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  • The Happy Little Nursing Homes Outsmarting Covid-19

    December 11, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    An alternative model to nursing homes is offering an innovative option that provides a comfortable, warm, and inviting environment to residents while also minimizing the spread of coronavirus. Green House Project (GHP) began as the brainchild of Dr. Bill Thomas, who sought to “humanize” nursing homes by creating home-based care for small groups of senior citizens. GHP has scaled the idea to 32 states by providing training to senior living providers on how to recreate the environment and resources necessary to help elders thrive and feel at home.

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  • Plans Tweaked For Campus Return

    December 11, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Five New Haven universities and colleges are taking different approaches to re-opening their campuses. Administration at the University of New Haven is ramping up Covid testing to test 20% of in-person students weekly, an increase from as little as 5% before, along with adding a 20-minute break between classes to decrease crowd densities during passing periods. Other campuses, like Yale, are skipping the spring break period and only allow around 75% of its student population to live on-campus.

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  • How a refugee-run factory is helping the Netherlands meet its need for face masks

    December 11, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Arnhem

    Rather than import masks from elsewhere, an organization in the Netherlands set up a face-mask factory, and then hired "people with a refugee background to make surgical face masks." According to the project spokesperson, "The project not only responded to the deficit of masks in Dutch healthcare, but also provides people with a refugee background with work experience and knowledge about the labour market in the Netherlands."

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  • As Harlem Children's Zone moves to export its model nationwide, Obama's Promise Neighborhoods offer cautionary tales

    December 11, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Under the Obama administration, the Promise Neighborhoods initiative was launched. It granted over $430 million in multiyear grants to nonprofits across 17 cities. The success of these grants have been difficult to measure. Two of the programs that were awarded grants highlight the differences in communities, and how success can’t be measured one way, but across a spectrum. “These first five years are like finding yourself,” said Lepore. “It’s an opportunity to find out what’s working, what isn’t and what we need to invest in.”

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  • Des hôtels vides accueillent des migrantes

    December 11, 2020 |

    ARTE |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Paris

    L’association Basiliade a eu l’idée de reconvertir des hôtels vides en centres d’hébergement social. Elle a nommé l'un d'entre eux la "Maison des Fées". 36 femmes exilées sont hébergées avec leurs bébés. Elles bénéficient d'une solution de garde pour leurs enfants, d'un soutien du personnel de l'hôtel et de travailleurs sociaux.

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  • Lutte contre le réchauffement climatique : comment "décarboner" les usines ?

    December 11, 2020 |

    France Inter |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Aisne

    Le secteur de l'industrie représente 20% des émissions de gaz à effet de serre de la France. Mais comment décarboner un outil industriel ? Une usine agroalimentaire de l'Aisne a déjà réussi à réduire sa consommation d'énergie fossile (du gaz) de 10 % et une économie d'énergie chiffrée à 250.000 euros par an, grâce au recyclage de la chaleur fatale des fumées. Une transition en partie soutenue par des aides publiques.

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  • Fighting COVID-19 with Ancestral Wisdom in the Amazon

    December 11, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Siekopai, Ecuador

    The Siekopai people have used plants and herbal remedies to treat diseases for years. As the COVID-19 pandemic entered their community, they turned to the ancient medicine of their ancestors to help combat symptoms of the virus and boost the immune system.

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  • The Cleveland Hostel opens its doors to help homeless

    December 11, 2020 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Pandemic shutdowns have led to empty beds at the Cleveland Hostel which it has offered to local homeless shelters to help lighten their load. Although the hostel only offers several dozen beds, it’s filling a critical need in the community at a time when the coronavirus is expected to lead to higher rates of homelessness.

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  • Les potagers urbains nantais, premier pas timide vers la “résilience” alimentaire

    December 10, 2020 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France, Nantes

    À l'issue du premier confinement, Nantes a transformé ses parcs et jardins pour cultiver des fruits et légumes destinés aux bénéficiaires de l'aide alimentaire. 25 tonnes de légumes récoltés, tandis que 2 500 familles ont profité d’au moins un panier. Si cette initiative ne comble pas tous les besoins, elle a permis de créer du lien social.

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  • Breaking Buildings' Addiction to Fossil Fuels

    December 10, 2020 |

    Gimlet Media |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    BlocPower retrofits buildings with energy-efficient equipment in financially underserved communities by offering loans to building owners for no money down. The company has completed about 1,000 projects by bundling the financing for many projects and finding investors willing to provide capital for the larger sum, which reduces investor risk. The group also created technology to reduce the costs of building inspections and energy usage monitoring. The new equipment increases building values and reduces energy costs so that owners pay less in monthly loan repayments than they would with the old equipment.

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