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  • Early Cure Violence statistics promising, city health official says

    May 26, 2021 |

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    In the parts of two neighborhoods where the violence-intervention program Cure Violence has been active since June 2020, and a third where it has been operating since January, more than 300 potentially violent incidents were averted through the work of Cure Violence's "violence interrupters." The interrupters mediate disputes and then help people get the social services they might need to stabilize their lives. Homicides, assaults, and robberies are down in those neighborhoods while up citywide so far in 2021. The city agreed to spend $7 million to launch the program, which some hope to expand.

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  • How Native Americans launched successful coronavirus vaccination drives: ‘A story of resilience'

    May 26, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination strategies helped some Native American Nations achieve high vaccination rates. Tribal sovereignty gave Nations the flexibility to create their own methods of distributing the vaccine and allowed officials to distribute doses to hard-to-reach areas – even by dog sled in Alaska. They could prioritize who to vaccinate and diversify how vaccines were offered – from private appointments to mass-vaccination events – to ensure broad accessibility. Medical professionals, tribal leaders, and Native youth used social media to share information and encourage people to get vaccinated.

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  • The pandemic program that helped Kansas City families pay for internet

    May 26, 2021 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Internet Access Support Program has provided over 1,000 families with internet access in the wake of the pandemic. With work, school, and telehealth appointments relying on a stable internet connection, economically disadvantaged households were unable to participate in vital services without the internet.

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  • Finance: How thrift collectors are rescuing low income earners

    May 26, 2021 |

    New Telegraph |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The practice of “Esusu” serves to provide a way of saving money for those who do not have access to bank accounts. In this system, each contributor agrees to save a set amount for a limited amount of time and “withdraws” their savings at the end of that time period, paying a small fee to the collector. This informal banking practice is a flourishing business in Nigeria.

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  • SEPTA is testing a new way to help people struggling with addiction on the system

    May 26, 2021 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pilot program in Philadelphia’s transit system is providing social services for people struggling with addiction. Loitering violations in and around SEPTA stations are on the rise in the wake of the pandemic, spurring the city to reach out to those experiencing homelessness and addiction instead of solely policing the vulnerable populations. The project will be implemented in several other stations around the city as well.

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  • Food waste is heating up the planet. Is dumpster-diving by app a solution?

    May 25, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The app Too Good to Go helps restaurants and other shops prevent food waste by selling their extra food to people for a cheaper price. So far, more than 700,000 people in the United States have downloaded the app and the company estimates that, on average, each meal sold halts 2.2 pounds of food from ending up in the garbage, which ends up reducing carbon emissions. There are challenges to widespread implementation, but the app has launched in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle.

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  • The Cities Trailblazing Transit Service into the Wilderness

    May 25, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Hikers can now catch a ride to their trail of choice thanks to Seattle’s transit system. Bus rides to popular hiking destinations make the great outdoors more accessible for urban populations.

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  • With policing in the spotlight, districts search for alternatives to SROs

    May 25, 2021 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Plymouth, Minnesota

    As New Hampshire schools debate the presence of police officers stationed in schools, one model they and other states can consider is found at Minnesota Intermediate School District 287. That district lowered in-school arrests dramatically by replacing school resource officers (SROs) with student safety coaches, trained in de-escalation tactics and crisis intervention. While some staff cite safety fears now, school officials say healthier relationships form between staff and students when help, not law enforcement, is the response to problems.

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  • Tiny Forests: Mehr Artenvielfalt in der Stadt?

    May 25, 2021 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Germany

    "Tiny Forests" sollen die Artenvielfalt in Städten erhöhen, die Luftqualität verbessern und das Wohlbefinden steigern. Seinen Ursprung hat das Konzept in Asien, jetzt breitet es sich auch in Europa immer weiter aus.

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  • This Federal Program to Aid Restaurants and Street Vendors Is Working

    May 25, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In just its first few weeks of existence, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund approved more than $6 billion in aid to 38,000 restaurants and other food vendors suffering economically from pandemic shutdowns. The aid program's rollout was more effective than the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020, in that it successfully targeted businesses owned by women, veterans, and "socially or economically disadvantaged people." It was helped in outreach to businesses by organizations such as Mission Economic Development Agency and New York's Street Vendor Project.

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