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  • Undocumented students win a fight for educational equality in Arizona

    February 22, 2023 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    DACA recipients and advocates in Arizona spent months knocking on doors and speaking with Latino voters to push for the passage of Proposition 308, a measure allowing undocumented students to qualify for in-state college tuition. Their campaign, as well as their outreach with Republican lawmakers, helped get the proposal signed into law in 2022.

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  • Two countries, two different approaches to population programs

    February 22, 2023 |

    Roll Call |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

    The Population and Community Development Association was established in 1974 to promote family planning and has since partnered with the local government and other groups to provide family planning services, and resources, like condoms and birth control, as well as education. Widespread promotion and availability of contraceptives thanks to the group has led the uptake among women of reproductive age to go from about 17% in 1970 to 75% in 2022 — as well as a reduction in fertility rates, all of which helps to control the overall population.

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  • A familiar setting for older adults, and respite for those who care for them

    February 22, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides care to elders including adult day care, home health care and supplies like bed rails, eyeglasses and access to medications, while simultaneously providing respite to family caregivers. Studies show PACE program participants have lower rates of hospital use and shorter lengths of stay compared to those participating in other programs or opting for general nursing home care. The PACE centers in Metro Detroit serve 1,600 adults across its seven centers. Statewide, there are 14 active PACE programs across 24 centers.

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  • These perks and benefits are critical to keeping paid caregivers healthy

    February 22, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Plainwell, Michigan

    To prevent burnout and increase employee retention, Ascension Hospitals offers its employees resources like online and in-person therapy, crisis hotlines, incentive pay for holidays and extra hours, mental health check-ins and even tuition reimbursement. These measures help employees feel appreciated and when employees feel taken care of they’re less likely to quit their jobs or leave the caregiving profession altogether.

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  • Democracy vouchers are back, but do they neutralize big money in local politics?

    February 21, 2023 |

    KUOW Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle's democracy voucher program, which gives residents $25 vouchers to donate to local candidates of their choice, has resulted in a more diverse donor pool and a big jump in the number of candidates running for local office. But the city has also seen an increase in "outside" spending from groups working on behalf of candidates since the program was implemented.

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  • How tiny saddles and youth rodeo might help keep another generation in rural Kansas

    February 21, 2023 |

    KCUR Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Dodge City, Kansas

    A youth rodeo in Dodge City, Kansas, is growing in popularity while working to interest kids in ranch life and keep them interested in staying in their rural towns.

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  • With Three Core Approaches, This Nonprofit is Giving Hope of Life to Children Battling Deadly Cancer in Nigeria

    February 21, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Okapi Cancer Foundation works to raise funds to support children diagnosed with cancer. On top of providing financial support for treatments, the organization also does advocacy work and childhood cancer awareness campaigns and also hosts yearly training for doctors providing cancer treatment to children. So far the organization has supported over 200 patients.

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  • Four-day week: 'major breakthrough' as most UK firms in trial extend changes

    February 21, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    A pilot program trained companies in the United Kingdom to effectively run on four-day workweeks. The transition improved employees’ work-life balance without sacrificing productivity. Many companies opted to keep the schedule when the program ended.

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  • Cash-assistance programs are spreading in New York. The jury's out on what's a winning formula.

    February 20, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A cash assistance program by the Child Center of NY provides low-income residents with $200 monthly grants to use as they wish. The only stipulation is that they meet with the cohort of others in the program every month, too.

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  • Finding forgotten Indigenous landscapes with electromagnetic technology

    February 20, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    The Heartland Earthworks Conservancy finds and works to preserve ancient, Indigenous earthworks in Ohio. They use a device called a magnetometer to find electromagnetic remnants in the soil that reveal buried and disassembled structures like walls, ditches, and mounds.

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