Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
KLC Journal
Audrey Korte
4 May 2021
Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
To help protect the predominantly Black community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, the county collaborated with local leaders and residents to create an information and messaging campaign that specifically addressed commun...
4 May 2021
Whiteriver, Arizona, United States
Photojournalism
800-1500 Words
The White Mountain Apache Tribe in eastern Arizona was able to slow the spread of Covid in the community by implementing a daily routine of "contact tracing, surveillance of high-risk individuals, and vaccinations." S...
3 May 2021
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
Tech entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson started Capital Daily, a daily newsletter emailed to subscribers with news highlights from around Victoria. The local journalism model keeps residents informed on local issues and in...
30 April 2021
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A participatory budgeting pilot in ten Chicago Public Schools empowers students to influence change by deciding how small grants, typically $1,000 to $2,000, should be spent for school improvement. Students brainstorm...
29 April 2021
New York, New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Many cities created "open streets" during the pandemic, limiting traffic on certain streets to give people a safe outdoor place to relax and play. Which programs outlive the pandemic depends on a host of factors, most...
28 April 2021
India
Text
1500-3000 Words
In India, citizen-led small-scale digital efforts are helping to connect Covid-19 patients with the resources, supplies, and medical equipment they need to survive. The citizen groups are largely using online platform...
27 April 2021
Dillsboro, North Carolina, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Jackson County Green Energy Park uses methane leaking from a closed landfill to power blacksmithing and glassblowing studios. The county cleared 550 tons of loose debris and drilled thirteen 70-80-foot wells to captur...
27 April 2021
Astoria, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Neighborhoods throughout New York are banding together to create their own mutual aid networks to help their community members during the coronavirus pandemic. From grocery shopping to fundraising for resources such a...
27 April 2021
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The Undocumented Filmmakers Collective provides a safe, inclusive, and non-competitive space for people to discuss issues they face in their careers. The nearly 40 members are spread out across the U.S. and use Zoom t...
23 April 2021
Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Black churches in Cleveland are transforming into vaccine clinics during the coronavirus pandemic to help get shots into the arms of those who have had trouble accessing a vaccine appointment. The sites have largely r...
22 April 2021
River Falls, Wisconsin, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The city of River Falls in Wisconsin built the state’s first city-owned solar garden, taking steps to reduce their use of fossil fuels and encourage community members to go green. Now, all city buildings are 100 perce...
The Daily Yonder
John Miller
19 April 2021
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Ledenews.com is one of the more than 80 online-only news sites started in 2019 to fill the void in news deserts. The site covers sports, politics, traffic, and local stories about local people in the Wheeling, WV area...
18 April 2021
Philippines
Text
800-1500 Words
Community pantries in the Philippines are providing fresh produce and basic neccesites to Filipinos struggling with food insecurity during the pandemic. The pantries have sprung up in multiple cities, with cash and fo...
18 April 2021
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Two-generation programs, like Home of Hope in Atlanta Georgia, help families tackle the many intricate issues that, especially when combined, lead to poverty or keep a family in poverty. These programs also help famil...
16 April 2021
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, Maine, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Like standard drug courts, the Penobscot Nation's Healing to Wellness Court refers people facing drug-related criminal charges to substance abuse counseling as an alternative to punishment. But this court and other tr...
15 April 2021
Delhi, India
Text
800-1500 Words
India's protesting farmers objected to the news media's coverage of their protests, seeing it as too pro-government. Trolley Times became the grassroots response: a startup newsletter about the protests, often written...
Transitions Online
Lyudmila Maslova
13 April 2021
Andriyivka, Ukraine
Text
1500-3000 Words
A dairy cooperative in Ukraine has brought jobs to farmers in the region and allowed them to work together to sell their milk on the market. An international nonprofit helped the Andriyivka Prosperity cooperative get ...
12 April 2021
Sarsogon, Albay, Philippines
Text
800-1500 Words
A kindness station was set up in Sorsogon, Philippines, to provide relief for those experiencing food insecurity. Donations have provided funding for rice, instant noodles, canned goods, some produce, and even PPE for...
12 April 2021
South Africa
Text
800-1500 Words
WikiAfrica Education works to increase information about Africa’s diverse languages, cultures, and politics from the voices and perspectives of African people. AfroCuration events enlist the help of young people to cr...
11 April 2021
Tsaile, Arizona, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Diné College, the first tribally-controlled accredited college, provides over 1,300 students with opportunities to learn cultural traditions and the Navajo language, alongside traditional academic subjects. The school...
10 April 2021
John Day, Oregon, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Loggers and environmentalists aren’t always known for getting along, but the collaboration between these two groups in Oregon may have saved a town from going under. By creating a dialogue together and working to unde...
9 April 2021
Richmond, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In the Bay Area of California, Black churches are helping to encourage trust around Covid vaccines for those in their congregations who are hesitant to receive the shot. After focusing on dispelling misinformation and...
9 April 2021
Colbert, Georgia, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
After Georgian residents raised concerns about a pollutant that was being emitted by a nearby biomass plant, they banded together to pass legislation that effectively put an end to the practice. These concerned reside...
9 April 2021
Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
Indigenous Australians have fared far better than tribal regions in other parts of the world during the coronavirus pandemic due to a collaborative and proactive health campaign between health experts and aboriginal l...
9 April 2021
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
The Los Angeles LGBT Center opened youth housing with 25 studio apartments for LGBTQ youth. The supportive housing building also has a community room, communal kitchen, library, computer lab, and case management offic...
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