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For families in the South struggling to find gender-affirming care, small grants make a huge difference

Orion Rummler

November 29, 2023 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Grove Hill, Alabama

LGBTQ+ organizations in the South, like The Campaign for Southern Equality, are raising money to give to families seeking gender-affirming care services for transgender youth. The money is used to cover travel costs to states without care bans, as well as gender-affirming clothing and other supplies. So far, the group has distributed about 350 $500 grants. In addition to funding, the group also works to ensure families have accurate information about gender-affirming care bans in their state, as the legal landscape is confusing and constantly changing.

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The Beacon Prison Books Project Provides Free Books to Those Behind Bars

Ryan Keegan

November 29, 2023 |

The River |

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Response Location: United States, Beacon, New York

The Beacon Prison Books Project provides free books to incarcerated people through a group of volunteers who take book requests, order the books and then display them in participating bookstores for patrons to purchase as sponsored gifts for those in prison. The program has expanded to several bookstores in the state and has sent over 3,000 books to incarcerated people since February 2020.

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With law enforcement sparse, Alaska villages build network of safety for survivors

Claire Stremple

November 29, 2023 |

Alaska Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Emmonak, Alaska

Amidst a lack of law enforcement in remote areas, the Emmonak Women’s Shelter has begun training people in small villages to become victim resource advocates to connect those who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault with shelter and care.

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Not your grandma's granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU 'apartment buildings'

Ben Christopher

November 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

The City’s ADU bonus program offers landlords a one-for-one deal if they agree to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that is affordable, specifically for those under certain income requirements, then they are automatically permitted to build a second “bonus” unit on the property and set the rent at whatever price they’d like. This law has created an influx of affordable housing, as landlords are permitted to have up to five units on one property.

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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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