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  • Virtual fences can benefit both ranchers and wildlife

    July 19, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Cattle ranchers are switching from barbed wire to virtual fences to cut down on costs, easily practice rotational grazing to improve pasture health, and benefit the local environment and wildlife. The virtual fence software uses GPS and radio towers, so boundaries can be drawn with a computer or phone. And the cows wear tracking collars that will administer a warning beep when a boundary is close and a small shock when a boundary is crossed to encourage the cow to turn around.

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  • 'A lifesaving tool': California's new mental health crisis line sees a surge in calls

    July 19, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The three-digit mental health crisis hotline — 988 — allows peop;le in crisis to get in touch with a counselor immediately. Since launching a year ago, the state’s 12 crisis centers have received more than 280,000 calls. Due to increased need, crisis centers are making plans to expand their services by hiring more staff and developing Spanish language services.

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  • Solar Industry Trainees Install Money-Saving Panels on Two Petworth Homes

    July 19, 2023 |

    The Washington Informer |

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    Response Location: United States, Petworth, Washington

    Run by a nonprofit dedicated to creating economic development opportunities in underserved communities, the Solar Works DC training program provides people interested in entering the solar industry with certifications. The trainees are paid and spend up to seven weeks learning in the classroom and on the job.

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  • Brazosport ISD is training its own teachers. The program might become a model for other Texas schools.

    July 18, 2023 |

    The Texas Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Clute, Texas

    The Brazosport school district has a unique teacher apprenticeship program which covers the cost of aspiring teachers’ coursework and pays them to teach under a mentor educator for a full year. Twenty-five new teachers graduated from the program this year and will be required to work in the district for at least three years, and research shows that about 86 percent of educators who complete similar programs are still teaching in the same district after three years.

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  • How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action

    July 18, 2023 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, West Point, New York

    The U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School is a year-long academic support program for promising applicants to military academies who don’t yet meet admission requirements. Roughly 40 percent of USMAPS students are Black, and about 83 percent of all USMAPS students go on to be accepted to selective military academies.

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  • A Closely Knitted Community Creating Safe Space for Deaf Persons in Lagos

    July 18, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    One Nigerian religious center offers a safe space where the hearing impaired can use sign language to communicate and build community. The Christian Mission for the Deaf Church’s members feel empowered through dance, music, and worship, while children of deaf adults build skills and friendship.

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  • Little Scandinavia looks at whether we can do better in U.S. prisons

    July 18, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Chester, Pennsylvania

    As a part of the Scandinavian Prison Project, a section of the Pennsylvania state prison was remodeled to house fewer people who are incarcerated and include things like a common area, kitchen, and even a fish tank. The community orientation includes the staff, of which the ratio is higher than other sections of the prison, who are specially trained for the program. The effort aims to reduce recidivism rates and make prisons safer and more effective based on successful models from Scandinavian countries.

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  • Through Meditation and Therapy, Black Men Are Taking Care of Their Mental Health

    July 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chesapeake, Virginia

    Black Men Heal Yoga is a free yoga class that provides a safe, healing space for Black men looking to explore tools like meditation, mindfulness and movement to combat stigma and take care of their mental health. Black Men Heal Yoga is funded by money raised through social media. 10 classes have been held so far, with more than 50 men being served and about $2,000 in donations being raised.

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  • Amid An Intense Election Cycle, An Initiative Made Voting Easy For Nigeria's Senior Citizens

    July 17, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    To encourage older people to vote amid targeted intimidation and harassment, Age Nigeria Foundation held regular seminars built around political education and also provided emotional support through daily phone calls and access to psychologists. The organization also covered the cost of transportation to the polls, allowing senior citizens who had been hesitant to vote to cast their ballots.

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  • Here's How this Social Enterprise is Enabling Access to Emergency Medical Services Across Nigeria

    July 17, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Emergency Response Africa connects patients with first responders, ambulances and emergency-ready hospitals so they can get the care they need as quickly as possible. A 24-hour command center that can be reached by phone or mobile app dispatches the emergency response team of trained paramedics, which then brings the patient to one of the 82 verified emergency hospitals. Since it was established in 2021, Emergency Response Africa has received 1,243 emergency calls.

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