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  • Can Prescription Meal Kits Help Fight Diabetes?

    January 22, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Healthy Food Rx is a prescription meal kit delivery program that delivers twice-monthly meal kits to adults with diabetes, providing them with produce and other healthy foods. The program addresses food insecurity, while also making a case for the power of using food as medicine to manage chronic conditions.

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  • To Ease Housing Crunch, Theme Parks Are Becoming Homebuilders

    January 13, 2024 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    The rising cost of housing in cities like Orlando is making it difficult for people who work in the service and entertainment industries to find housing near their place of work. In response, entertainment giants like Universal Studios Florida and the Walt Disney Company are donating land near their theme parks and working with developers to build affordable housing.

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  • Children's nutrition program, revved up in the pandemic, faces severe cuts

    January 08, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Department of Agriculture changed the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) to make the program more accessible. Innovations included allowing virtual appointments and increased funding for fruit and vegetable vouchers, among other changes. These changes led to significant program growth, estimating 6.6 million WIC participants in 2023.

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  • Can a Big Village Full of Tiny Homes Ease Homelessness in Austin?

    January 08, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Community First Village offers permanent affordable housing to people who are chronically homeless. The Village houses about 400 residents in tiny homes, while also providing a sense of community, including a convenience store, community garden, medical clinic and chapel. Community First Village is set to add nearly 2,000 homes across three locations and has also inspired several similar housing villages across the country.

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  • Peace-building lessons from the heart of Nigeria

    December 30, 2023 |

    FairPlanet |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jebbu Miango, Plateau

    The community-founded Claire Aid Foundation raised money on social media to rebuild houses that were destroyed in Jebbu Miango after a violent attack on the town left families displaced and unable to afford to return.

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  • Hurt and homeless with no place to heal: Could a successful Oregon program be a model for Clark County?

    December 23, 2023 |

    The Columbian |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Central City Concern’s Evergreen Crossing provides 90 respite beds, as well as a primary care clinic to help those recovering from addiction or other illnesses avoid homelessness. People staying in the facility can recover in a stable environment, undergo further treatment, receive mental health care and work with a case manager to find a job and secure housing.

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  • Beating the Odds on Chronic Homelessness in Minneapolis

    December 22, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In Minnesota, Hennepin County is using a housing-first approach, working with individuals on their specific needs, and focusing on the most vulnerable populations first to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in the county.

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  • In One Community, Faith-based Services Fill the Gaps When Government Can't – or Won't

    December 13, 2023 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, West Virginia

    The Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church works with other area organizations to help locals facing a range of challenges, from food insecurity to addiction. The efforts particularly focus on Black residents to fill the void left by local, state and federal government agencies. The church provides support and necessary supplies through its Showers, Health Care and Outreach Program (SHOP), as well as domestic violence counseling, housing assistance and addiction treatment.

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  • Tucson groups work to keep pets with their people during financial hardship

    December 11, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Local groups like Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) have employed several methods to help families struggling to keep their pets stay together. PACC does regular outreach events to collect pet food donations and also gives out supplies like beds, leashes and collars to those in need. PACC also has a nonprofit arm, Friends of PACC, that helps owners struggling with veterinary expenses and a safety net program that connects pets with foster families.

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  • Is requiring new apartments to include affordable units the right move for Vancouver? It's working in Redmond

    December 09, 2023 |

    The Columbian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Mandatory inclusionary zoning policies have increased affordable housing stock in many cities across the U.S. In most cases, the policies require developers build 5-10% of new units with rents attainable for low- to median-income people, or pay a fee, which is dedicated to other affordable housing projects. In Redmond, Washington, such policy has resulted in a 42% growth of housing stock since 2010.

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