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  • Reducing Recidivism and Building Green Industry Skills in Detroit

    Nina Ignaczak

    September 10, 2021 |

    Belt Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Between 2012 and 2017, the rate of recidivism, the number of people who return to prison after being released, was 71 percent across 34 states. An industrial recycling program called Greenworks is aimed at job training, access to resources, and jobs to formerly incarcerated people. Part of the green economy, these programs offer jobs to people most impacted by climate change, and Greenworks could be a model for other similar programs. The recidivism rate of Greenworks hovers around four and ten percent each year.

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  • Jama'ar unguwa na gina wa kansu kwalbati ta kusan miliyan 5 a Kano

    Basheer Sharfadi

    September 10, 2021 |

    Freedom Radio Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    Masu Unguwa sun dauki matakin rage matsalar yadu war cuttuka da rashin gudanar kwalbatin ke harfa (kaman chizon sauro da muma amai da gudawa) ta hanyan hada hannu da kuma tarin kudi da al'umma, maza da mata. Jama'a sun fara ganin amfanin aiki da che wa cuttutuka sun ragu duk da che wa ba an kammala saran aikin kwalbatin ba.

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  • Stopping Gun Violence, One Youth at a Time

    Julie Reynolds Martinez

    September 09, 2021 |

    The Imprint |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    For more than 10 years, a pair of programs helped make major reductions in youth violence in Monterey County and the Salinas Valley by targeting the small number of people at highest risk of committing violence. That targeting led to a combination of law enforcement threats and social services help in the county's Group Violence Intervention program. When the money and enthusiasm for that dwindled, the strategy shifted to more carrot than stick, using the Advance Peace model of providing services to youth to put their lives on firmer footing.

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  • This Experiential Learning Farm Helps Youth Build a Better World

    Ambika Chawla

    September 09, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbia, Maryland

    Low-income communities of color have less access to nature, they experience "nature deprivation" at a rate three times higher than white people. Regular access to the outdoors improves respiratory health, physical fitness, cognitive functioning, and psychological well-being. The Freetown Farm was conceived as a place where all people can experience nature. Its exposing young people of all backgrounds to nature. Through its year-long internship program learned how to plant food, among other things.

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  • Eagle County problem-solving courts offer new hope to repeat offenders battling substance abuse

    Kelli Duncan

    September 09, 2021 |

    Vail Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Eagle, Colorado

    Eagle County's two problem-solving courts put treatment ahead of punishment when addressing crimes committed by people with substance abuse problems. Originally set up as one court, they now function separately to address drunken driving and drugs and serve people "teetering on the edge of serious prison time" for repeat offenses. More than 90 percent of participants in 2020 maintained sobriety and more than 80 percent avoided new legal troubles. While the threat of punishment is used to win compliance with rules, prosecutors say they're more interested in permanently curing the underlying disease.

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  • Improving maternal healthcare in rural Nigeria with free drugs and birthing kits

    Bayo Wahab

    September 09, 2021 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hacey Health Initiative and Alabiyamo Maternal and Child Healthcare Foundation are improving maternal and newborn health in rural communities. The groups have provided more than 50,000 birthing kits containing sterilized tools and other essentials and handed out over 100,000 long-lasting treated nets to prevent malaria. Women and infants can get medications and important vaccinations, along with clothes and baby food. The care is free and the groups work with community gatekeepers, like leaders in local markets, midwives, and other traditional birthing assistants, whose buy in is important to build trust.

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  • Lebanese women fight period poverty with eco-friendly alternatives

    Zainab Chamoun

    September 09, 2021 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    Several products are helping alleviate period poverty experienced by many Lebanese women. One entrepreneur is offering an affordable alternative to disposable menstruation products at a time when much of the country is experiencing economic hardship. Eco-friendly, reusable pads and cups are becoming the preferred option for health, financial, and environmental reasons.

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  • The lost generation of ancient trees

    Katherine Latham

    September 08, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Ancient trees like the Big Belly Oak, which grows to be hundreds of years old, provide substance to thousands of invertebrate species, and hundreds of species of lichen and fungi. However, due to changes in forest management and agriculture, many of the ancient trees are not surviving long enough to age. It's crucial for them to age because that's when many species of fungi and insects begin to move into their core. In order to speed up the aging process scientists are trying two methods, veteranisation and inserting fungi into trees.

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  • Is the Future of Big Dairy Regenerative?

    Gosia Wozniacka

    September 08, 2021 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Several big food corporations like Danone and General Mills are working with local dairy producers to launch soil health programs that would help reduce their carbon footprint. For example, Danone is supporting 34 dairy farms to transition their operations to more regenerative practices. While it remains unclear if their efforts will reduce carbon emissions from dairy farms, early results show they are reducing soil erosion, improving water retention, and using less synthetic fertilizers.

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  • Lake Mary police partnership keeps mentally ill out of ERs, away from police confrontations

    Erik von Ancken

    September 08, 2021 |

    WKMG-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Lake Mary, Florida

    The Mental Health Intervention Group is a partnership of hospitals and community social services agencies formed by the Lake Mary Police Department to address mental health problems before they turn into crises. Avoiding crises minimizes the chances of violent encounters with police or repeat visits to hospital emergency rooms. Volunteers and their organizations learn from police or hospitals who needs help, and then they provide whatever is needed, from counseling to food assistance. Nearly all those they've helped have avoided hospital visits afterward.

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