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  • Farm cooperatives allow Latinos to grow and sell food on their own terms

    June 25, 2021 |

    Southerly |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Henderson, North Carolina

    Tierra Fertil Coop in Henderson County, North Carolina is helping the Latino community in the area grow their own food. Residents are able to keep what they grow at no cost, tend to their gardens and build community. The coop also operates as a business by selling excess fruits and vegetables at local markets.

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  • The problem fueling the essential housing crisis and how to fix it

    June 25, 2021 |

    WBTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Charlotte's tight housing market can prove unaffordable to young professionals, with high rents equal to half a person's income. The "essential housing" niche, a middle ground between luxury homes and lower-cost "affordable" housing, provides an opportunity to economize on construction costs and pass those savings on to renters. Fewer apartment floor plan options and fancy amenities can translate into rents up to $700 less, a marketing strategy that has given the developer a strong rental business – and its younger customers a relative bargain in an expensive market.

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  • Espacios seguros para la comunidad LGTBIQ+ en Costa Rica

    June 25, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    El artículo hace un recuento de cuatro proyectos que existen en Costa Rica para proteger a la comunidad LGTBIQ+ en condiciones más vulnerables, el impacto que han tenido, las dificultades que han encontrado y cómo las han enfrentado.

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  • Addressing unemployment and preparing residents for a career

    June 25, 2021 |

    WRTV-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Community Alliance of the Far East Side is providing job training and resources to residents in need of jobs. The initiative is spurring economic growth by connecting community members to jobs.

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  • LGBTQ Refugees Carving Out Their Path to Integration

    June 24, 2021 |

    Are We Europe |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Cologne

    Spektrum, a self-organized LGBTQ+ migrant organization, provides a space of belonging to queer migrants, who often feel out of place and ill-served by traditional organizations that do not understand the violence and trauma they have endured. Spektrum has a non-hierarchical leadership structure and provides members with practical and relevant activities, like a bicycle repair workshop, which is important as many migrants rely on bikes as their main mode of transportation. The group was invited to help organize Cologne Pride and has advised the city on the lack of social services in some neighborhoods.

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  • Queer and Roma in Romania

    June 24, 2021 |

    Are We Europe |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Romania, Bucharest

    MozaiQ provides support for the LGBTQ community and fosters stronger ties among queer Romanians. The group creates safe spaces and offers programming, from football championships to job fairs and professional skills building classes. It also helps with urgent needs, like finding emergency shelter, and fosters long-term relationships in the community, offering pro bono training to companies on the importance of inclusivity in the workplace. The group has particularly empowered queer Romas, whose intersectional identities compound issues of discrimination, increase their confidence to fight for their rights.

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  • How a Richmond nonprofit is breaking barriers to mental health access among youth

    June 24, 2021 |

    WTVR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    ChildSavers is a Richmond-based nonprofit offering students access to mental health services. The organization has group therapy sessions specifically focused on race and race-based stressors, along with telehealth and outpatient services.

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  • Phoenix hotel turned homeless shelter is seeing success

    June 24, 2021 |

    KNXV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    The Central Arizona Shelter Services, with help from the City of Phoenix and federal CARES Act COVID relief money, contracted a local hotel to turn 100 rooms into a shelter for the growing number of seniors experiencing homelessness. Known as Project Haven, the rooms help people remain socially distanced and restore people’s dignity. The success of the model brought in other partners, such as behavioral health services and on-site caseworkers to assist with job searches, family reunification, or rental assistance. In the first year, 70% of the 217 seniors it served found positive housing outcomes.

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  • Welcome to Marshall County: Rural, red and at the top in Kansas for COVID-19 vaccination

    June 24, 2021 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Marysville, Kansas

    The vaccination rate of Marshall County is six percentage points higher than the state overall, a success that is built on an existing infrastructure of public health and trust-building that predates the pandemic. The county made a detailed plan for the vaccine rollout well before vaccines arrived and residents trust the health department because it provides 90% of the population with routine immunizations. The health department also works one-on-one with residents to answer vaccine questions, which is a more effective way of combating misinformation than a generalized outreach campaign.

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  • ECHO seeing success 6 months into motel-turned-shelter program

    June 24, 2021 |

    KSBY-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Paso Robles, California

    ECHO runs an emergency shelter in a converted motel that helps get people off the street and into safety. They also run a 90-day program that provides access to services like mental health support and job placement. Housed 500 people in six months and helped dozens of people find long-term housing.

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