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Harlem Organization Helped Change the Face of Construction

Damaso Reyes

April 27, 2023 |

New York Amsterdam News |

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Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

Fight Back, Inc. is a local community-based organization that worked to get construction jobs for Blacks, Spanish-surnamed, and other minorities in New York City over the years. The organization has been very effective in integrating the skilled and construction trades and ensuring workers of color have equal opportunity and has been replicated in other cities like Seattle and Detroit.

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Building the pathway to the middle class

Damaso Reyes

April 27, 2023 |

New York Amsterdam News |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Career and Technical Education schools teach teens a mix of academic and technical requirements so they can choose to pursue a career in the trades industry upon graduation.

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This housing program in central Indiana helps single mothers toward a college degree

MJ Slaby

April 27, 2023 |

Chalkbeat Indiana |

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Response Location: United States, Anderson, Indiana

The Anderson Scholar House in Indiana provides stable housing at a reduced rent price for single mothers enrolled in college. The organization aims to provide support and guidance so that life pressures don’t stop them from graduating.

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How Floating Farms Are Helping Bangladesh Adapt to Climate Change

Peter Yeung

April 27, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Barisal

Farmers in Barisal, Bangladesh, are returning to the traditional practice of growing crops on rafts to adapt to frequent floods and rising sea levels. The floating gardens made from woven water hyacinth have a layer of manure on top.

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How Portage Public Schools is investing in mental health

Natasha Robinson

April 26, 2023 |

MLive.com |

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Response Location: United States, Portage, Michigan

The Portage Public School district is making strides to change how students’ mental health needs are addressed by hiring a mental health initiatives coordinator for the district. This position is responsible for staff and students, as well as creating care plans as needed. Studies show that schools that expand their mental health services have happier, healthier, better-performing students and having the mental health coordinator in the schools makes it easier for youth to access the care they need when they need it.

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People leave when the projectile already hits their house: HelpPeople volunteers evacuate people from occupied cities

Liudmyla Tiahnyriadno

April 26, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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Response Location: Ukraine

The HelpPeople organization assists people evacuating occupied territories in Ukraine. Those in need can contact volunteers through a call center, social media, or the website. Then, the organization picks them up with a bus and transports them to shelters, train stations, friends, and family.

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Ride-hailing apps have a gender problem. These women drivers are fighting back

Nita Bhalla Albert Han Fintan McDonnell

April 26, 2023 |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Women-only taxi companies like An Nisa in Nairobi empower women to become rideshare drivers. These opportunities combat gender bias and create a safer space for women.

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Waste worth watching: why Gree Energy wants your dirty water

Sasha Gallick

April 24, 2023 |

Pioneers Post |

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Response Location: Indonesia

Gree Energy helps food processors in Indonesia overcome the financial barriers to installing anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. These plants turn methane emissions into biogas to be used as electricity or thermal energy. The company plans the builds, finds uses for the biogas, and establishes revenue to fund the projects.

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Demand rises for culturally aware mental health providers

Sarah Thamer

April 24, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Roseville, Minnesota

The Luminous Mind provides culturally competent mental health care to people of color. Along with The Luminous Mind, universities in the state are working to increase the number of students of color that enter psychology degree programs. The state also has a culturally-informed mental health task force that provides competency training and recruits diverse mental health professionals, all in an effort to decolonize mental health care.

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Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing

Mae Anderson Ashraf Khalil Michael Casey

April 24, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Manhattan, New York

Across the country, cities are pursuing office-to-housing conversions after the pandemic decimated downtown business districts. A percentage of these new apartments are required to be offered at affordable, below-market rates and some cities are also offering tax breaks for developers to incentivize these conversions.

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