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  • When school lunch is free

    May 21, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Butte, Montana

    In 2010, Congress passed the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which made it easier for public schools to serve free meals to students. Now, more than 21 million American youths attend schools that offer free meals to all students. Free school lunches help combat food insecurity and connect students with healthy food options. Studies have also found that well-fed students learn better and see improved test scores, attendance, and behavior.

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  • Dollar Stores Force Local Grocery Stores to Close. This Woman Opened One Anyway.

    May 20, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Webb, Mississippi

    Farmacy Marketplace is a neighborhood grocery store that partners with local farmers through the non-profit In Her Shoes to provide community members with access to fresh produce and meat. Local grocery stores are emerging as a solution to food accessibility in rural communities and Black neighborhoods as dollar stores close shop. Similar locally owned grocers are also popping up around the country in cities like Detroit and Milwaukee.

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  • Ideas We Should Steal: Homesharing

    May 13, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    A state-led program in Pennsylvania matches homeowners willing to rent out space in their house with renters who need affordable housing. The initiative is also focused on allowing seniors to stay in their homes and communities longer, so one of the parties is always over 60 years old.

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  • B-CU, church food distribution program benefits students and the community

    April 25, 2024 |

    Daytona Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Daytona Beach, Florida

    The mobile food distribution program by the Mind of Christ Ministries and Bethune-Cookman University has been feeding families since 2013. The program addresses local food insecurity while also providing university students with a meaningful way to give back to the community and earn required volunteer hours. The program estimates it reaches more than 200,000 people each year.

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  • How a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children's grades and parents' sense of self

    April 18, 2024 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    A guaranteed income program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provided 130 single caregivers who made below 80% of the local median income with $500 cash payments, no strings attached. The 18-month program, Cambridge Recurring Income for Success, helped participants increase their savings, cover emergencies, and spend more time with their children.

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  • A South African Soup Kitchen Is Bringing Relief to Caregivers

    April 18, 2024 |

    Global Health Now |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Alexandria

    A community kitchen in Alexandra, South Africa, uses donations from local businesses, individuals, and a food bank to make meals for children who are not getting enough nutrition from government assistance. Local women volunteer to cook the meals and are able to eat and take home leftovers after all the children are fed.

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  • Watanda: This local scheme helped struggling Nigerian Muslims end Ramadan fasting with feasts

    April 16, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Watanda is a bulk-shopping system that helps ensure low-income families have access to meat during the Eid-al-Fitr celebration following Ramadan. In Watanda groups, members contribute money to a collective fund to purchase cattle that is then split between all the contributors. Amidst the rising cost of cattle, Watanda groups help ensure families have food on the table and can still participate in celebrations.

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  • Distressed hotels turned into apartments for affordable housing

    April 08, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    The “Lodging to Living Fund” at Saul Urban identifies vacant or problematic commercial properties — like old hotels — acquires them and converts them into affordable housing. Repurposing existing buildings cuts project costs in half, allowing developers to offer affordable rates to renters. The Heights at Gateway Park is the first such project and has converted 180 hotel rooms into 88 new apartments.

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  • Glasses Improve Income, Not Just Eyesight

    April 04, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    VisionSpring provides more than two million pairs of glasses each year to those in need. Studies show that, when provided with free reading glasses, workers experience a 33% increase in income as they’re able to see and aren’t forced to leave the working world early as they age.

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  • North Carolina tried to rebuild affordable housing after a hurricane. It took half a decade.

    April 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery program provides federal funding to build affordable apartments in areas that have lost significant housing stock to disasters such as hurricanes. But due to the required congressional approval process and complex regulations, projects funded by the program often take so long to complete that people affected by the disaster are not able to benefit from the housing. In North Carolina, one such development opened to tenants more than five years after Hurricane Florence struck the area.

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