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Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!

Joe Hanson Mimi Schiffman

November 18, 2021 |

PBS |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Beavers can be a tool in the fight against climate change. The dams that beavers build have multiple benefits for the environment. Studies show that beaver complexes are greener. They store so much water in the soil and plants that they act like an underground irrigation system. Studies also show that fires in an area with streams without beavers burn three times more intensely that those with beavers. Beaver habits are so successful, that scientist are replicating their damns to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps

Amna Nawaz Lena I. Jackson

November 18, 2021 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A New Way of Life gives formerly incarcerated women something that most did not get from prison: treatment for the trauma that so many incarcerated women suffered from domestic violence. As an antidote to a system geared to punishing wrongdoing without addressing its causes, New Way provides housing and supportive programs, many of which are taught by women with similar experiences. Some of the women tell their stories of lives repaired and families reunited thanks to New Way's interventions.

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Omas, die beim Start-up backen

Simon Berninger

November 17, 2021 |

Deutschlandfunk Kultur |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Im Münchner Start-up „Kuchentratsch“ backen Seniorinnen Kuchen. Damit bessern sie ihre Rente auf und halten soziale Kontakte. Es begann mit einem Ofen und einer Oma, heute sind es zehn Öfen und 35 Rentnerinnen backen auf 450-Euro-Basis. Und einige "Liefer-Opas" verteilen die Kuchen im Großraum München.

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How cuddle therapy aims to combat loneliness

Anne-Sophie Brandlin

November 16, 2021 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany, Leipzig

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated feelings of loneliness, leading many to turn to professional cuddling therapists for human touch. Physical touch can help alleviate feelings of social isolation and has benefits for both physical and mental health.

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Coloradans have been purchasing their own mobile home parks to keep them affordable. But the resident-owned model also comes with challenges, and limitations

Lucas Brady Woods

November 16, 2021 |

KSJD |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

As rents at mobile home parks continue to rise, a Colorado law giving park residents first dibs on buying the park has led to resident-owned parks across the state. Several of these parks are run as co-ops, with resident-elected governing boards that have a mandate to keep rents low. A governing body made up of residents creates community buy-in and accountability for how the park is run. Purchasing and running a park is expensive, so organizations like Homes Fund help residents find funding for the initial purchase.

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Up and Out of the Darkness

Ted Alcorn

November 16, 2021 |

Think Global Health |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

Several UK organizations sprang into action to combat COVID-19-related lockdown loneliness and isolation. The Cares Family connected tens of thousands of younger and older neighbors to spend time together, virtually now due to the pandemic, and Linking Lives also connected people through a telephone befriending model that has yielded deep connections. The government used “heat maps” to identify areas of need even before the pandemic and had a national strategy already in place, which facilitated a quick response as the pandemic highlighted the need for social connections.

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A Brooklyn nonprofit comes to Philly to recycle clothing waste across the Mid-Atlantic

Kathleen Nicholson Webber

November 15, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Textile and fashion companies can now recycle their excess fabric with Fabscrap. The group opened its second location and has worked with hundreds of brands, saving about 1 million pounds of textiles from ending up in landfills.

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Police Have a Tool to Take Guns From Potential Shooters, but Many Aren't Using It

Zusha Elinson Dan Frosch

November 15, 2021 |

Wall Street Journal |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have added red-flag laws in recent years. Also called extreme risk protection orders, or temporary risk protection orders, the laws give police and the public a way to seek a court order to confiscate the guns of a person deemed dangerous. San Diego County used available grant money from California to train police and prosecutors, and it now has used its state law more than any other county there. But many places in the U.S. use their laws rarely if ever, thanks to lack of interest or training among police and lack of awareness in the public.

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Digital Debris: How an App Is Changing the Trajectory of Athens' Litter Abatement

Reed Winckler

November 15, 2021 |

Grady Newsource |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Athe, Georgia

Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful uses the Marine Debris Tracker app to motivate locals to reduce and clean up litter. The app collects information from locals about the type and location of litter they see to inform what abatement efforts are needed there.

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When Reparations Grow from the Grassroots

Ray Levy Uyeda

November 15, 2021 |

Yes! Magazine |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

A racial justice nonprofit in Massachusetts is focusing on reparations, specifically to those experiencing racialized housing insecurity. The racial wealth gap in The United States stems from unequal access to land and home ownership, making it an important component of economic justice.

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