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  • He's 11. By his mom's count, he's had 30+ interactions with armed officers at school.

    July 12, 2021 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver's school board responded to the 2020 racial justice protests by removing the police officers who were stationed in certain middle and high schools. But the police or the district's growing force of armed guards get called thousands of times per year to the schools, including "child in crisis" calls. Their response can escalate tensions and unnecessarily criminalize behavioral problems that could be helped through other means. The schools are exploring ways to use the money they saved on "school resource officers" to improve counseling services and give teachers realistic alternatives.

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  • Colorado screening newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy

    July 12, 2021 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    A joint project between Wyoming and Colorado screens newborns for spinal muscular atrophy, allowing them to receive gene therapies to prevent the deadly disease’s progression. Once researchers identified a protein missing from the cells of people with the disease, they developed treatments that are most effective the earlier they are started. The tests have significantly increased the number of cases identified across the two states, all of which are sent to Children’s Hospital Colorado for immediate treatment. Most babies are diagnosed within four days of birth and can start treatment soon after that.

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  • 'I am not alone:' How a California county is helping Hispanic family caregivers find peace

    July 12, 2021 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    La Buena Vida connects caregivers from Latino households with respite care, training, and support groups. Using federal funding, the program serves as the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging’s resource center for Spanish-speaking family caregivers. The program also provides safety equipment, like ramps and railings. In addition to much needed emotional and physical breaks from their responsibilities, the group connects caregivers to Spanish-speaking professionals who offer counseling and support. The program staff regularly checks in with its 66 clients to see how they are doing and assess their needs.

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  • As Men Lead Charge Against Period Poverty In Nigeria, More Girls Now Make Their Pads

    July 12, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Feyisayo Sobowale Initiative (TFSI) works to address Period poverty, the lack of access to menstrual products by people who cannot afford them. In the four-hour training, TFSI distributes free sanitary products and teaches girls in schools how to make reusable pads so as to avoid the dangers of using old rags or paper. The girls receive a pattern and pamphlet with the steps to turn locally sourced cotton fabric into a sanitary pad that can be washed and reused for up to a year. The pad consists of two pieces of the cotton fabric sewn together with a pre-cut towel material inserted between them.

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  • Briuselio tikslas – nė vienos mirties keliuose: nuo metų pradžios kone visame mieste greitis 30 km/val.

    July 11, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania

    Drastiškas leidžiamo maksimalaus automobilių eismo greičio sumažinimas iki 30 km/h Briuselyje panašu, kad jau duoda rezultatų - per pirmąjį ketvirtį fiksuota net penktadaliu mažiau eismo įvykių. Didžioji dalis eismo įvykių, įskaitant ir tragiškų pasibaigiančių, įvyksta dėl pasirinkto nesaugaus greičio, dėl to eismo lėtinimas padeda sumažinti jų skaičių. Ar tai būtų tinkamas sprendimas ir Lietuvai?

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  • Inside One City's Efforts to Convert Motels into Affordable Housing

    July 11, 2021 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    Neglected motels are being renovated to shelter the unhoused population in Fresno. The state-funded initiative known as Project Homekey has invested in a run down neighborhood while providing housing, which was crucial during the pandemic.

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  • Collaborating to provide safe drinking water in Sauka Community

    July 11, 2021 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Ruga Sauka community in Nigeria has access to clean water due to the help and collaboration of the aid organization, ChabadAid. An electric borehole was installed with the help of the residents who will also be responsible for maintenance of the equipment provided to them.

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  • Kathy Friedman and InkWell Workshops offer struggling writers a chance to turn the page

    July 11, 2021 |

    Toronto Star |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    InkWell Workshops offers a safe space for writers who have experienced mental health and addiction issues. In addition to mentorships and other professional development guidance, the group offers free weekly drop-in workshops led by professional writers, all of whom have lived with mental illness. The weekly schedule provides routine, while the drop-in structure allows needed flexibility for those managing the ups and downs of their mental health. The group has made a point of reflecting participant diversity in their instructors. Participants have published work created in Inkwell’s workshops.

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  • Les tourbières du Jura, patrimoine naturel restauré pour le bien du climat

    July 11, 2021 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: France

    Les tourbières stockent deux fois plus de carbone que l’ensemble des forêts et en contiennent autant que l’atmosphère terrestre. Dans le Jura, le programme «Life tourbières du Jura» vise à réhabiliter ces zones humides longtemps détruites. Ce projet à 8 millions d’euros, lancé en 2014, est l’un des plus ambitieux en Europe. 13 à 14 kilomètres de cours d’eau ont déjà été restaurés. Des travaux techniques qui ont aussi nécessité de concerter et sensibiliser la population locale.

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  • De cómo El Salvador logró frenar (de momento) la extinción de sus tortugas marinas

    July 09, 2021 |

    Divergentes |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    Proyectos para crear incubadoras de las cuatro tortugas marinas que anidan en las costas de El Salvador (carey, golfina, prieta y baula) tienen ya más de 15 años de historia, marcados por financiamientos que luego desaparecen y leyes que hacen el consumo de huevos y de tortutas ilegal, permitiendo la incubación y liberación de millones de tortuguitas cada año. La sostenibilidad de estos proyectos y la educación de la población son los principales retos que enfrentan.

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