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Resettling refugees in Fort Wayne: How does the process work, and what is needed?

Pablo Hurtado

September 21, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Catholic Charities helps immigrants and refugees access housing and transition to life in a new country. Housing is the first step in the resettlement process, but Catholic Charities also helps immigrants find jobs, get their children in school and integrate into the community. In 2007, Fort Wayne welcomed 3,500 Burmese refugees. By 2016 the number had grown to more than 6,000 and counting.

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Inside a 50-year journey to reopen the 'lungs' of the Squamish River

Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood

September 17, 2022 |

The Narwhal |

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Response Location: Squamish Nation, Canada, British Columbia

The Squamish Nation, the Squamish River Watershed Society, and the Canadian federal government are working together to restore the Squamish estuary and save the local salmon population. The coalition removed part of a spit that was placed in the river by a rail company in the 1970s without consulting the Squamish Nation.

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How to Fix America's Confusing Voting System

Aliyya Swaby Annie Waldman

September 12, 2022 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States

The Center for Civic Design helps states simplify ballot and registration forms to make their voting processes more accessible for people with low literacy, who are more likely to struggle with the complex language of most election materials. Such reforms have led to fewer ballots being rejected, including in New York, where a redesigned absentee ballot helped the number of rejected ballots drop from 22 percent to just 4 percent.

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Paying attention: Boston hospital helps breastfeeding Black moms, babies thrive

Katherine Standish Afi Semenya

September 12, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative provides a 10-step approach to hospital-based breastfeeding support in an effort to increase breastfeeding rates and reduce the racial disparities Black women often face during breastfeeding initiation. Breastfeeding has been shown to have a significant impact on a baby and mother’s health outcomes and the breastfeeding medicine clinic is available to anyone who is interested, including Medicaid patients who wouldn’t be able to afford the services otherwise.

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Detroit's Black-Led Organizations Are Cultivating Access To Nature

Rukiya Colvin

September 12, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Amplify Outside is one of several initiatives emerging from Detroit to help eliminate obstacles people of color face when accessing nature. Following a survey of people of color in the area, Amplify Outside plans to raise money to create a mutual aid fund to support those who want to engage in outdoor activities but don’t have the means and is partnering with like-minded organizations to host events and create a sense of community.

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Nehemiah: Making the American Dream possible for first-time homeowners

Deidre Cohen

September 11, 2022 |

CBS News |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Nehemiah project began in the 1980s building privately-owned homes on land that nobody wanted in East Brooklyn and sold the homes at prices that were affordable to working class families. Church and community organizers mobilized local politicians to sell the land for almost nothing and provide subsidies for community members and raise money that could be used for loans. The program has built 6,500 homes and created an estimated $1.5 billion of wealth for first time Black and Latino homeowners.

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Empowering female journalists for leadership roles

Noah Aderoju

September 09, 2022 |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Female Reporters Leadership Programme trains Nigerian journalists to step into leadership positions and encourage more coverage of issues affecting women and girls in their newsrooms, with instruction and mentorship around leadership skills, sexual and gender-based violence, criminal justice and more. The initiative has trained 74 fellows so far, and more than half of participants surveyed were promoted or took on additional responsibilities at work after completing the fellowship.

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Sacramento's new Lavender Courtyard keeps its promise of safe, comfortable housing for LGBTQ seniors

Rachel Leibrock

September 08, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Lavender Courtyard is a three-story apartment complex that serves LGBTQ+ seniors who pay affordable rents based on income, which caps rents at 30% of their monthly-adjusted income. With the housing crisis running rampant, the Lavender Courtyard provides seniors with affordable housing and a space where they can safely live comfortably and authentically.

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The life-changing power of West Virginia's only queer youth summer camp

Nico Lang

September 07, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Weston, West Virginia

The Appalachian Queer Youth Summit, West Virginia's only summer camp for LGBTQ2S+ teenagers, provides a welcoming venue for campers to explore their identities and connect with other queer youth, all while building skills in storytelling, advocacy, citizen lobbying, and knowing your rights. Participants have gone on to advocate for changes in their state, successfully driving efforts to ban conversion therapy at the municipal level, and have also formed a tight-knit community that extends beyond the camp grounds.

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Britain's Blind Farmers Are Teaching Others How to Grow

Alexander Turner

September 06, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: England, Bedfordshire

Inclusive Farm is adapted for people with a wide range of physical needs, like for people who are blind, to give farming students the full range of skills expected on a farm. Inclusive Farm aims to break down barriers for disabled people in the farming industry and is currently ushering its first intake of 14 students toward completing their courses.

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