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'No matter the law, no matter the stigma, no matter the cost.' This European network helps people access abortions

Kara Fox

September 28, 2022 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

The Abortion Without Borders (AWB) network is a grassroots organization that helps people from restrictive countries access safe abortions in countries that legally provide them. From December 2020 to December 2021, AWB has helped 32,000 people from Poland access abortions across Europe – an almost six-fold increase from the previous year.

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Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery 'hybrid' plant

Gillian Flaccus

September 28, 2022 |

Associated Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in Oregon is the first in the United States to use wind energy, solar energy, and battery storage on a large scale to provide consistent energy without using fossil fuels to fill gaps.

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As COVID-19 Subsides, Online Memory Cafes for Dementia Linger

Elizabeth Hewitt

September 28, 2022 |

Next Avenue |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Barre, Vermont

Virtual memory cafes for people with dementia are able to reach more people, avoid transportation and mobility barriers, and open new possibilities — like making new friends across the ocean. First pioneered in the Netherlands in the 1990s, memory cafes have spread around the world as a way for people experiencing memory loss and caregivers can find community and companionship.

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For More Than 20 Guaranteed Income Projects, the Data Is In

Sarah Holder

September 28, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Guaranteed basic income programs, which gained prevalence during the pandemic, have helped people make ends need and purchase necessities during times of need. The hope is to break down stigmas around welfare, dispel misconceptions, and ultimately produce data that compels national policy change.

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Four-day workweek: Why more companies are taking the plunge

Laurent Belsie, Shafi Musaddique, Erika Page

September 28, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Several companies are beginning to lean into the four-day workweek. It is also being seen as a new recruiting tool that resonates with a younger generation that prioritizes work-life balance. There are even nonprofits like 4 Day Week Global, that are coordinating pilot programs across the globe to encourage more companies to adopt a 32-hour workweek with no cut in pay.

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How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

Vinaya Kurtkoti

September 28, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

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California's fire crisis requires carceral reform and a Just Transition

Ray Levy Uyeda

September 28, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A California law is making it easier for firefighters trained while incarcerated to get the emergency medical technician licensing required to work at municipal fire stations once released. The new law helps formerly incarcerated firefighters expunge felony convictions from their records that would otherwise prevent them access to licensing.

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For India's COVID orphans, fix the money worries as well as the trauma

Aliya Bashir

September 27, 2022 |

The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

The Cash + Trauma-informed Psychosocial Support program provides mental health resources and financial support to children who lost their parents due to COVID-19. The program has trained more than 130 social workers to improve access to counseling services and spread awareness of the resources available to those in need. Since forming, more than 13,000 children have been helped through the program.

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‘The Mary Lyon way': A Boston inclusion school's successful approach to re-engagement

Christopher Huffaker

September 27, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The Mary Lyon School is a “full-inclusion school” designed to give students — especially those with special needs, including emotional and behavioral disabilities — the necessary resources and supports to see positive outcomes with their education. The Mary Lyon School uses community-based approaches and philosophies rooted in inclusion to stay connected with students and their families to help guide them toward their graduation day.

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Pregnant people who use substances need support. Peer recovery doulas can help

Darian Benson

September 27, 2022 |

Side Effects Public Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

PCC Community Wellness helps people who are pregnant and struggling with addiction access prenatal care and addiction treatment and feel more supported on their recovery journey. Peer recovery doulas help get clients to prenatal appointments, access addiction treatment and navigate the complicated health care and legal systems. They also work to educate hospital staff on ways to reduce stigma for those struggling with addiction.

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