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How Georgia's Latinx community is working to 'out-organize' voter suppression

Jaisal Noor, Jeffrey Moustache

May 29, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Georgia

Organizers and community leaders in Georgia are pushing back against restrictive voting laws that disproportionately affect communities of color. The Latinx community is mobilizing against those efforts by empowering its members to “unlock their political power.” Their efforts include voter outreach, translation services, and education.

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How poor, out-of-school children gain education in the FCT

Magdalene Offiong Ukuedojor

May 28, 2022 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Knowledge Skills Solution and Creativity (KNOSK) N100-a-Day Charity School provides an education to children in the area who can’t afford to attend school. KNOSK provides STEM education, uniforms, books, sanitary supplies for girls and free meals to each student for just 30 cents a day.

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Nigerian Rural Community Stuck In Water Crisis. A Nonprofit Takes A Photo, And It Tilts The Narrative

Abiodun Jamiu

May 28, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Afon, Kwara

The Grassroots Aid Initiative uses the power of photography to bring safe drinking water to communities in Nigeria. The women-led nonprofit takes pictures of these villages and uses the images to crowdfund on social media. So far, they’ve been able to bring motorized boreholes in 15 communities to help combat water scarcity.

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The struggle to help LGBTQ foster youth aging-out of the system with housing continues in Sacramento

Ken Magri

May 25, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

The Fostering Connections to Success Act was designed to help aged-out foster children in need of housing for up to three years. Foster children can choose whether they want to continue living with their foster parents, another guardian or transition into an apartment or college dorm. There’s a group of twelve specialized social workers who work closely with foster care youth to create Transitional Independent Living Plans, which help these aged-out youths transition into housing.

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3 lessons Washington can learn from how Arizona helps people in mental health crisis

Esmy Jimenez

May 24, 2022 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

Arizona’s statewide integrated mental health crisis system includes a hotline, mobile teams, and centers for things like counseling and medication. The system has shown success in getting people with mental illness and substance abuse issues the care they need while keeping them out of jails and emergency rooms.

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How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

Whitney Bauck

May 24, 2022 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Timberdoodle Farm in New Hampshire provides locally logged and processed lumber for its clients, a stark contrast to larger timber companies which source wood all over the world. For example, the small sawmill produces about 100,000 board feet of wood per year compared with other companies that produce that much each day. The difference is that these smaller operations can better utilize lumber that would otherwise go to waste.

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Tribal Pharmacy Dispenses Free Meds and Fills Gaps for Native Americans in the City

Katherine Huggins, Julia Mueller

May 24, 2022 |

KFF Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Mashkiki Waakaa’igan Pharmacy provides Native American patients with their prescriptions for no out-of-pocket expenses and provides culturally-conscious care.

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In the wake of bill, Sacramento County works to break the link between homelessness and ‘aged-out' foster youth

Ken Magri

May 24, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, California

In California, youth in the foster system can continue to receive support and services for three years after they've "aged out" as long as they enroll in school or find a job. Participants work with a social worker to create a transition plan and develop new life skills such as budgeting and job searching, and one study found that fewer youth became homeless and more completed high school or enrolled in college after participating in the extension program.

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Portland reduced gun violence by reviving a park. Could we try that in Philly?

Courtney Duchene

May 24, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

One concerned citizen mobilized her community and city leaders to make changes that reduced gun violence by 60 percent. In addition to bringing together the community, she also brought in an expert who studies how gun violence is impacted by tree coverage and traffic patterns. That information allowed her to pinpoint exactly what changes would help.

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US youths leaving care given cash, and time, as COVID spurs action

Carey L. Biron

May 23, 2022 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Young adults aging out of foster care are given monthly cash payouts to provide a financial security net. The universal basic income program is meant to mitigate the high rates of homelessness amongst foster youths.

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