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Remembering How to Be Friends: Amid COVID Isolation, One School is Using Talking Circles to Help Kids Reconnect

Bekah McNeel

June 22, 2022 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

At one Texas high school, members of Students Organizing for Anti-Racism (SOAR) facilitate and participate in talking circles to address conflict, provide mental health support, rebuild relationships, and redevelop social skills they lost during the pandemic. The circles draw on Indigenous traditions to offer a safe, structured space for expression that focuses on addressing harm rather than administering punishment.

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Texas invested millions in mental health after 2018 shooting — Here's how it's working

Monica Madden

June 22, 2022 |

KXAN-TV |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The state-funded Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium provides mental health care and resources to more than 300 school districts, with one goal of preventing mass shootings. Programs like in-school behavioral telehealth appointments make care more accessible to children who are identified as in-need

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'The future of agriculture': B.C. farmers, ranchers move to curb carbon emissions

Stefan Labbé Pippa Norman

June 21, 2022 |

Pique Newsmagazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Merritt, British Columbia

In an effort to curb carbon emissions to mitigate the disastrous effects of climate change, ranchers and farmers in British Columbia, Canada, are turning to sustainable practices like rotational grazing and planting cover crops.

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Wrongful Convictions Lawyers Cash In by Targeting Insurers

Roy Strom

June 21, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Idaho Falls, Idaho

The lawyers at Lathrop GPM created a strategy to settle civil rights claims by encouraging municipalities to use insurance money to pay settlements. The strategy helps inmates alleging bodily injury and wrongful conviction to recieve payouts and be absolved of their crimes without using taxpayer dollars.

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Biodiversité : Gros plan sur la Forêt des Marais de Tanoé-Ehy

Aïssatou Fofana

June 21, 2022 |

L'écologiste |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Côte d'Ivoire

En 2006, la Forêt des Marais Tanoé-Ehy (FMTE) a été identifiée par une équipe de chercheurs du Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS) comme étant un site hautement prioritaire pour la conservation des primates en Afrique de l’ouest. Entre autonomisation des communautés pour la gestion des ressources naturelles et développpement d'un vivier de connaissances sur les primates et les grands mamifères locaux, pour les chercheurs, le projet est une réussite.

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In Nigeria's Underserved Communities, Teach For Nigeria Improves Education Quality

Mazeed Oyeleye

June 21, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

In a country where less than 6% of public funding is allocated to education, under-resourced schools are able to hire quality teachers through Teach For Nigeria, a nonprofit that trains and deploys teaching fellows to communities in need. Fellows have been placed in 396 schools since 2018 and go on to complete personal projects that support the school system, such as a solar-powered computer hub developed by one alumnus.

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How a Kenyan mother is taking on cyberbullies with kindness

Mos Mwaniki

June 20, 2022 |

Al Jazeera |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Kuwa Mwema, which is Swahili for “Be Kind,” is an online campaign that aims to promote tolerance and reduce cyberbullying by partnering with influencers and social media personalities to help spread awareness of the effects of cyberbullying and how to practice kindness online.

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Residents 13 and up get another pick of city projects to receive funding

Ted Glanzer

June 20, 2022 |

Hartford Courant |

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Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford residents 13 and older can decide how some public funds are spent. The Hartford Decides participatory budgeting initiative considers public input on small capital projects that cost between $10,000 and $25,000 and have a useful life of at least five years. City officials vet the projects for feasibility and those that pass are put on a ballot for the public to vote on. Previous winning projects include improvements to libraries, schools, and other publicly accessible resources. Residents can vote online or in-person and, depending on available funding, two to four projects can win approval.

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Why In-Home Dialysis Is Becoming A More Popular Option In Hawaii

Anita Hofschneider

June 20, 2022 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

As the prevalence of chronic kidney disease increases, the number of dialysis clinics are multiplying. To eliminate the barriers some patients meet when traveling to a physical clinic, at-home dialysis provides patients with easier, more accessible treatment options. Following the uptick of at-home patients, dialysis companies like Fresenius Kidney Care have seen their rates of at-home patients increase dramatically.

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D.C. Residents Are Voting from Prison This Week

Kira Lerner

June 20, 2022 |

Bolts |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

In July 2020, the District became one of three places in the country to grant people who are incarcerated the right to vote. Officials have conducted outreach to people in DC jails to make sure the are aware of their rights and the Board of Elections has provided staff with information and documents they need to ensure people can register to vote.

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