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  • When money is running short, print your own

    December 24, 2020 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

    A community currency was introduced to boost the local economy in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. $133,000 worth of BerkShares, as the currency is known, are in circulation and accepted by small businesses in town. The concept arose from the desire to support “a strong commitment to speak with buying choices.”

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  • Could This Housing Project Be A Model For Addressing Homelessness On Kauai?

    December 24, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Kauai, Hawaii

    Affordable housing and wraparound services are being offered to residents experiencing homelessness in Kauai, Hawaii. A new development constructed from shipping containers isn’t meant to be a permanent solution but it does provide “a place to land with a roof over their heads, paid utilities, a laundry room, and wraparound social services.” Residents, most of whom are working families, can take advantage of help finding and securing a job in addition to credit training.

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  • After Abusive Ex Left Her for Dead with Stabbing, a Trauma Center Helped Ohio Woman Reclaim Her Life

    December 24, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    A network of trauma recovery centers nationwide helps victims of violence and survivors of murder victims by focusing on their emotional, medical, and financial needs first. What started as a single healing center run by San Francisco's health department in 2001 went statewide in California in 2013 and since then has expanded to 35 centers in multiple states, including at Cleveland's Circle Health Services. The concept, promoted by California-based Alliance for Safety and Justice, stands in contrast with policies that respond primarily to victimization with punishment of those who committed crimes.

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  • Hack Your Future, Belgium's coding school for refugees

    December 24, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Belgium

    Hack your Future Belgium offers free IT training to migrants to help fill the country’s worker shortage in that sector and help newcomers gain skills and find work. Most participants are asylum seekers or refugees and all of the teachers are volunteers. Classes for the eight-month program are in English and held on weekends to be inclusive of those with other obligations. No previous IT knowledge or personal equipment is required, but selection is based on motivation and language skills. Students receive substantial coaching and support and about 85% have found an internship, job, or went back to school.

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  • A Bold Plan to Save the Last Whitebark Pines

    December 24, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    After a fungus has nearly wiped out the whitebark pine species in North America, scientists and conservationists are coming together to restore the species. The trees offer food to various animal species and are important to drinking and agricultural water supplies. A pilot project in Montana has planted up to 125 acres each year of whitebark pines, but the restoration process is expensive and time consuming. By combining traditional seed collecting efforts with gene sequencing, scientists hope to make these trees resistant to the fungus.

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  • Comment la Maison bleue fait grandir les enfants autistes

    December 23, 2020 |

    Nice-Matin |

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    Response Location: France

    Aujourd’hui, cependant seuls 20 % des enfants autistes sont scolarisés et près de 4.000 d’entre eux s’exilent en Belgique, faute de structure suffisante en France, assure l’association Autisme France.C’est à la fois pour répondre aux enjeux de diagnostic et d’accueil que la Maison bleue a ouvert ses portes à Sanary en 2016. Elle intervient en complément de l'école.

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  • Small size, big impact: Baltimore nonprofit Next One Up wraps teen boys in supports and watches them fly

    December 23, 2020 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In Baltimore, a non-profit known as the Next One Up program is helping young men who are struggling in school by supporting and advancing their academic, athletic, and social development through small group activities. Although small, the highly-individualized program – which "focuses on students who have attendance issues, have experienced trauma, or need food, clothing, or parental support" – meets every Sunday for class and homework help, followed by a sport of their choice. All who have participated so far have graduated high school on time.

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  • Halls of game: Bingo centers are unheralded pillars of the Corpus Christi community

    December 23, 2020 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

    In Texas, bingo is considered a charitable operation and can act as a revenue source, offering a significant contribution to the funding of many 501c(3) nonprofits, but it also "nourishes the community in other, less obvious ways." Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the bingo operations around the state often provided scholarships and food distribution and offered a reprieve from social isolation. Although the pandemic has altered how many players can be a in a room together, the bingo halls are still attracting regulars.

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  • In the pandemic, field trips go virtual for Minnesota students

    December 23, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakdale, Minnesota

    In classrooms or at home, elementary students in Oakdale have more options for virtual tours and visit thanks to virtual fieldtrips. Museums, theaters, and different organizations are bettering the virtual tour experience for students, while also providing opportunities for students to virtually visit places across spread across the country instead of being limited to close surroundings.

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  • Lessons From Portland's Protest Movement

    December 23, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Organized groups of volunteers helped sustain over four months of Black Lives Matters protests, with centralized information sources keeping the public informed and essential support services provided. A network of over 160 medics tended to protesters' health needs and organizers provided air filters to deal with tear gas. Protestors getting out of jail were given food, water, and other resources, and affected neighborhoods were cleaned up by teams of volunteers. Such support created other ways to participate while also providing critical infrastructure to sustain months of protests for racial justice.

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