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  • How Texas shrank its homelessness population — and what it can teach California

    June 28, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Efforts throughout Texas to reduce homelessness are serving as inspiration for states like California, that have similar homelessness issues. From committing funding to homeless reduction programs to establishing more advanced shelters like The Navigation Center, the state recorded a 28% drop in homelessness last year and has helped several individuals transition into permanent housing.

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  • Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

    June 28, 2023 |

    Episcopal News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

    St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach, California, planted drought-resistant native plants and installed a drip irrigation system on its property to curb wasteful water use. The new landscaping also includes a pollinator garden to support important species.

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  • Inside a Texas homeless village that inspires California replicas: Art, movies and a fishing pond

    June 28, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Community First! Village is a 51-acre tiny home and RV village that serves as home for 350 formerly unhoused people, providing both shelter and a sense of community and connection. The Village offers a community garden, fishing pond, game room, ceramics studio and even an outdoor movie theater. Community First! Village’s success has even been inspiring California leaders to replicate the effort in areas of the state with high rates of homelessness.

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  • Transforming Maternal Care: Empowering Midwives in Niger State Through Supportive Supervision

    June 28, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

    The Niger State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has recruited 200 midwives, assigning at least one to healthcare facilities across the state, in an effort to address high rates of maternal and infant death during childbirth. There are currently 266 midwives distributed among facilities, helping aid in midwife retention and increase access to care.

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  • Don't call it vegan: What hospitals are learning about nudging people to eat greener

    June 28, 2023 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitals in Boston found success encouraging staff to eat more plant-based meals by emphasizing the climate benefits and not labeling foods as vegan or vegetarian.

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  • In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

    June 28, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Casa Mía provides housing and support services for pregnant women and new mothers struggling with addiction. The program is run out of an old house and is currently home to nine women. Staff at Casa Mía provide mental health care, recovery resources and work to destigmatize substance abuse to prevent mothers from losing their children to the foster care system.

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  • Portland Street Response is working — and in jeopardy

    June 27, 2023 |

    Street Roots |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Portland Street Response sends mental health staff, medics, community health workers, and peer support specialists into crisis situations with the goal of reducing intervention by police. The program has reduced calls to police for non-criminal cases by 3.5 percent and has resulted in only one arrest, compared to 371 arrests made by police for similar calls.

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  • Breaking the Cycle of Maternal Mortality (Woman Die Die Mata)

    June 27, 2023 |

    Naija 102.7 FM |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    The state Ministry of Health in partnership with other local organizations is providing educational, medical outreach for pregnant women to discuss malaria, maternal mortality and the importance of having regular medical checkups, while providing necessary resources to increase their access to care.

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  • In the land of honey and nuts: Indigenous solutions to save Brazil's Cerrado

    June 27, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Mato Grosso

    The Resilient Cerrado Project funds Indigenous-community-led economic projects in Brazil’s Cerrado region. Projects like the Terena people’s beehive installation and beekeeper training help to protect the region’s biodiversity, cultural diversity, and improve community members’ welfare.

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  • From plastic pollution, eSwatini woman creates money and beauty

    June 27, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Swaziland, Mbabane

    Bantwana Craft is a social enterprise that collects plastic waste to be transformed into reusable items such as coin purses, backpacks, hats, and pencil cases. The business has diverted more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste since its founding six years ago.

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