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  • Dimesse sisters link female prisoners to society in Kenya

    February 20, 2020 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Kenya's overcrowded and poorly maintained prisons offer some educational and rehabilitative programs to inmates, but the nuns of the Dimesse congregation provide something else to try to transform the lives of those who committed crimes: religious instruction, with a side helping of basic humanitarian supplies. Along with food, underwear, and sanitary pads, the nuns use regular visits to men's and women's prisons to hand out bibles and give faith-based instruction aimed at reintegrating shunned citizens once they return to their communities.

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  • Growing together: Mansfield microfarm cooperative heads into second year

    February 20, 2020 |

    Farm and Dairy |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    An urban sustainable food system project at the Ohio State University enabled 10 newly established farmers to start microfarms, which produce crops year-round, at only the cost of their time and labor. The individuals formed a cooperative so they can sell to larger institutional buyers together, while the cooperative handles marketing and finding buyers. With the potential to make up to $30,000 a year, the program aims to provide economic options to city residents, including formerly incarcerated individuals. The coop needs to find extended funding, but 6 microfarms were already built with 4 more planned.

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  • These Students Are Learning About Fake News and How to Spot It

    February 20, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Some schools are formally adding media literacy education to their curricula. Lessons train students to spot fake news and navigate the non-stop media cycle.

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  • High School Health Workers? It Works

    February 19, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In Georgia, where residents of underserved, largely minority neighborhoods lack adequate access to health care services, a program is training local high school students to serve as community health workers equipped to identify chronic illnesses and connect patients with appropriate resources.

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  • In a brilliant move, Penn Museum hires refugees as guides to exhibits from their homelands

    February 19, 2020 |

    Upworthy |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Penn Museum in Philadelphia not only hires museum docents from the regions being showcased, but they also hire refugees and immigrants. As a result attendance has increased with some people coming expressly for that, and other museums have begun following suit.

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  • LIRR pilot program lowering cost to travel between Queens, Brooklyn Manhattan is a success

    February 19, 2020 |

    WPIX-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot program between Queens and Manhattan, New York on the Long Island Railroad gives commuters a cheaper way to travel. The Atlantic Ticket serves 10 stations along a route between Brooklyn and Southern Queens for only $5.00, saving commuters money and time in their daily commute.

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  • A Country That Welcomes Migration

    February 19, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    In a time when many Western countries are closing their doors to refugees, Colombia has been particularly welcoming to migrants and refugees. The country has enacted a series of laws that make it easier for incoming Venezuelans to find work and become a Colombian citizen. One policy, called Permiso Especial de Permanencia, or PEP, provides legal status to Venezuelans who entered the country without a visa. Nearly 600,000 Venezuelans had been granted PEP as of October 2019.

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  • How Farms Turn Food Waste Into Renewable Energy

    February 19, 2020 |

    WBTS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Food waste diverted from the landfill to anaerobic digesters can be used to create electricity. In Massachusetts, farmers and businesses participate in a waste-to-energy project in partnership with Vanguard Renewables. Discarded food waste is mixed with cow manure and fed into a digester. The gasses created are then used to power electric generators.

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  • Our Closet provides clothing—and dignity—to Philadelphians of all walks of life

    February 19, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A Philadelphia program called Our Closet offers a judgement-free way for people to access high-quality donated clothes without any barriers to entry—no paperwork, referral, or ID needed. As their services grew, they joined with Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) to open 18 pop-up retail-style locations around the city. 90% of their donations come from community members, and "in 2019 alone, Our Closet held 85 pop-ups, distributing 33,451 items of clothing, shoes, and accessories via 6,208 shopping experiences and 575 crises and reentry packages with the help of 2,524 volunteers."

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  • Has one of the Valley's poorest districts figured out how to keep kids in school?

    February 19, 2020 |

    The Fresno Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    A school attendance campaign in a rural California district relies on buy-in from a variety of community partners. For instance, administrators supported the construction of a new health clinic next to the school, concentrating multiple key resources on one block and making it easier for parents to access health care for their children.

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