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Indigenous Gardens Cultivate Healing

Andy Stec, Grace Maria Eberhardt, Rosalyn Lapier

November 09, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Corvallis, Oregon

Colleges like Oregon State University (OSU), are re-indigenizing the campus landscape to create a welcoming, healing space and stop the further erasure of Indigenous culture and presence on college campuses. OSU created an ethnobotanical garden, full of Native plants and crops, as well as an Indigenous center for students and staff to gather on campus. These gardens and Indigenous spaces help to show the community how Native plants can sustain people and OSU plans to continue improving its cultural offerings by installing Native signage around campus and holding Indigenous cultural burnings.

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Homecoming Project creates safe reentry for incarcerated people

Tamar Sarai

November 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Impact Justice’s Homecoming Project helps formerly incarcerated individuals secure housing by pairing them with homeowners renting out a spare bedroom or studio space in their homes. Impact Justice pays the homeowner for six months, providing the formerly incarcerated participant with enough time to rebuild and acclimate to life outside of prison without the burden of paying rent. The Homecoming Project is meant to be an alternative to transitional housing that can sabotage the formerly incarcerated person’s independence.

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What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides

John Branch

November 05, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In an effort to reduce the staggering number of suicides each year off the Golde Gate Bridge, the city is installing 3 ½ miles of stainless steel nets strung end to end on both sides of the bridge. While it’s not a perfect solution, this “suicide deterrent system” has already proven successful at reducing the number of deaths each year.

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How a staffing crisis launched Eagle County School District into the affordable housing business

Rae Solomon

November 03, 2023 |

KUNC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Eagle, Colorado

The affordable housing crisis in Eagle, Colorado, is creating a severe staff shortage in local schools. So, the school district is partnering with organizations and developers like Habitat for Humanity to develop a mix of new apartments and houses that will be made available to school employees at affordable prices.

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A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken.

Michael Kimmelman

November 03, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

After experiencing extreme flooding, Hoboken, New Jersey, has reduced its flood risk by rebuilding its sewers to add capacity and designing new infrastructure, like parks, to collect and redirect storm water.

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Baltimore nonprofit aims to curb youth crime with citywide after-school programs

Bri Hatch

November 01, 2023 |

WYPR |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Elementary, middle, secondary, and alternative schools are partnering with the nonprofit Elev8 Baltimore to provide enrichment programs for students after school. The nonprofit’s aim is to keep students away from danger and crime by keeping them in school buildings, so the programs are tailored to student interests at each school.

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The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world

Ajit Niranjan

October 18, 2023 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Germany, Kiel

Germany is a world leader in recycling, specifically in the city of Kiel, which was recently declared a “zero waste” city. The city achieved this status through a series of eco-friendly initiatives, aimed at increasing recycling and reducing waste, from bans on single-use items to bottle buyback programs to simply encouraging locals to make more environmentally-friendly behavior changes.

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Amid housing crisis, Breckenridge hopes to preserve local workforce through home preservation

Stephanie Daniel

October 13, 2023 |

KUNC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Breckenridge, Colorado

The Housing Helps program in the popular tourist town of Breckenridge, Colorado, provides homeowners, buyers, and businesses providing housing for their employees with funding for repairs, assessments, and down payments. The program aims to support home preservation and supply more affordable housing for locals.

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Mar Menor: cleaning Europe's largest saltwater lagoon

María Elorza Saralegui

October 11, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Spain

Local authorities in Spain are introducing restoration measures to clean up the Mar Menor lagoon, which is suffering from years of nitrate and phosphate contamination. Their methods include mandating hedges are planted as barriers on farmland, collecting rain on farms so it doesn’t flow into the water, and limiting fertilizer use.

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Black churches play a key role in connecting communities to broadband internet

Adelle M. Banks, Yonat Shimron

October 06, 2023 |

Religion News Service |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Black Churches 4 Digital Equity partners with local congregations and clergy members to connect people with internet access helping them get signed up with the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides discounted internet access and a one-time discount for laptop, desktop, or tablet purchases for those whose income is less than 200% of the federal poverty line. Through community outreach and events, local clergy have helped more than 230,000 households enroll in the program.

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