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Building blocks: B.C. city takes aim at homelessness with two temporary modular housing projects

Tobin Ng

April 27, 2021 |

Capital Current |

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Response Location: Canada, Richmond, British Columbia

Temporary modular housing is alleviating homelessness in Richmond, Canada. Stacked units are quicker and cheaper to construct and the temporary housing comes with wraparound services such as meals, support groups, and health care to help people experiencing homelessness get back on their feet. The first modular housing project resulted in a public outcry that the city successfully used as a lesson in engaging the community the second time around.

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In Dallas' food deserts, community gardens ease — but don't end — hunger pangs

Nazarene Harris

April 27, 2021 |

Dallas Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

An Austin city resolution allows community gardens to be built on public lands, enabling residents who don’t own land to access fresh and nutritious food. The Fresh for Less Mobile Market even delivers food to customers who can pay using food stamps. Community gardens have doubled since the resolution was adopted.

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Housing nonprofit provides essential home repairs to Cuyahoga County residents

Collin Cunningham

April 26, 2021 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

A housing nonprofit connects contractors with homeowners in need of urgent repairs. Tax-funded grant dollars are used for crucial projects that affect a resident’s health and safety so that people are not displaced. The initiative prevents homeowners on a fixed income from losing their homes due to unexpected expenses.

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Cash payments spread from Congress to Stockton to Brazil — but notion of ‘universal basic income' far from reality

Eli Rosenberg

April 22, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

Guaranteed income is gaining popularity across the world. In Stockton, California, monthly cash payments boosted mental and physical health and increased full-time employment levels. The idea has spread to dozens of other cities and a group, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, is providing funding and guidance for leaders to enact similar programs in their cities.

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Crypto power: Can solar boost cheap, green homes in S.Africa?

Kim Harrisberg

April 22, 2021 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

Watergate Estate is working on two issues in South Africa: affordable housing and renewable energy. The housing development is installing solar panels for its residents that are being bought by people all over the world using cash or bitcoin as a way to offset their own carbon costs. Not everyone agrees that gated communities like this are helping to fight social inequalities, crime, and unemployment, but about 470 people bought solar cells for the apartment complex and some residents say they feel safer in their community.

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Community pantries offer reprieve from covid-19 hardships in the Philippines

Regine Cabato

April 21, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Philippines, Quezon City

Filipinos struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic can access free goods at the Maginhawa community pantry. The grassroots efforts started as a “give what you can, take what you can” effort.

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Athens Reuse is Taking Junk, Turning it into Treasure For Teachers — And Now Creatives

Lauren Swenson

April 21, 2021 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

The Athens Teacher Reuse Store provides free supplies for local public, private, and homeschool teachers in need of teaching materials. The store is opening up to local artists as well.

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From Prison To Plate: One Organization's Approach On Food Sustainability

Grace Townsend

April 20, 2021 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: United States, Monroe, Georgia

In a community with a food insecurity rate of 11%, Walton Wellness provides dozens of families with a steady supply of fresh produce grown by volunteers incarcerated at the county jail. The program aims to go beyond simply addressing hunger by educating the community, including school children, about healthy eating.

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How Expanding Vouchers Could Improve Housing Stability

Jared Brey

April 20, 2021 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

Housing vouchers have proven to be the most effective intervention to address housing instability in America. The vouchers provide a subsidy that covers the difference between rent and what families can afford to pay. Labeling it as one of the most effective federal housing policies, advocates are pushing for policies that expand the voucher rental assistance.

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In a first for the region, Hannaford says its grocery stores have achieved zero food waste

Janelle Nanos

April 20, 2021 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Scarborough, Maine

The Hannaford supermarket chain has achieved their goal of creating zero food waste. Over the past year, they diverted 65 million pounds of unsellable products to food banks, de-packing facilities, and anaerobic digestion facilities where it’s converted to energy. The grocery store is also making adjustments to how it purchases and sources food and how it’s displayed with the hopes of extending the food’s shelf life.

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