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  • Covert network provides pills for thousands of abortions in U.S. post Roe

    Caroline Kitchener

    October 18, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In response to the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, a covert international network is emerging that provides abortion pills without a prescription to those without access in anti-abortion states. One such organization, Las Libres, has helped terminate approximately 20,000 pregnancies this year.

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  • Ugandan Health Innovators Show It's Possible to Provide Medicare Under Two Hours

    Rhonet Atwiine

    October 18, 2022 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    Healthcare providers in Uganda are turning to telehealth to improve the accessibility of medical care. Patients can speak to doctors over the phone and have samples picked up or medicine delivered straight to them.

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  • Can SB 9 really help build housing for all in Sacramento?

    Russell Nichols

    October 18, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency Act eliminated single-family zoning so homeowners can split their lots to create rentals and make more housing available statewide.

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  • Struggle and Success: Section 8 vouchers provide a pathway to stability, but challenges remain

    Dave Gong

    October 17, 2022 |

    Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Programs like the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program — or Section 8 — and the Fort Wayne Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program help low-income individuals and families afford quality homes through participating private landlords and housing developments. With the voucher program, the tenant’s financial obligation is capped at about 30% of their annual gross income, while the voucher covers the rest. In some cases, the voucher can cover up to 100% of the tenant’s rent.

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  • Georgia's largest school district seeing success in recruiting, keeping bus drivers

    Jorge Estevez

    October 14, 2022 |

    WSB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Gwinnett County Schools in Georgia is using active recruitment to keep an appropriate number of bus drivers on staff. Their team dedicated to transportation holds weekly job fairs, sends flyers home with students’ meals, and trains potential drivers on site.

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  • Just add water and stir — Owens Lake shows Utahns that even when salty lakes hit their lowest point, they can recover

    Leia Larsen

    October 12, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Lone Pine, California

    To adjust from L.A. regularly draining Owens Lake for its water supply, locals have found that they can recover the dry lake by simply re-adding water to it, which prevents it from creating toxic dust storms. When water is added to the lake, the environment wakes up and becomes home to several plants and animals, specifically millions of birds, which depend on habitats like Owens Lake when traveling around the world.

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  • Putting a stop to labor trafficking!

    Jason Nguyen Ana Lastra Robert Arnold Adrian Montes

    October 11, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The Equal Justice Center helps people who have experienced issues in the workplace like wage theft, labor trafficking and discrimination get justice against their employers.

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  • HelpMum is training traditional birth attendants to mitigate maternal mortality

    Abiodun Jamiu

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    HelpMum works to reduce maternal and infant mortality by training community birth attendants on modern and safe delivery methods, as most traditional birth attendants lack proper training. Along with training sessions, the group also provides birth kits, or resources to help with the delivery process. So far, HelpMum is present in six states and has trained over 2,000 community health workers.

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  • Clubfoot Feature Story

    Byamukama Alozious

    October 05, 2022 |

    Maama FM 101.7 |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda, Mulago

    The Mulago Clubfoot Clinic treats children born with clubfoot deformities with nonsurgical methods. There are currently 28 clinics scattered across regional hospitals, increasing access to treatment for those in need.

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  • Police responses to mental health crisis calls are reexamined

    Chin Tung Tan

    October 04, 2022 |

    News21 |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    GRAND Mental Health’s iPad Program connects people who may be experiencing a crisis with trained mental health professionals rather than law enforcement by video chatting on iPads. GRAND Mental Health, which serves 12 counties, has distributed more than 10,200 iPads in six years. They have distributed about 8,500 of them to clients and nearly 1,700 to first responders and hospital personnel.

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