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  • Vom Wirtschaftswald zum Urwald

    Manchmal ist der Artenvielfalt gerade dann am besten geholfen, wenn der Mensch gar nichts tut. Auch im Bayerischen Wald kamen dadurch Tiere zurück, so etwa Luchse, Wölfe, Fischotter und das Auerhuhn.

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  • Amid COVID-19, Urban Growers Collective distributes nearly one million pounds of produce

    For several years, the Urban Growers Collective in Illinois has been helping to bring and distribute healthy food to underresourced communities throughout Chicago by operating eight urban farms, but efforts have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. In just over six months, the organization has "delivered nearly one million pounds of produce to more than 25 partner organizations across the city."

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  • Coccinelle, une micro-crèche qui gazouille à l'oreille des vieux

    En Ille-et-Vilaine, l’un des bâtiments d’une maison de retraite accueille dix enfants de moins de 3 ans. Potager, lecture, gym : petits et personnes âgées participent à des ateliers communs. De quoi casser le rythme monotome de l'Ehpad et stimuler les petits.

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  • The ‘Atlantic bubble' has largely succeeded in keeping out COVID-19. But can it last?

    Despite regions including Ontario and Quebec recording outbreaks of COVID-19, "four eastern provinces have managed to keep the pandemic at bay." The provinces have relied heavily on mandatory and strict quarantine practices, mask regulations, and social gathering limits. Although not necessarily well-received by the community, the strategy appears to be working and has allowed for schools and some businesses to reopen without a surge in cases.

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  • What legislators can learn from a Boston public housing development

    Over the four decades that a major Boston public housing development was run by a tenant management corporation (TMC), residents' safety and relations with police improved in ways that serve as lessons today as gun violence in neighborhoods with high poverty rates has prompted debates over reimagining public safety. As the first of many TMCs in the nation, the one at the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments lowered crime by changing the dynamic between residents and police, through greater community control. The TMC, with its own police department, was disbanded in 2012. Crime since has gone up there.

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  • Americans are starting to give up their pets because of COVID-19 hardships

    As the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on the U.S. economy, some people are struggling to afford the cost of care for their pets, so a network of animal services leaders have joined together to transform the role that animal shelters play during the crisis. From providing food pantries and free veterinary care to housing animals whose owners have been hospitalized, the network of leaders are turning shelters into "pet support centers and resource centers" rather than intake centers.

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  • Carlsbad Literacy Program begins in-person instruction after months of closure

    The Carlsbad Literacy Program provides free tutoring to adults who want help with their literacy skills. The program's students in the program include English language learners, and also helps with citizenship skills, and preparing for the High School Equivalency Test. The program is a nonprofit, which started in 1985, and relies on volunteers to serve as tutors.

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  • A tiny house, a big step

    Tiny home communities across several American cities have helped alleviate homelessness amongst veterans with the work done by the Veterans Community Project (VCP). The organization has successfully housed and served homeless veterans by designing and building tiny home villages which partner with existing local organizations to provide wraparound services to help keep people off the streets. VCP has successfully deployed the housing-first model in Kansas City, Portland, Detroit, and LA and is now breaking ground in Boulder County for its latest project.

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  • Seniors Stay Connected Despite COVID-19

    Senior citizens in Los Angeles are coping with isolation during these times of social distancing by learning how to use technology that will connect them to their loved ones. Technology training specifically geared to the elderly include lessons about social media, making zoom calls, and using tablets and smart phones. Seniors are also being supported through home deliveries and weekly phone calls just to check in and say 'hi'.

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  • 'A New Generation of Poll Workers' Steps Up to Ensure Safe, Fair Elections Audio icon

    New groups are recruiting poll workers to help fill shortages made worse by Covid-19. Poll Hero Project is an initiative created and led by young people that has recruited over 28,000 high school and college-age poll workers using social media. Power the Polls is a coalition of well-known brands that used social media outreach, digital marketing, and celebrity promotions to sign up over 530,000 volunteers. Both groups help navigate what can be a complicated process to sign up to work the polls.

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