM |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Isieke

The community of Isieke has taken water purification into its own hands by installing a borehole to access clean water. The initiative has led to cleaner water and a reduction of ailments associated with the consumption of dirty water.

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Could crushed rocks absorb enough carbon to curb global warming?

Peter Yeung

December 21, 2021 |

National Geographic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Gran Canaria

Scientists are testing if adding alkaline substances to seawater can allow oceans to absorb more carbon dioxide emissions. Early tests suggest this could be a potential way to combat climate change, but there are still many questions about how this can scale, how it impacts the natural ecosystem, and if it’s cost effective to implement.

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Why Getting Vaccinated at Church Might Be the Future

Peter Yeung

December 21, 2021 |

Next City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Harris County, Texas

To increase vaccination rates, especially among Latino and African American communities, Harris County developed its Partner Incentive Program, which reimburses churches, mosques, and community centers for holding vaccination events. The county offers $50 for every person that gets a first vaccine dose, up to $5,000, and gives a $100 voucher to each individual for their first shot. More than 3,000 vaccinations have taken place at these events, where trusted community leaders are involved.

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This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic. Here's Why You Still Can't Get It.

Lydia DePillis

December 21, 2021 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States

E25Bio created a rapid COVID-19 test soon after the pandemic began and had an existing factory that could be repurposed to quickly manufacture tests. The prototypes, priced under $10 each, attracted major donors and would have made at-home antigen tests that identified around 80% of contagious cases available from the pandemic’s early days. Instead, an unclear FDA review process that prioritized higher detection rates over inexpensive ways people could test often, as well as resistance from medical device regulators, prevented the company from producing the tests for the public early in the pandemic.

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