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  • How a St. Louis Spice Drive Offers Refugees a Taste of Home

    November 11, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The International Institute of St. Louis works with immigrants and refugees and partnered with a local grocer, Global Foods Market, to host an annual spice drive for those facing food insecurity. Spices aren’t normally thought of when people donate to food banks, but they can provide both flavor and a cultural connection to home. Last year’s drive collected nearly 30 pounds of spices and with matching donations, a total of 600 jars of spices were given to people facing food insecurity.

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  • How a young Nigerian is tackling learning problem among rural pupils with digital tools

    November 11, 2022 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Joga Orile, Ogun State

    Teach For Nigeria works to eliminate educational inequity in Nigeria and recruits young graduates and education enthusiasts to teach in rural schools. With the help of the Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative, Teach for Nigeria recruits can bring innovative, digital tools — like talking, audio books — to help enhance learning in and out of the classroom.

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  • In the Sacramento area, when affordable housing is done well, it changes lives

    November 10, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Affordable housing communities serve various low-income populations from seniors to veterans to minorities and families. Gaining a safe and affordable place to live — with rent capped at 30% of their gross income — can help turn people’s lives around as affordable housing communities like Hope Cooperative connects residents with services like healthcare, job, and life skills to get back on their feet.

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  • Non-Citizen Immigrants On Voting In Takoma Park

    November 09, 2022 |

    DCist |

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    Response Location: United States, Takoma Park, Maryland

    Non-citizen residents of Takoma Park, Maryland have been able to vote in municipal elections since 1993, and 16- and 17-year-olds there have had access to the ballot since 2013. Residents of the city, where roughly 30% of the population was born outside of the United States, say participating in city elections makes them feel more welcome in the community and helps them get invested in local issues.

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  • Election Protection Force Fights Voter Suppression: Racist Poll Workers, Vigilantes, Missing Ballots

    November 08, 2022 |

    Democracy Now! |

    Broadcast TV Talk Show |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Beaumont, Texas

    The Election Protection coalition is a group of law and advocacy organizations that deploys volunteer attorneys to polling places, runs a hotline where voters can bring questions or concerns, and files lawsuits when necessary to enforce voter rights. The coalition filed a lawsuit after Black voters in Beaumont, Texas reported being harassed and improperly turned away by white poll workers, successfully obtaining a court order removing the presiding election judge from their position.

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  • How is Armenia Healing its New Generation of Men after Nagorno-Karabakh War?

    November 08, 2022 |

    Outriders |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Armenia, Yerevan

    The Zinvori Tun or “Soldier’s home” is a rehabilitation center that treats veterans with injuries or disabilities as a result of fighting in the war. About 300 veterans from the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War are currently receiving treatment at the center. There are also various treatment centers that have been established to treat mental wounds, like trauma and grief.

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  • Meet the people who help Spanish-speaking families decode life and learning in South County

    November 04, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

    Within the Latino community, there are often miscommunications between schools and parents that have a big impact on students' education. To help build a bridge, some schools are hosting forums for Spanish-speaking families and including more inclusive language in messaging to allow parents to be more involved in their children’s education.

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  • Why Arabic ballots are now being offered in Michigan and what this means for voter access in the U.S.

    November 04, 2022 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Dearborn, Michigan

    Because Arabic-speakers are not entitled to translated election materials under the Voting Rights Act, Michigan organizers in Dearborn and Hamtramck instead took the issue to their city councils and were able to secure local legislation requiring the communities to provide Arabic-language ballots. The new resource was available for the first time during the August primary.

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  • When It Comes to Voting in Jail, the Devil Is in the Details

    November 04, 2022 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help eligible voters behind bars participate in elections, civic and volunteer groups visit jails such as the Vernon C. Bain Center with registration packets and absentee ballot request forms. The volunteers also answer questions about issues, candidates, and the voting process, and about 300 people in New York jails have registered to vote since January.

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  • States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

    November 04, 2022 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Houck, Arizona

    It’s becoming more common for hospitals and medical facilities to employ traditional healers. Traditional services are free for Native Americans at facilities operated by the Indian Health Service and other tribal health centers that allocate money from their budget to provide the necessary infrastructure and staff for onsite traditional healing, but there are several groups and individuals rallying for traditional healing to be reimbursable through Medicaid to make it more accessible.

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