Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
BBC
Daniel Gordon
6 April 2021
Java, Indonesia
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
As human infrastructure continues to threaten animal habitats, researchers are coming up with ways to use artificial structures as bridges for these creatures to get where they need to go. In Indonesia, irrigation pip...
5 April 2021
Seychelles
Text
800-1500 Words
A public-private scheme between the Seychelles Islands Foundation and a government agency is allowing residents to plant seeds of the coco de mer, or sea coconut, as a way to save the endangered tree species. So far, ...
5 April 2021
Marin County, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In California's Marin County, mobile vaccine teams are helping to deliver vaccines to populations that are "homebound, homeless, and hesitant." The team has been able to administer 8,000 shots so far, which organizers...
5 April 2021
San Quentin, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Empowerment Avenue Writer's Cohort pairs incarcerated writers with volunteer journalists on the outside who mentor, edit, and help the writers pitch their stories to publications. By publishing more incarcerated w...
1 April 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Philly Youth Vote is a citywide effort organized by a local social studies teacher that prepares 18-year-olds to vote. They registered around 700 young people to vote in the summer of 2020. The effort is nonpartisan a...
31 March 2021
New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Community health care centers across the U.S. are funded by the 340B drug discount program, which requires "pharmaceutical companies to provide up-front discount pricing on certain medications to qualified private ent...
28 March 2021
New Jersey, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
When people leave prison, they often gravitate to public libraries as a free place to get computer access and help in looking for work and navigating other aspects of life outside. New Jersey Public Libraries' Fresh S...
28 March 2021
Hawaii, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The government's response to the coronavirus pandemic eliminated many bureaucratic barriers and increased funding for health clinics across Hawaii, allowing the entities to offer services such as mobile clinics and te...
22 March 2021
Berlin, Germany
Text
800-1500 Words
Bicycle education programs around the world are helping those who want to become cyclists overcome that fear while also addressing problems in their communities—from pollution to racial injustice. #BIKEYGEES in Berlin...
22 March 2021
Ozalla Edem-Ani, Enugu State, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
To help address a gap in health access for those living in a rural community in Nigeria, a nonprofit that "gives health, educational, and livelihood support to poor groups in Enugu State" built a hospital to serve tho...
22 March 2021
New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Doctors across the U.S. are mobilizing to distribute Covid vaccines to those who are homebound and likely vulnerable to the coronavirus. Although efforts are still early, in New York, one hospital's house calls progra...
21 March 2021
Italy
Text
1500-3000 Words
Italian initiatives to combat food waste are connecting surplus food producers with those who need it. The volunteer-run groups have raised awareness of waste and food insecurity, built connections and places of food ...
20 March 2021
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Companies are making the move to Atlanta in their efforts to diversify their workforces. Corporate diversity is hard to achieve in places like Silicon Valley. Instead, companies like Pandora have drastically increased...
19 March 2021
Chula Vista, California, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
The Chula Vista Police Department uses the Live911 system to live-stream 911 calls to police officers on patrol. The system enables quicker responses to emergencies and reduces the risk of unnecessary confrontations b...
17 March 2021
Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
First responders who face devastating emergency response outcomes in Wyoming are finding support through the Teton Interagency Peer Support group. The group anonymously connects the first responders with trauma-inform...
16 March 2021
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Gen Z VCs supports early-career and aspiring venture capitalists who want to become angel investors. The group was founded in November 2020, after the Securities and Exchange Commission loosened the rules about who ca...
12 March 2021
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In a science class in a local New Jersey school, students came up with a green solution to a storm water management and flooding problem in their parking lot when it rained. With help from the Cooperative Extension Wa...
12 March 2021
Ontario, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
Word Up is an Indigenous-focused podcast that connects students, teachers, and community leaders for an opportunity to learn and explore social issues. The podcast began as a way to diversify how indigenous literature...
10 March 2021
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Knitters are using social media, crowdsourcing, and spreadsheets to make the knitwear industry more inclusive of different body types. Designer Sarah Krentz offers patterns using an interactive spreadsheet where knitt...
9 March 2021
Jordan
Video
5-15 Minutes
Based on pressure from international aid organizations, the kingdom of Jordan now offers permits for refugees to work in agriculture, construction, hospitality and other industries. As a result, the large Syrian refug...
9 March 2021
Somalia
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
A greenhouse that is cooled by seawater and the wind is allowing farmers in Somaliland to grow crops like tomatoes and vegetables despite extreme heat. By creating an environment that is higher in humidity and cooler ...
Reasons to be Cheerful
Klaus Sieg
8 March 2021
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
The Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada was the tallest building made of wood when it opened in 2017. Now, thanks to government policies, scientific research, and hundreds of examples of proof-of-concept, more deve...
5 March 2021
California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
After California legalized marijuana, it offered people a way to erase their marijuana-related criminal records. But few tried, in part because the process was difficult. Code for America's Clear My Record initiative ...
3 March 2021
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
A shortage of available affordable housing in Santa Fe, New Mexico was exacerbated by inclusionary zoning laws that discouraged real estate development. Restrictions on new rental properties drastically increased rent...
The GroundTruth Project
Emily Previti
3 March 2021
Orange County, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Orange County is a gold standard for supporting voters who aren’t fluent in English. All voting materials come in multiple languages and online databases and voting equipment are compatible with the multilingual syste...
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