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“It Was Just So Magical”: These Groups Are Helping Refugees Rediscover Nature

Stephanie Vermillion

February 04, 2022 |

Outside |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Migrants fleeing their homes in search of safety are finding refuge in nature. A Chicago nonprofit, REACH, is helping refugee families “find community, support, and confidence via wilderness adventures.” Wilderness experiences are providing recreation and the therapeutic effects of nature.

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¿Cómo lograr que una ciudad sea amigable con envejecer?

Mónica Quesada Cordero

February 04, 2022 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

Una alianza público-privada entre organizaciones no gubernamentales y gobiernos locales está fomentando la transformación de las ciudades en Costa Rica para que sean amigables con las personas mayores y consecuentemente promotoras del envejecimiento saludable.

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The City Owned by Locals

Mary Hall

February 04, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

Incremental investment is gaining momentum in South Bend as an alternative to big developers. Residents are given the network and knowledge to become micro-developers so that ownership and money stay within the local economy. The project aims to cultivate community and strengthen the local economy.

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The Answer to our Youth Mental Health Crisis?

Jessica Blatt Press

February 03, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To provide mental health care to students, a pilot program at Girard College meets students where they are at with practices based on integrated behavioral health, adding mental health care into conventional health care settings.

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The Forgotten Answer to the Affordable Housing Crisis

Cole Sinanian

February 03, 2022 |

Eugene Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

Housing cooperatives were once a successful strategy for creating affordable housing. The method has been traced back to the 19th century in New York City and is now making a comeback. Limited equity cooperatives are owned by multiple people who make a payment for buy-in and create a board that makes collective decisions about the property and how it’s run. Unlike other coops, residents can’t decide to sell and make a large profit which maintains the affordability over time.

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Camden, Newark, & Baltimore lead in building equitable access to urban tree canopy

Patrick Dunn

February 02, 2022 |

Planet Detroit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The push for an increase in urban tree canopies is growing in cities like Camden, Detroit, and Baltimore. A collaboration between community members in those cities and local nonprofits yielded a plan and quick execution. More and more trees are being planted in urban areas to offset the heat-island effect, increase air quality, and decrease the tree equity gap between historically redlined areas and surrounding areas.

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To save South Island forests, community support is critical, and not enough

Shalu Mehta

February 02, 2022 |

The Discourse |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

After millions of dollars, community campaigns and intense grassroots efforts, conservationists were able to save a beloved forest, Mountain Road Forest, one of few forested parcels left. The parcel, which is 50 acres, is on Vancouver Island, where land is "heavily privatised" and it takes an intense amount of effort from community members to save these properties from being bought up by developers.

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Restoring hope to adolescent mothers through savings schemes

John Mugisha

February 02, 2022 |

Rwanda News Agency |

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Response Location: Rwanda, Bugesera District

A group of young, single mothers is supporting each other through a savings group that provides loans to its members. Participants can take out loans to buy livestock, invest in business ventures, or learn new skills. The informal loan network is a form of mutual aid and is a means of improving their financial situation.

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Cleveland's reforesting efforts take root in once-redlined neighborhoods

Jen Jones Donatelli

February 02, 2022 |

Planet Detroit |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Activists in Cleveland, Ohio are reforesting the city's vacant lots one community garden at a time. Gwen Garth, a local activist in the city, partnered up with churches, in order to create a long-term plan to plant gardens to also increase tree canopy in the city in a more equitable approach by focusing on historically redlined neighborhoods. The plan includes reaching 30% tree canopy by 2040, which means planting 361,000 new trees.

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Can Farmers Help Each Other Navigate Mental Health Crises?

Lela Nargi

February 01, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

Programs like Farm Well Wisconsin, offer behavioral and wellness services to help farmers experiencing mental health challenges. These programs provide mental health resources as well as training to identify signs of stress and employ active listening tactics. Since 2021, Farm Well Wisconsin has trained about 150 farmers and community members in these mental health skills.

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