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  • In Vertical Farming, the Sky's the Limit

    March 01, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    Vertical Harvest is a vertical farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, growing crops in a controlled, indoor environment to provide fresher produce for the community.

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  • ROCA's relentless commitment to disrupting gun violence shows signs of success

    March 01, 2023 |

    WBFF-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The four-year ROCA program reaches out to young men in Baltimore at risk of becoming involved in gun violence. Youth workers check in on participants a few times a week and give them opportunities to learn the skills necessary to find a job. The program's lessons are based on cognitive behavioral therapy and remind participants to pause and think before they act.

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  • Mexican expats are trumpeting the ruling party's message and getting out the vote

    March 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Morena New York Committee 1 offers programs and events that aim to engage members of the Mexican Diaspora living in the United States and encourage them to participate in Mexican elections. The organization recently mounted three processions in New York City to demonstrate support for the country's sitting president.

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  • Jackson's Latino community: Amid growing job mobility, could politics fill gaps that still exist?

    February 28, 2023 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    The Town’s Equity Task Force works to advise the town on equity and inclusion strategies, specifically for the Latino population in the community. The task force presented seven recommendations to the Jackson Town Council in December, which were accepted, including recommendations like translating town signs into Spanish. Similarly, several local nonprofits have stepped up to serve Latino community members from literacy to food aid.

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  • Doctors could get a Texas medical license in 10 days or fewer. What it means for you

    February 28, 2023 |

    KXAN-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact expedites medical licenses allowing doctors to provide healthcare across several states via telehealth. The Compact speeds up the licensing process, taking just a few days, and can be completed mostly online. Texas just became one of the 37 states that have joined the Compact.

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  • Trabajadores comunitarios persuaden a inmigrantes mayores de tener cobertura de salud

    February 28, 2023 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Después de la amplificación del programa de Medicaid en California, algunos condados han contratado a un pequeño ejército de trabajadores comunitarios multilingües y educadores de salud para inscribir a tantos adultos mayores inmigrantes como sea posible. Estos trabajadores visitan centros para personas mayores, iglesias, clases de inglés, oficinas de inmigración, mercados y eventos comunitarios, con la esperanza de encontrar a personas que no estén enteradas de su nueva elegibilidad.

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  • Composting Pickup Service

    February 28, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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  • Healthcare Hustle: Proposal to make out-of-state doctors available

    February 28, 2023 |

    KNWA-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    To help address care shortages, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact makes it easier for physicians to work across state lines, taking the typical three to six month licensing process and reducing it to about seven to 10 days. 37 states are currently part of the Compact, which has helped license 15,000 physicians.

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  • L.A. high school's AP African American Studies course fills a void prohibited elsewhere

    February 28, 2023 |

    AfroLA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Susan Miller Dorsey High School is the first school in California to pilot a new advanced placement African American studies course, which covers the history of Black social movements, societal achievements, and in the United States. Students in the course say it has exposed them to deeper knowledge about their communities and helped them express themselves.

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  • Kaua‘i's Habitat for Humanity Outbuilds Other Habitats in Hawai‘i. Here's How They Do It.

    February 28, 2023 |

    Hawaii Business Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kauai, Hawaii

    The Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity is taking a unique approach to addressing the local affordable housing shortage. The nonprofit develops its own subdivisions and builds homes in batches, mostly constructed by volunteers, who will eventually own the homes, alongside supervisors.

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