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  • ‘House of Memories': Making Museums Dementia-Inclusive

    August 09, 2022 |

    Being Patient |

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    Response Location: England

    The House of Memories program teaches caregivers of people with dementia tactics based off of museum curation that help boost communication and connection.

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  • In Cleveland, fine dining serves up training – and dignity – after prison

    August 09, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The owner of Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, employs formerly incarcerated adults and teaches them the skills they need to work in the culinary industry. Less than 1% of the institute’s trainees are re-incarcerated after graduation.

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  • How this California program is making it easier for those leaving prison to earn degrees

    August 09, 2022 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno

    Through targeted outreach and support across 15 campuses in the California State University system, Project Rebound has helped formerly incarcerated students earn nearly 500 university degrees since 2016, with a recidivism rate of less than one percent. Though the students still face stigma after release, they say Project Rebound provides a safe space for them to find stability and fellowship and connect over shared experiences.

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  • How a 100-day solution to homelessness could help Knox County

    August 08, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Knox County, Ohio

    Reinstitute is a global non-profit, focusing on lowering homelessness across the world. The organization works with communities, both rural or urban, and constructs a “100-day challenge” to gather various groups and resources together to make a consequential change in homelessness in 100 days. The program has seen great success across the U.S., most recently housing 1,852 people following a campaign in California.

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  • Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento's Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center offers a civics education program where students of color can learn about movements spearheaded by marginalized people, connect with like-minded peers interested in making change, and develop their voices as advocates. Students have gone on to intern at City Hall, advocate for issues like improved WiFi access and higher teacher pay, and even work for the center themselves.

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  • Kenyan youth help climate-hit communities prepare for disaster

    August 08, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    A group of young volunteers translate disaster alert bulletins issued by the government drought agency into local languages and then share the alerts by word of mouth and over the radio so that people living in rural areas can take action, particularly receive nutrition aid for their children.

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  • Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

    August 08, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The Criollo cattle's foraging patterns help manage fire-prone rangeland and restore native vegetation, while providing a cheaper alternative to conventional English beef cattle, like Angus. These cattle can be extremely beneficial in the arid environments of the American Southwest that experience long droughts and are more susceptible to wildfires.

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  • Glitter has proven it can clean our streets. Will the City finally back it up?

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The street cleaning startup Glitter facilitates paid cleanups on blocks that slip through the cracks of the City’s waste management services. The company has cleaners assigned to blocks in every section of the city, with new people jumping on board each week to help clean up the streets.

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  • With Grocery Prices Up, Families Turn To Food Waste Apps

    August 08, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ontario

    As inflation rates skyrocket, apps like Canada-based FlashFood are proving users the option of purchasing surplus food at discounted rates from nearby grocery stores and restaurants. It has helped consumers reduce their grocery bills, sometimes by half, while keeping almost 45 million pounds of food waste away from landfills since 2016.

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  • The epoch of coal is ending. Could an extraordinary fossil deposit help Kemmerer survive?

    August 07, 2022 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Kemmerer, Wyoming

    Fossil Lake, and its associated quarries, have provided small businesses in Kemmerer with ways to attract tourists and make a living as major industries, such as coal, has retreated in recent years. The businesses have all thrived by following different, non-competing business models, generating millions of dollars in revenue every year.

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