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  • The Sandy Hook Nonprofit Fighting Shootings by Fostering More Inclusive Schools

    December 11, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Ellicott City, Maryland

    Start With Hello, an initiative from the NGO Sandy Hook Promise, gives students the opportunity to diversify who they know and interact with in a long-term effort to prevent school violence and shootings. The program, funded by public and private grants, has spread to 11,600 schools across the United States, with each school also getting training on inclusivity. While an impact evaluation hasn't been finished, early studies show that those who participate in the program respond better to mental distress.

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  • Ypsi charity helps formerly homeless people furnish their new homes

    December 11, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

    A nonprofit was born out of a gesture of kindness from a group of friends who came together to fix and furnish a home for a single mom suddenly finding herself without a place to stay. House N2 Home has renovated and furnished homes for dozens of families and has partnered with local organizations such as a domestic violence shelter, a Salvation Army family center, and an interfaith group that provides homelessness services to the community.

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  • 'Big Sisters' ride to rescue of Nepali child brides

    December 11, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Surkhet

    Support and counseling from trusted volunteers empowers young women to stay in school and out of child marriage. In Nepal, the Sisters for Sisters program was the result of a governmental effort to reduce child marriages. Volunteers, many of whom were child brides themselves, help fight stigma and cultural pressures by leading discussions with young women on topics like sexual health and life choices.

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  • Would You Open Your Home to an Ex-Prisoner?

    December 11, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Home-sharing programs help formerly incarcerated individuals avoid homelessness. The Homecoming Project, operated by Impact Justice, a nonprofit in California, leverages the sharing economy model to reduce homelessness and recidivism among ex-prisoners. The program pairs individuals leaving prison with good records with hosts willing to share their homes. The arrangement provides stability and a supportive environment for ex-prisoners to reintegrate into the community.

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  • Why this farmer moves his cows every day

    December 10, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Bluffton, Georgia

    Pastures are able to replenish when livestock can move around. By permitting cattle to travel between pastures for feeding, Will Harris’ ranching technique allows the soil to retain more carbon. The carbon captured by the healthier soil also helps to offset the emissions caused by livestock production.

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  • Dallas Has Been Dispatching Social Workers to Some 911 Calls. It's Working.

    December 10, 2019 |

    Dallas Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Determined to break a damaging cycle of arrests for people experiencing mental health crises, Dallas has started sending teams of social workers and emergency responders instead of just police officers to these 911 calls. Initial assessments show that individuals are receiving better care and the city is seeing significant fiscal savings.

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  • 13 grocery stores: The Navajo Nation is a food desert

    December 10, 2019 |

    Planet Forward |

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    Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation

    A produce prescription program is one of several approaches that people living in Navajo Nation are taking to combat the harms of living in a food desert. Although this program has only been implemented on a small scale so far, 15 health care clinics are participating and 1,700 Navajo people have used to program to access fresh produce with many reporting positive health impacts.

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  • The landfill where you once dumped your garbage might be a great spot for a solar farm

    December 10, 2019 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Landfills can offer prime real estate for solar potential due to the lack of trees and access to direct sunlight, and Maine is taking advantage of this. Seen as a sustainable renewable energy project, this is just one more method the state is implementing in order to advocate for increased solar power as an environmentally-friendly strategy.

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  • Seattle program makes homes affordable in a pricey market. Is it a model for Charlotte?

    December 10, 2019 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Homestead Community Land Trust offers affordable home ownership in Seattle and the rest of King County, Washington, ensuring that there is always permanently affordable homes available. This opens up homeowner opportunities for those who have historically been excluded and serves as a stem in the tide of gentrification. This article includes personal testimony from people who live in the housing, and already the program has reduced buyers' costs by 30%.

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  • The US city giving away free money

    December 09, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    The city of Stockton, California is providing several low-income residents with $500 per month to pilot the effects of a "Universal Basic Income." So far, pilot participants report feeling less stressed about money, have been able to pay off small amounts of debt, and can afford extra groceries with the additional monthly income.

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