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  • Oriente Recicla: un referente de reciclaje en El Salvador

    November 27, 2024 |

    Distintas Latitudes |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, San Miguel

    La iniciativa Oriente Recicla, liderada por ciudadanos comprometidos y recicladores locales, ha logrado recuperar más de 246 toneladas de residuos desde su fundación en 2021.

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  • New work program in Atlantic City for homeless people

    November 27, 2024 |

    NJ Spotlight |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

    The Hope Work Initiative by Atlantic City's Homeless Outreach Unit connects unhoused community members with temporary employment cleaning up the city streets for three days a week, making $75 a day.

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  • Trump and his allies could kill funding for life-saving resiliency hubs

    November 27, 2024 |

    Yale Climate Connections |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Federal tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act enabled Community Church Atlanta to create a resiliency hub in its community center, serving as a food pantry and critical emergency shelter. Reduced energy bills from the recently installed solar panels are helping them expand their food pantry beyond the 32,000 they fed last year, and pursue even greater structural enforcements.

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  • How One Library Is Filling the Gaps in Homeless Services

    November 27, 2024 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The Salt Lake City Public Library employed in-house social workers and built out an area in the library dedicated to providing a variety of resources for people experiencing homelessness and anyone else looking for support. The staff helps people find individualized paths forward, and partner organizations host office hours for things like harm reduction services and workforce services.

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  • Una red de jardines nativos florece en Miami y rescata especies en peligro

    November 27, 2024 |

    El Tiempo Latino |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Native Plant Network, una iniciativa de educación y conservación, ha creado un sistema de entrega de cinco plantas nativas gratuitas a cada persona en el red, ayudando la creación de un corredor de plantas nativas en Miami.

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  • The Michigan Jail that Candidates Keep Visiting

    November 26, 2024 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Michigan’s Genessee County jail employs two formerly incarcerated organizers who help people detained there register to vote, cast their ballots, and access resources about pivotal election measures. They also coordinate forums with political candidates for offices ranging from the Michigan Supreme Court to the Flint City Council.

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  • The Denver Nonprofit Tackling Food Waste and Hunger at Once

    November 26, 2024 |

    Triple Pundit |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    We Don’t Waste serves more than 100 hunger relief organizations across the city and has saved and redistributed 220 million servings of food to date. The team of staff and volunteers who recover and distribute food to the community has not only helped prevent food waste, but also greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental consequences, all while feeding locals in need.

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  • Driving unlicensed: The impact on South Dallas residents and the academy working to help

    November 26, 2024 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The South Dallas Driving Academy offers a free driver’s education course for residents between the ages of 18 and 40 who are applying for their license for the first time. The month long program started three years ago and has since graduated 160 students, even offering a CDL license program for those who are interested.

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  • CT child care 'incubator' is building capacity, stability in sector

    November 26, 2024 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, New Britain, Connecticut

    New Britain’s Childcare Incubator Project helps home-based child care entrepreneurs launch their businesses through in-depth training, mentorship, and support, including a transitional phase where they start offering care within a shared facility and with the guidance of an on-site coordinator. Four businesses are currently in their transitional phase, and other cities around the state are now considering replicating the program.

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  • Wastewater treatment in a box: Technology, engineers help Spruce Pine fast-track recovery from Hurricane Helene

    November 26, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Spruce Pine, North Carolina

    With the help of mobile wastewater treatment units called Bluboxes, cities experiencing a water crisis after Hurricane Helene are now able to process 400,000 to 450,000 gallons of water a day, about half of their water plant’s normal capacity.

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