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  • How colleges can become 'living labs' for combating climate change

    July 30, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Colleges across the United States are adopting the “campus as a living lab” approach to integrate climate change mitigation and environmental education into curriculums and combine them with efforts to make campuses more sustainable. Students across departments work on projects relevant to their degrees and the environment, many of which are implemented by the schools.

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  • NYC families rush to sign up for Summer Rising. Then kids often don't show up.

    July 29, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Summer Rising program provides academic support alongside enrichment activities to help keep students connected to school during the summer while also attempting to address academic losses due to the pandemic. However, despite attracting enough families to fill a wait list, the program has seen only about 60% of enrolled students attend the academic offerings due to logistical issues, poor communication, a lack of field trips, and transportation barriers.

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  • Denver gave more than 800 people up to $12K to find housing. See what happened a year later

    July 29, 2024 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The Denver Basic Income Project gave no-strings-attached funding to people experiencing homelessness, with some participants receiving $1,000 per month, some receiving a lump sum of $6,500 followed by $500 monthly payments, and some receiving $50 per month. After one year, almost half of the participants had found stable housing, and research showed that the program likely saved the city nearly half a million dollars in costs for services like ambulance rides and shelter stays.

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  • Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?

    July 29, 2024 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, Georgia

    Morehouse School of Medicine is training local women to become doulas through its Perinatal Patient Navigators program. A dozen participants — all Black women — recently graduated from the program after five months of training, ready to provide care and support to other women of color in rural communities. Studies show the presence of a doula improves labor and delivery outcomes, reduces stress and results in fewer expensive childbirth interventions, like C-sections.

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  • Mental health tech support

    July 29, 2024 |

    KALW |

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    Response Location: United States, Fremont, California

    For some youth, AI apps like ChatGPT are emerging as easy, inexpensive tools for mental health care, as traditional therapy methods can be inaccessible for many.

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  • They pair former inmates with homeowners, with unusual success. And they're expanding to Long Beach

    July 28, 2024 |

    Long Beach Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Homecoming Project combats recidivism by paring people who were formerly incarcerated for more than ten years with local residents who offer them a place to stay and help them navigate life skills. Six years after the start of the program, no participants have returned to prison.

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  • For Some Wyoming Inmates, Prison Is Their Best Shot At Education

    July 28, 2024 |

    Cowboy State Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    The University of Wyoming’s Pathways from Prison program uses federal Pell Grant money and private donations to fund college education for inmates. The program offers four-year degrees and aims to provide them with the skills, tools and knowledge to reenter society in a positive way. Studies show educational programs decrease recidivism rates by 14.8%, and those participating in the program say their self-worth and sense of hope have significantly increased.

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  • The indigenous community protecting Himalayan sacred cattle in India

    July 27, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Arunachal Pradesh

    The Indigenous Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India, builds “living fences” by attaching barbed wire to the trunks of orchid trees to protect the mithun they are rearing, a sacred species of cattle listed as vulnerable by the International Union For Conservation of Nature. Many of the mithuns died from conflict with humans and animal attacks when they were left to free-range graze.

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  • Hunting The Witch-Hunters: An Initiative Is Seeking Truth, Justice For Those Wrongfully Accused

    July 27, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Benue

    The Advocacy for Alleged Witches organization is fighting against the violent practice of witch-hunting in Benue, Nigeria. It offers medical treatment, legal advocacy, and financial assistance for those who are falsely accused while pushing for policy to combat the issue.

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  • Nonprofit Fund Raises Private Dollars To Buy Affordable Housing – Before Private Equity Does

    July 26, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    The housing and homelessness nonprofit Community Solutions raised $135 million in private capital to create a fund to buy housing properties and keep them permanently affordable. It promises investors modest returns and looks to buy properties in good condition close to necessary services like grocery stores and health care.

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