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  • Chesterfield Mobile Home Park Could Be a ‘Model' for Revitalization

    September 14, 2023 |

    Economic Hardship Reporting Project |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chesterfield, Virginia

    Project:HOMES bought a local mobile home park, Bermuda Estates, to renovate the units and provide higher-quality, affordable housing. The group raised $4.2 million to repair each unit, build a new community center and host events in the park, all while not increasing rent costs.

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  • The Last Chance for Safe Injection Sites?

    September 13, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    There are 10 safe injection sites in Toronto, Canada. At each location, nurses are present to assist in intravenous drug use to prevent disease transmission and overdoses. Visitors can access mental health services, health care, and medication-assisted addiction treatment if they choose to.

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  • Harm Reduction: Is it saving lives, or helping enable addicts?

    September 12, 2023 |

    WSLS-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    The Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition (VHRC) uses harm reduction strategies to help those suffering from addiction by providing free supplies like overdose reversal spray, safe smoking kits and clean syringes, as well as connection to education and treatment options when people are ready. Those who access services through a harm reduction program are five times more likely to enter treatment programs. Last year alone, the VHRC distributed more than 20,000 doses of Narcan which they know reversed at least 2,000 overdoses.

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  • An innovative solution to tackling Nigeria's water crisis

    September 11, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Imo

    The Filter X360 uses gravity to purify water without requiring any power supply or chemicals by using ultrafiltration technology to remove bacteria and viruses from fresh water sourced from nearby rivers, lakes and ponds. The machine can purify 1,000 liters per hour and reduces the risk of illness and also prevents locals from having to purchase bottled water or simply go without clean drinking water.

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  • Changing the lives of adolescent girls, one tablet at a time

    September 09, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    After the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to virtual learning, the Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative launched the Learning Without Limits project, which provided needed technology such as tablets, power banks, and earpieces for girls in Kaduna. The tech has allowed students to build new skills in areas such as graphic design, climate action, and digital marketing.

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  • Adriana Carillo's life's work is to find migrants lost in the desert

    September 07, 2023 |

    Yale Climate Connections |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    SOS Búsqueda y Rescate (or SOS Search and Rescue) is a woman-led border and migrant search-and-rescue group that braves the elements — like extreme desert temperatures — to locate migrants who get lost or left behind along their journey from Mexico to the U.S. Since 2020, the volunteer group has found 60 survivors and the remains of 65 others, allowing them to offer closure for families searching for their loved ones.

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  • How a county has reached 'functional zero' for chronic homelessness

    September 07, 2023 |

    Scripps News |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bergen, New Jersey

    Efforts from the local Housing, Health and Human Services Center helped make Bergen the first — and one of the few — U.S. cities that have reached functional zero for chronic homelessness. Through providing counseling services and helping those in need access care and other resources like employment, the Center has helped several people secure housing, nearly eliminating long-term homelessness for veterans and those struggling with conditions like addiction and other mental illnesses.

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  • Fueling change through clean stoves

    September 06, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Clean Cooking Stove Entrepreneurship project offers two-week training programs to teach women how to practice safer, cleaner cooking practices as opposed to the dangerous open-fire cooking methods they’re most familiar with. Women who complete the training then return to their communities to advocate for and educate others on these new skills. Since starting in 2016, more than 9,000 women have received clean cooking education and access to stoves to practice these more sustainable cooking practices.

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  • Why Grove Park Residents Say This Housing Nonprofit Is Hurting Their Neighborhood

    September 06, 2023 |

    Capital B (Atlanta) |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Grove Park Renewal aims to help residents from the majority-black area of northwest Atlanta become homeowners by turning vacant properties into newly renovated, affordable homes. The nonprofit also offers an affordable rental program that allows qualifying individuals and families to live in one of its properties at a more affordable, income-adjusted rate.

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  • On Their Own: Border Humanitarians Respond to a Crisis Created by Governments

    September 05, 2023 |

    The Border Chronicle |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Sásabe, Sonora

    With a lack of government aid and interference, border communities are stepping up to care for both migrants and local residents through efforts like The Sidewalk School and Casa de la Esperanza — nonprofits that offer shelter, programming and resource centers for migrants and locals in need.

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