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Where The Community Owns The Real Estate

Lucas Grindley

May 29, 2023 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Kensington Corridor Trust acquires properties along three blocks in its Philadelphia neighborhood to give the community agency and control over how that real estate is used, with an emphasis on keeping housing affordable. The trust has acquired 16 properties so far and has signed its first commercial tenant, providing space for a local business owner.

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Leaders in Black community teach healthy ways of expression

Taylor Torregano

May 26, 2023 |

Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

Video |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

At the Crenshaw YMCA, Black men and youth are able to get together to play basketball as community leaders discuss mental health with those in attendance on the court, working to break centuries of stigma surrounding Black men and mental health. Playing basketball and working at the YMCA offers a sense of community and shows youth there are other ways to express their emotions besides resorting to violence.

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For some students, certificate programs offer a speedy path to a job

Ira Porter

May 25, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Delaware

Community colleges such as Delaware Technical Community College and Lorain County Community College offer short-term certificate programs that are more accessible to adult learners and students with families. In 2022, the Delaware college awarded roughly 4,500 certificates and credentials.

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Feeling sick? The lawyer will see you now.

Julia Hotz

May 25, 2023 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Child Health-Law Partnership (Child HeLP) is a collaboration between health and legal professionals to treat a patient’s “health-harming legal needs” together. The original medical-legal partnership began 30 years ago in Boston, but has since expanded to other cities to look at all aspects of a patient's health. To administer the best care, patients are asked questions about housing quality and stability, delays or denials of public benefits, unmet educational needs and mental health.

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Cross River State Government in Partnership with Zipline International Explore Use Of Drones in Medical Supply Delivery

Ota Udeh

May 25, 2023 |

Sparkling 92.3 FM |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

Zipline International partnered with local government to use drones to deliver medical supplies to rural health facilities to ensure everyone has access to the resources they need, from hospital supplies to vaccines, drastically reducing the amount it takes to get much-needed supplies.

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How Conecta Arizona is Fighting Mis- and Disinformation in Latinx Communities in the United States

Manmeet Sahni

May 24, 2023 |

Aidóni |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

Conecta Arizona is a WhatsApp-based Spanish-language news service originally created to help combat misinformation in migrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three years since its launch, the service reaches more than 100,000 people and partners with freelance journalists and experts to provide information on voter registration, mental health resources, immigration laws, and more.

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Affordable and Accessible Health Care Remains an Issue in Nigeria, but Atayase Initiative Devises a Means, Helping the Underserved Age Groups

Usman Aliyu

May 24, 2023 |

BONews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Atayese initiative makes healthcare services more affordable and accessible for underserved age groups including young children, pregnant women and elderly people. The initiative launched in 2013 and runs clinics and hospital services in several states and communities where they’ve provided treatment to hundreds — in some areas, thousands — of patients.

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Protecting children and healing families, one Native auntie at a time

Nancy Marie Spears

May 24, 2023 |

The Imprint |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Luiseño, United States, San Diego, California

My Two Aunties assists Indigenous families to help keep children out of foster care. The group provides parenting support and education, seeks to build relationships between families and their culture and also works to repair intergenerational trauma that can lead to creating an unsafe environment for children. In 2022, the program served 97 families and held 411 parenting classes and interest in the program is continuously growing.

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"Not everyone needs a psychologist, but everyone should know how to help themselves and others:" Kyiv Resilience Center teaches how to cope with trauma

Olga Stukalo

May 24, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

The Stress Resilience Center provides critical workers — like doctors and law enforcement — opportunities to learn psychological self-help skills. The goal is to equip the public with psychological wellness skills to prevent the number of people who need to seek psychological help from getting too high. Amidst the war, the Center also provides individual and family therapy for those experiencing loss, burnout and those with loved ones in the military.

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Jewish teens, led by Ezra Beinart, are gathering on Zoom to meet prominent Palestinians

Ron Kampeas

May 24, 2023 |

The Forward |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

High school junior Ezra Beinart founded an initiative that invites Palestinians to speak with young American Jews via video chat. The goal of the project, which has hosted six speakers so far, is to introduce Jewish teenagers to perspectives on Israel-Palestine that they may not be exposed to within their communities.

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