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  • Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

    Elian Peltier

    November 26, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Togo

    The Bluemind Foundation is working with mental health professionals to provide training to hairdressers to teach them how to ask open-ended questions, spot nonverbal cues of distress in clients, provide comfort to those experiencing mental health crises and refer them to trained therapists. The goal of the training is to help fill the mental health care gap in an area where counseling is often not accessible or accepted by society. So far, 150 hairdressers have received the training and been dubbed “mental health ambassadors.”

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  • This Nigerian's campaign for the HPV jab is a fight against more than cancer

    Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

    November 23, 2023 |

    Vaccines Work |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

    To increase awareness of cervical cancer and the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine, Al-Ansar radio shares information about the disease, the vaccine and works to dispel speculation and misinformation about vaccines in general to those in underserved and hard-to-reach areas, as they’re often hardest to get vaccinated.

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  • A Model for Disability Justice in Emergency Shelters

    Marianne Dhenin

    November 21, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Edison, New Jersey

    The Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) started working with people who have disabilities to create better disaster preparedness measures that consider disabilities, ensuring support and shelter are accessible to anyone and everyone. ACI held an overnight shelter simulation exercise that allowed them to practice each step of an emergency shelter response with people who have disabilities to identify any areas that could be improved. These simulations have become a model for other counties across the state, inspiring more shelters to make improvements to their accessibility.

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  • NaloxBoxes: An answer to preventing drug overdose deaths

    Cheryl Splain

    November 16, 2023 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    Two municipal court probation officers in Mount Vernon, Ohio, are leading an effort to install free-to-use NaloxBoxes across the county to help prevent overdose deaths. The boxes are installed in areas that are accessible 24/7 and contain helpful resources and naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.

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  • How San Francisco is addressing the challenge of Trans homelessness

    Taylor Heeden

    November 12, 2023 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Several community organizations and municipalities like the Office of Transgender Initiatives (OTI) have come together to decrease homelessness rates among the transgender population. OTI formed a Trans Advisory Committee which focused on budget and policy advocacy based on input from the transgender community to address homelessness and partnered with efforts like the Transgender District. All in all, these combined efforts have decreased transgender homelessness by 15% since 2019.

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  • Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal

    Sophie Ralph

    November 10, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The University of Georgia soccer program held a Journey to Zero Waste Soccer Season in which it aimed for every home game to divert at least 90% of its waste from the landfill. The stadium crew set up recycling and composting bins with explanatory signage, and students volunteered to educate attendees about how to properly dispose of their waste.

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  • Double Up Food Bucks helps Detroit senior access fresh food

    Amelia Benavides-Colón

    November 09, 2023 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Double Up Food Bucks offers dollar-for-dollar matching of up to $10 daily for fresh fruits and vegetables for those enrolled in SNAP. The program addresses affordability issues that historically prevented people from accessing fresh, nutritious foods. Double Up Food Bucks works with more than 250 grocery stores throughout the state to provide widespread access to fresh produce.

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  • More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities

    Tom Peterson

    November 08, 2023 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Two Harbors, Minnesota

    Minnesota is purchasing “track chairs” with all-terrain treads for its parks that people with disabilities can use for free to access more areas and trails.

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  • Homecoming Project creates safe reentry for incarcerated people

    Tamar Sarai

    November 07, 2023 |

    Prism |

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    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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  • Asheville nonprofit reduces energy burdens in North Carolina

    Elizabeth Ouzts

    November 07, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Energy Savers Network helps people cut down on their energy waste by making home improvements like tightening air seals, insulating hot water heaters and replacing lightbulbs. The Network has helped more than 1,000 homes since forming in 2017 and, on average, the improvements have helped cut energy use by about 15%.

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