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The push toward a four-day workweek is gaining momentum

Montse Reyes

May 18, 2022 |

Prism |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

4 Day Week Global offers workshops, cross-company mentorship, and assistance with tracking productivity and employee wellbeing to help companies implement shortened workweeks. The nonprofit has piloted its program with 38 companies so far, and organizations that have switched to a four-day schedule report increased productivity and improved work-life balance for workers.

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Tackling the supply side of the EMS shortage

Alex Sakariassen

May 18, 2022 |

Montana Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

To combat the EMS shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a collaboration between a college and emergency services department is working to train paramedics by providing students access to high-end facilities, instructors, and experiences. Similar programs have popped up around the country, specifically in rural areas where the EMS shortage is even more apparent.

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Ach, du lieber Schrott

Michaela Haas

May 18, 2022 |

SZ Magazin |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Airbags und Sicherheitsgurte sind höchst strapazierfähig und deshalb schwer zu recyceln. Doch zwei Studenten hatten eine Idee, wie man die Teile tonnenweise weiterverwenden kann. Mittlerweile haben sie ein erfolgreiches Start-up und machen Rucksäcke und Taschen daraus.

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Hunger Strike! How Immigrant Taxi Drivers Took on City Hall

Sahil Nisha

May 18, 2022 |

Self Evident |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

After a series of protests, petitions, and various attempts to rectify the crushing debt faced by NYC medallion owners, a hunger strike finally led to victory for The New York Taxi Workers Alliance. The debt was capped at a fraction of its original amount, allowing taxi drivers to realistically pay off the loans.

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Trying to Help Survivors, a Domestic Violence Agency Turns the Focus

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

May 17, 2022 |

California Health Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Positive Services is an intensive program that works with people responsible for domestic violence with the aim of addressing the root causes for their behavior patterns and in turn, providing them an opportunity to change. The program is run by the non-profit Monarch Services and is part of a growing movement in California wherein advocates for domestic violence survivors and law makers are looking at more humane and holistic approaches to address the issue.

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Universités et entreprises tendent la main aux jeunes Asperger

Séverin Graveleau

May 17, 2022 |

Le Monde |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France

75 % à 95 % des personnesdes personnes auxquelles on a diagnostiqué une forme d’autisme sont sans emploi, selon les estimations. Depuis 2018, le dispositif Université Aspies-Friendly travaille à leur inclusion dans l’enseignement supérieur A ce jour, vingt-cinq universités participent au projet pour quelque 500 étudiants autistes accompagnés.

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Forth Hope: La esperanza navega por el río Ucayali

Ramiro Escobar La Cruz

May 17, 2022 |

El País |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Peru

En el fondo de la Amazonía peruana donde no llegan fácilmente los médicos, el barco Forth Hope lleva curación, alivio, vacunas y prevención. Desde el año 2002, ha visitado y ayudado a millones de personas con apoyo médico, odontólogo, psicólogo y obstétrica.

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In Barcelona, a group of Roma people is fighting against poor representation in universities

Elena Ledda

May 16, 2022 |

Ereb |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

Through admissions counseling, tutoring and fellowship, volunteer-based association CampusRom is helping get more Roma students into Spanish university classrooms — and stay there. In 2021, 75% of enrolled students passed their courses, many participants return as volunteers after finishing their studies, and the system has been adopted in other Spanish regions of the country as well.

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The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash

Marin Cogan

May 16, 2022 |

Vox |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The expanded child tax credit payments provided expanded eligibility for families to receive higher credits per child. Rather than receiving the credit when filing taxes, families received a cash payment per child each month, enabling them to use the money to meet their specific needs. The program provided a cushion for millions of families struggling to cover their expenses each month but expired in 2022.

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L.A. Jobs Program Creates Opportunities for Employment, Stability After Incarceration

Hadassah Patterson

May 16, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Playa Vista Jobs’ Hatch Program is a three-phase program that helps people who were formerly incarcerated and recently released have a smooth reentry and find stable employment in the construction industry. The program begins with getting participants to open their minds to change and emotional healing followed by 500 hours of hands-on construction training in a stable environment, including regular meals. At the end of the program participants receive help securing employment.

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