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Invest STL gets national attention by seeding $20K to residents in 2 neglected neighborhoods

Ulaa Kuziez

July 24, 2024 |

STLPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Invest STL’s Rooted program provides financial and investment help to community members by giving them money and pairing them with a financial advisor who helps them build generational wealth and avoid displacement by putting their money into wealth-building activities like property renovations and investment portfolios. 50 people have participated in the program so far, and early evidence shows they’re investing their money in responsible, meaningful ways, and gaining a deeper connection to their fellow community members.

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Who Wichita can look to as it sketches out plan for homeless center

Stefania Lugli

July 24, 2024 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Multiagency centers such as Haven for Hope in San Antonio address homelessness by offering shelter and access to key resources under one roof, with 77 agencies collaborating to help connect clients to services. Last fiscal year, Haven for Hope served nearly 9,500 people, and the city has seen a decrease in unsheltered homelessness, though homelessness overall continues to increase.

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Can direct cash transfers shift how local organizations are funded?

Katrina Lane

July 24, 2024 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Donors are cutting out intermediaries and funding local organizations through direct cash transfers to ensure a higher amount of aid goes directly to the people who need it. The flexibility also lets communities prioritize their needs as they see fit, as they know what will work best.

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Youth Business Spain: alianzas, mentoría y financiación para el emprendimiento juvenil

Daniel Jiménez

July 24, 2024 |

Revista Haz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain

Youth Business Spain, una ‘alianza multiactor’ de entidades sociales especializadas en promover el autoempleo, ha ayudado a 4.500 emprendedores en su primera década a poner en marcha su negocio.

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Babies don't come with instructions. But in Oregon, they now come with a nurse

Cory Turner

July 23, 2024 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madras, Oregon

Family Connects offers free home visits from trained nurses for families with newborns in an effort to increase access to care and reduce infant and new mother mortality rates. The nurses conduct a medical exam and then provide support, guidance and answer any questions the new parents may have. Family Connects found that mothers who participated in the program were 30% less likely to experience postpartum depression or anxiety.

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A Belarusian Island in the Caucasus

Tanya Hendzel

July 22, 2024 |

Transitions Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Kropka is a space for Belarusians migrants and asylum-seekers in Georgia to network, screen movies, play board games, and conduct language classes. Since opening, the space has hosted more than 700 events, with 5,000-plus visitors – most organized by local Belarusians.

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The results of the biggest study on guaranteed income programs are finally in

Chabeli Carrazana

July 22, 2024 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

One thousand people received $1,000 monthly payments with no strings attached for three years as part of a guaranteed income study led by the nonprofit lab OpenResearch. The participants were young, low-income Americans across Illinois and Texas, and the flexibility of the cash payments allowed them to spend more on their basic needs, have more time with their children, and improve their employment situations.

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My Neck of the Woods

Felix James Miller

July 19, 2024 |

Plough |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Community activism in the late 1800s led to the creation of a unique 6.1 million-acre forest preserve in New York called Adirondack Park. It’s explicitly protected by the state constitution and consists of half publicly-owned land and half privately-owned land.

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Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin

Martha Pskowski Jenaye Johnson

July 19, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The government-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is meant to help households across the United States keep afford the cost of heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer.

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Mobile mammogram unit increases access to life-saving screenings

Katie Ellington Serrao

July 19, 2024 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Richland County, Ohio

OhioHealth’s Mobile Mammography Units provide easy access to mammograms for people who are traditionally underserved by the healthcare system and facing transportation and financial obstacles. In its first year, the unit performed 900 screenings, and the mobile unit touts a first-time screening rate that is three times higher than brick-and-mortar mammography clinics.

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