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Birthing in rural Haiti a miracle all its own

J.O. Haselhoef

May 28, 2021 |

Haitian Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Haiti

Midwives for Haiti (MfH) is one of the Haitian or American-based organizations working to address Haiti's alarmingly high maternal and infant death rates. MfH trains skilled birth attendants, through an 18-month curriculum taught by Haitian professionals. It also trains the matwòns, midwives who attend most births in Haiti. Its network of community clinics serve more than 6,000 patients annually, and hospitals and clinics are hiring its trained attendants.

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Utah Co. jail has largest jail industries program nationwide, providing jobs and hope for inmates

Sydney Glenn

May 28, 2021 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Spanish Fork, Utah

Nearly 10,000 people incarcerated in the Utah County Jail have found paid work in the community during their jail terms thanks to the sheriff's Jail Industries program. While the incarcerated people get to keep just 20% of their wages, and only people with low-level offenses may participate, about 70% who go through the program get offered permanent jobs when they're released, thanks to employers' satisfaction with the workers. Having a decent job is a critical factor in preventing future criminal offenses. Jail Industries graduates have shown lower than average recidivism rates.

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A ski company built a power plant fueled by methane. It's a success, but can it be replicated?

Annie Gowen

May 28, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Somerset, Colorado

A ski company and oil and gas executive were able to work out a deal to turn the Elk Creek Mine into a power plant that puts out 24 million kilowatt hours a year and prevents hundreds of billions of methane each year from escaping into the atmosphere. The plant hasn’t made a profit yet for its investors and regulatory red tape could make it difficult to implement in other places, but officials say the plant has been successful and could be a way to combat climate change.

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N.C. has vaccinated over 13,000 farmworkers. Advocates are making it happen.

Victoria Bouloubasis

May 28, 2021 |

Southerly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Because of coordinated partnerships between local governments, state health departments, and nonprofit groups, more and more farmworkers are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Through the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Farmworker Health program and its partners, nearly 14,000 doses were administered to the farmworker community over two months. Advocates also have to dispel rumors and myths about the vaccines, but they are working to combat that misinformation and make it easier for them to get vaccinated.

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APD touts progress in preventing gun crime through intervention program

Chris McKee

May 28, 2021 |

KRQE-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

When young people with criminal records get shot in Albuquerque, they may get visited by the police department's Violence Intervention Program: cops and counselors urging the victims to resist the impulse to retaliate. Shooting victims are offered social and health services meant to stabilize their lives. In its first year, the team contacted 149 people, nearly all of whom stayed out of criminal trouble. None got caught with a gun and only one got shot again.

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Más de 13 mil trabajadores agrícolas de NC están vacunados. Los defensores han hecho que esto suceda

Victoria Bouloubasis

May 28, 2021 |

Enlace Latino NC |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Carolina del Norte (Estados Unidos) informó que se administraron 13.998 dosis de la vacuna COVID-19 a la comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas entre el 3 de marzo y el 21 de mayo del 2021, lo que representa el 19% de los 72.000 trabajadores agrícolas estimados para ese año. Al menos 7.495 de estos trabajadores han completado las dosis necesarias. La velocidad a la que los trabajadores agrícolas se están vacunando se atribuye a las asociaciones coordinadas que se han establecido entre los grupos de defensa sin fines de lucro, los departamentos y clínicas de salud

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A Nantes, les femmes ont leur Citad'elles

Hérade Feist

May 27, 2021 |

ARTE |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: France, Nantes

Citad’elles est un lieu d’accueil pour toutes les femmes victimes de violence, à Nantes. Ouvert depuis novembre 2019, il fonctionne 7 jours sur 7 et 24h sur 24. Sa spécificité est de réunir en un même lieu tous les services dont une victime peut avoir besoin : avocat, assistante sociale, psychologue... Pilote en France, il accueille plus de 80 femmes par semaine et pourrait servir de laboratoire pour d'autres villes françaises.

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People in Solitary Confinement and Volunteers Team Up to Garden, Imagine a World Without Prisons

Roshan Abraham

May 27, 2021 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Solitary Gardens project started in New Orleans and has been copied in multiple other places as a combination art exhibit and therapeutic link between incarcerated people and the outside world. People on both sides of the prison walls collaborate in pairs to design a garden that grows flowers and herbs chosen by the incarcerated person. The gardens match the tiny dimensions of a solitary-confinement cell. The healing herbs are used to help others, and the exercise overall gives incarcerated people a sense of connection to the earth, part of the project's prison-abolition message.

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This Nonprofit Eliminated a Simple Barrier Keeping New Orleans Teens From Their Summer Internships

Emily Nonko

May 27, 2021 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Onerous paperwork and required legal documents keep many youth - especially those not living with legal guardians - from taking part in city internships, so YouthForce NOLA worked with the city to pilot an internship program with fewer barriers. The streamlined application included workarounds for common issues, like allowing public school records to certify residency, accepting approval from non-legal guardians, and providing a checklist with exactly what records they need and how they can get them. The added support reduced anxiety among the youth and significantly increased retention in the internships.

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How Pennsylvania reached 70% vaccination goal quicker than most

Shannon Lilly

May 27, 2021 |

WTVR-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania at first lagged in its push to vaccinate its residents. But the state vaulted ahead in the race to vaccinate, collaborating with vaccine providers and the medical community to make vaccines easy to receive as demand waned. Tactics included opening clinics at schools, shopping centers, and other accessible places, and a series of Facebook Live events called "Vax Facts" to answer the questions of people hesitant to get vaccinated.

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