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  • When get-out-the-vote becomes get-out-the-vaccine

    June 17, 2021 |

    MLK50 |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    The Shelby County Voter Alliance, who was used to using publicly available information to run get-out-the-vote and voter registration drives, pivoted to door-knocking to increase vaccination rates. Using a grant from Civic Nation’s Made to Save initiative, SCVA went to people’s homes to answer questions about vaccines and let them know about community vaccination pop-ups. They worked with local churches and set up at a Juneteenth celebration, where vaccines were offered. While canvassing, volunteers use a “research-based script” from Made to Save that especially helps them talk with “hesitant people.”

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  • Dormir tranquilo depende de todos

    June 17, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Limón

    El sur de la provincia de Limón, Costa Rica, vive inundaciones constantes, cada vez más grandes y frecuentes. Las comunidades más alejadas han instalado un sistema de alerta temprana que le ha permitido a la población prevenir mayores afectaciones humanas durante las emergencias

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  • 'Take what you need—leave what you can' — Stark Co. woman sets up anonymous food pantries for those in need

    June 17, 2021 |

    WEWS-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Stark County, Ohio

    “Take what you need—leave what you can" is the motto etched on the 16 anonymous “Blessing Boxes” set up around Stark County. The wooden cabinets are stocked with non-perishable food, household items, and personal hygiene items. People can access the boxes whenever they need to and can take as much as they would like. The boxes are made and re-stocked several times a week by volunteers. One of the boxes sits outside a local elementary school, not only provided needed supplies to students and their families, but students have also taken responsibility for helping to keep it filled.

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  • Crisis counselors are being hailed as police alternatives. It's too heavy a burden, some say.

    June 16, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery County, Maryland

    Montgomery County's longtime crisis response center illustrates the pitfalls of embracing a policing alternative without proper resources or thinking through the implications. The racial-justice protests of 2020 inspired many more cities and counties to explore mobile crisis response teams instead of police, to minimize violence and get people needed help instead of incarceration. While Montgomery County's team often deescalates crises and can either provide care or refer people to needed services, it lacks the staff to respond effectively. And the system of mental health care is too thin for the need.

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  • How Kitimat B.C. is catching its breath

    June 16, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Kitimat, British Columbia

    A new aluminum plant in British Columbia would have ended up putting more sulphur dioxide into the air, but the Kitimat Terrace Clean Air Coalition (KTCAC) helped bring this to light and encourage them to install air monitoring stations. They wrote letters to the government and took the company to court. As a result of their efforts, three air monitoring stations were installed to measure the particulate matter and alert residents if levels increased. “Industry and government are listening to people who are concerned in Kitimat,” says Steve Stannus, a founder of KTCAC.

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  • Reeling it in: Egypt's fishermen exchange the Nile's plastic waste for cash

    June 16, 2021 |

    The National |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    An environmental initiative in Cairo is enlisting fishermen on the Nile River to collect recyclable plastic bottles. The program pays double the rates paid elsewhere in the country, compensating the fishermen for the loss of income caused by the polluted river.

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  • How some college counselors are fighting back against pandemic-induced enrollment decline

    June 16, 2021 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Riverside, California

    Riverside County launched College Comeback to address the COVID-19 related decline in graduating high school students going to college. Six counselors each spend 25 hours a week reaching out to the high school class of 2020 and holding one-on-one appointments to help students navigate application deadlines, financial aid, and California Dream Act forms, as well as provide information about technical programs and military service. Counselors’ stipends come from money previously allotted for travel, and since they are also trained mental health professionals, counselors provide emotional support as well.

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  • Penn class helps the formerly incarcerated launch their own businesses

    June 16, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The University of Pennsylvania's Restorative Entrepreneurship Program helps formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs plan a business launch with the help of teams of students from the schools of law, business, and social work serving as advisors. Success in business can help formerly incarcerated people avoid return trips to prison. Similar, longer-running programs in other states have helped their clients beat the recidivism odds. Clients of the Penn program received useful advice, but no startup capital, as they seek to start their own businesses.

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  • Utah Stem Action Center's ‘to-learn kit program' tackles early math education

    June 16, 2021 |

    KSTU-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Utah Stem Action Center’s Innovation Hub has partnered with schools in order to make learning about math and science more enjoyable for students. During the pandemic the organization made and delivered around 500 To-Learn kits to students. The kit program focused on math skills for early childhood education and included activities like origami, slingshots and other hands-on activities.

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  • Agriculture : la nécessaire transmission du savoir-faire en Ariège

    June 16, 2021 |

    Franceinfo |

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    Response Location: France

    Pour permettre à de jeunes agriculteurs de prendre la relève de professionnel en passe de partir à la retraite, un contrat d'emploi et de formation installation permet au potentiel repreneur et au cédant de se tester en condition réelle. Dans un cas sur deux, le contrat aboutit à une transmission d'exploitation et évite de perdre des exploitations.

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