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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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800-1500 Words

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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800-1500 Words

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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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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Homecoming Project creates safe reentry for incarcerated people

Tamar Sarai

November 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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Over 3000 Words

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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Transforming Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: The Tombey Approach

Chinonso Kenneth

November 06, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

The Hacey Health Initiative’s Tombey project works to connect young people — especially young girls — with reliable, accurate information about sexual and reproductive rights and health (SRHR), as well as relevant sexual and reproductive health services. The Tombey Project offers an online SRHR course, a “sexiontary” full of SRHR terms and definitions and connections to youth-friendly counseling services. Since 2016, over 3,000 youth have taken the Tombey Project’s online course and it’s estimated that over 100,000 young people across the country have been impacted by the Tombey Project in some way.

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'She Made Me Feel Seen and Heard.' Black Doulas Offer Support That Can Help Mom & Improve Birth Outcomes

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

November 05, 2023 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Doulas are becoming a more widely used resource among pregnant people, particularly Black women who historically face racial inequities during pregnancy and childbirth. Groups like The Doula Network and the Southern Birth Justice Network are working to expand doula services by training and connecting pregnant women with certified doulas. Doula care is more holistic and studies show that women using doulas have about a 65% reduction in their odds of developing postpartum depression or anxiety when a doula is present during labor and delivery.

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Local pediatric mental health supports improving, but demand still not met

Kelly Burch

November 04, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

Amongst an increased need for mental health care, Monadnock Family Services is offering group therapy to children to get them in for some level of care as staff shortages make offering individual therapy too difficult. The American Psychological Association found that group therapy is as effective as individual therapy for most conditions — as well as more efficient. Monadnock Family Services offers a variety of groups depending on a patient’s interests and identity, like groups for those who enjoy hiking to groups for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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How a staffing crisis launched Eagle County School District into the affordable housing business

Rae Solomon

November 03, 2023 |

KUNC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Eagle, Colorado

The affordable housing crisis in Eagle, Colorado, is creating a severe staff shortage in local schools. So, the school district is partnering with organizations and developers like Habitat for Humanity to develop a mix of new apartments and houses that will be made available to school employees at affordable prices.

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What will it take for Arizona's gay bars to stop overdoses?

Joseph Darius Jaafari

October 24, 2023 |

LOOKOUT Phx |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

In an effort to combat overdoses in the LGBTQ+ community, some local spaces — like gay bars — are carrying Narcan. While not every gay bar in the area is on board with carrying Narcan, there are several individuals and local organizations working to push these venues to make a change and helping to ensure people who need it can access the potentially life-saving drug if they need it.

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Matching programs help up-and-coming Thurston County farmers get their footing. Here's how

Martín Bilbao

October 23, 2023 |

The Olympian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

In Washington, the Thurston Conservation District’s South Sound FarmLink program helps farmers connect with locals who are willing to lease their land for agricultural use. This is especially helpful for farmers who are just starting their careers and can’t afford to buy land.

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