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A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

Lillian Mongeau Hughes

April 29, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Crisis call lines by Native youth, for Native youth are emerging to ensure youth in need can receive culturally relevant mental health care. One such call line is Native and Strong, which has Indigenous counselors and trained youth volunteers to answer calls and texts through the crisis line. Since launching in 2022, Native and Strong has 30 people on staff who have answered the phone more than 5,000 times.

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‘Ruthless in our pursuit of equity:' Inside Denver's Black Student Success work

Melanie Asmar

April 29, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

To better serve Black students, Joe Shoemaker Elementary School uses “equity cohorts.” Teachers select four to seven students of color who are reading below grade level and then focus on building relationships with them, helping to nurture their social and academic skills. Over the past two years, they’ve seen improved test scores and reading levels among students who participated.

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Results are in for a Los Angeles cool pavement experiment

Ysabelle Kempe

April 26, 2024 |

Smart Cities Dive |

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Response Location: United States, Pacoima, California

A partnership between local nonprofit Climate Resolve and roofing and waterproofing manufacturer GAF covered 700,000 square feet of dark asphalt surfaces with a solar-reflective coating to help keep residents cool in the summer. Research found that during an extreme heat event, the area with the pavement coating saw ambient temperatures 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than an adjacent neighborhood.

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In 2 years since Russia's invasion, a U.S. program has resettled 187,000 Ukrainians with little controversy

Camilo Montoya-Galvez

April 24, 2024 |

CBS News |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pennington, New Jersey

Uniting for Ukraine allows U.S. citizens to sponsor Ukranian refugees, welcoming them to the U.S. to escape the war and Russian invasion of their home country. Over two years, the program has helped resettle 187,000 Ukrainians.

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Food waste is a billion-dollar problem. Can this spray make a difference?

Albert Han

April 23, 2024 |

Context |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India

Researchers in India developed a spray that is applied to mangoes to extend their shelf life by about a week, reducing food waste and increasing farmers’ profits.

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Fighting fire with beavers: How dam-building rodents are deployed to prevent megafires, restore scorched wildlands

Bay Stephens

April 19, 2024 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Riverscapes inhabited by beavers fare far better than other areas during extreme wildfires because they hold back and spread out water, pushing it further into the ground. These spaces become critical pockets of habitat for animals to shelter in and can function as fire breaks. Restoration experts in Colorado are building structures that mimic beaver dams in hopes of replicating the effect and, if they’re lucky, incentivizing beavers to return.

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How a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children's grades and parents' sense of self

Darreonna Davis

April 18, 2024 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A guaranteed income program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provided 130 single caregivers who made below 80% of the local median income with $500 cash payments, no strings attached. The 18-month program, Cambridge Recurring Income for Success, helped participants increase their savings, cover emergencies, and spend more time with their children.

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'We need more shade': US's hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

Weston Morrow Nina Lakhani

April 17, 2024 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

In Phoenix, Arizona, a citywide tree-planting initiative is slowly increasing canopy cover to reduce the urban heat island effect in neighborhoods that need it the most. Residents pick between several varieties of desert-adapted trees, which are planted on their property by professional arborists, and take care of them with a provided kit.

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Watanda: This local scheme helped struggling Nigerian Muslims end Ramadan fasting with feasts

Yahuza Bawage

April 16, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Watanda is a bulk-shopping system that helps ensure low-income families have access to meat during the Eid-al-Fitr celebration following Ramadan. In Watanda groups, members contribute money to a collective fund to purchase cattle that is then split between all the contributors. Amidst the rising cost of cattle, Watanda groups help ensure families have food on the table and can still participate in celebrations.

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An Elementary School Tries a 'Radical' Idea: Staying Open 12 Hours a Day

Troy Closson

April 09, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help address falling enrollment and families’ lack of child care, Brooklyn Charter School extended the school day to twelve hours, providing before- and after-school activities and meals. So far, 80 students have signed up for the expanded hours and the school’s enrollment has rebounded from pandemic lows.

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