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  • 'Dignified Food' Eases Food Insecurity in Philadelphia

    The Double Trellis Food Initiative aims to improve the quality of meals food-insecure residents receive from a vast network of food banks, soup kitchens, organizations, and agencies. In 2024, the initiative distributed more than 55,000 meals and began a workforce development program for juvenile offenders.

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  • North Carolina program helps low-income utility customers pay their bills

    The Customer Assistance Program—a collaboration designed by Duke, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, and a host of advocates—offers a monthly energy bill credit of up to $42 for households under a certain income threshold. In the first of three pilot years, about 55,000 households accessed this financial aid.

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  • After Lahaina fire, Hawaii residents address their risk by becoming 'Firewise'

    Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO), a 25-year-old nonprofit, helps assess, evaluate, and deter a community's ignition vulnerabilities. Volunteers remove trees, haul waste, and help facilitate economic support for migration, retrofits, and more.

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  • Yaku Raymi: The Quechua Ritual to Save a Glacier

    In Santa Fe, Peru, an ancestral system of water storage is helping communities cope with water scarcity: qochas are artificial lagoons built to store rainwater during the wet season, which is later used during droughts. The use of qochas has allowed Santa Fe to have 41 reservoirs that store 2.9 million cubic meters (102.4 million cubic feet) of water, three times more than before.

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  • How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires

    Though not without certain flaws, GoFundMe has facilitated critical and rapid financial support for thousands of people. The company charges a 2.9 percent fee on all donations, as well as 30 cents for every transaction, to cover credit card and bank transaction fees, but its primary source of revenue is voluntary tips.

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  • Through Discord, The WNC Helene Recovery Community seeks to help Asheville and beyond

    The WNC Helene Recovery Community is a Discord server created to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. The server provides a platform for people to connect and support each other, with channels dedicated to various needs, such as healthcare, mutual aid, and recovery updates. The server is designed to be easy to use and navigate, with a team of moderators providing guidance and support. The moderators have also implemented a vetting process to ensure the safety of users and prevent scams.

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  • Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here's How

    Farmers markets, supported by federal, state, and private food assistance programs, are helping to bridge gaps left by disparate food access by offering a direct distribution model.

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  • Internet saca del aislamiento y empodera a comunidades del Gran Chaco Americano

    Desde el 2013, el proyecto Nanum ha implementado un modelo que proporciona conectividad a través de 46 centros locales con acceso a Internet, empoderando a poblaciones indígenas, criollas y rurales. Marca un cambio significativo en la vida de más de 129 comunidades de Argentina, Paraguay y Bolivia, que hasta entonces permanecían aisladas.

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  • After Helene, relief network takes the chaos out of giving

    A network of local organizations in North Carolina are supplying people impacted by Hurricane Helene with clothing that can keep them warm as winter arrives. They run clothing drives and then sort the donations to meet specific requests, which is more helpful than giving out boxes of random clothes.

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  • Nimble Electric Trucks Are Supercharging African Trade

    In Rwanda, a fleet of simple, efficient trucks is helping farmers get their harvest to market before the goods spoil. For one farmer renting space in one of the trucks, the improved market access enabled them to go from selling 400 to 4,000 kilograms of produce a week.

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