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  • More 'Navigators' Are Helping Women Travel to Have Abortions

    February 01, 2024 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Navigators with the National Abortion Federation help people access care and cover the cost of an abortion, including necessary travel costs for those living in states with strict abortion bans. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, demand for this help has skyrocketed. NAF spends $200,000 a month — up from the previous $30,000 — in states where abortion bans are the strictest, like Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

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  • Minneapolis solar nonprofit is proving patience can bring results to lower-income residents

    January 29, 2024 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The nonprofit Solstar provides free solar panels to lower-income homeowners in Minneapolis by encouraging wealthy individuals to invest in its solar panel installations and cover the costs. The investors earn a modest return on their investment from Solstar and can take advantage of tax credits, while the homeowners see a drop in their electricity bills.

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  • Hot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests.

    January 29, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Organizations in cities across the United States, including Philadelphia and Tucson, are simultaneously combatting urban heat and hunger by planting fruit trees and edible plants that provide shade and food that community members can harvest.

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  • Breaking barriers, building businesses: Inside the Kano program empowering marginalized youth

    January 29, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    The GIRL-H program provides skill training and business assistance to youth from marginalized communities. Participants receive education and training in an area of their choosing and once they complete the training, they receive start-up capital to help them start their own businesses. The program has helped over 6,000 youth learn a new skill and start an entrepreneurial venture.

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  • More states offer health care coverage for certain immigrants, noncitizens

    January 26, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    The OmniSalud program provides zero-premium health care coverage to low-income immigrants without documentation, helping make health care more accessible for those who normally struggle to get it due to their legal status. This year, the program expanded to 11,000 slots and hopes to continue growing.

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  • This German village is embracing integration

    January 26, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hebertshausen, Bavaria

    The Heberthausen Asylum Support Group helps incoming migrants and refugees find housing, jobs and learn the German language to integrate with society and work towards citizenship.

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  • Student loans: How a new White House forgiveness plan works

    January 26, 2024 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    The Biden-Harris administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan is helping more student loan borrowers achieve forgiveness. The program reduces monthly payments based on the person’s income and family size and covers interest costs to stop the overall amount from ballooning.

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  • How An Englewood Artist And Activist Is Helping Black Families Keep Their Homes

    January 25, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Englewood, Illinois

    unBlocked Englewood, in collaboration with the Chicago Bungalow Association, works to help Black people own and keep their longtime homes in their families by addressing the racist practices that prevent Black home ownership and helping provide funds to cover costly home repairs.

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  • The township caravan tackling South Africa's femicide problem – the African way

    January 24, 2024 |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Phola uses narrative therapy practices to empower women to overcome gender-based violence by sharing their stories and connecting with others. Participants report that Phola has helped ease their anxiety and depression and has given them the strength to leave harmful situations at home. The project began in 2016 and the Phola methods are now used in 40 countries.

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  • Fentanyl Test Strips Are an Easy Way to Save Lives

    January 24, 2024 |

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    Several states are changing their drug paraphernalia laws, making it legal to possess fentanyl test strips which allow those who use drugs to test them for fentanyl. Fentanyl test strips are a means of harm reduction that allows the person to make informed decisions about their drug use in an effort to reduce fatal drug overdoses.

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