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Queens pols unveil winning participatory budgeting projects

Ryan Schwach

April 24, 2023 |

Queens Daily Eagle |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Through participatory budgeting, New York residents can propose and vote for community improvement projects through their local city council. In one Queens City Council district, more than 2,300 people aged 11 and up voted to allocate funding to five projects, including new trees and sidewalk guards, new X-ray equipment for the area hospital, and a hydroponic science lab for a local school.

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Demand rises for culturally aware mental health providers

Sarah Thamer

April 24, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

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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A downtown Flint vending machine is helping combat opioid overdose deaths, stigma

Kate Stockrahm

April 23, 2023 |

Flint Beat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Vending machines provided with the help of organizations like the Genesee Health System and Harm Reduction Michigan dispense fentanyl testing strips and Narcan kits as a form of harm reduction to combat the opioid epidemic and destigmatize safe drug use. When it debuted earlier this year, the machine distributed more than 2,100 test strips and 904 Narcan kits in six weeks. There are currently 52 machines placed across the state.

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Crowdsourcing #safety: How Twitter is helping civilians in Sudan

Urooba Jamal

April 23, 2023 |

Al Jazeera |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sudan

Amid violent conflict in Sudan, a network of citizens is using Twitter Spaces to share updates about the situation, broadcast safety alerts, connect people who are hurt with doctors who can advise them from abroad, and direct aid to people in need. The group has helped hundreds of people escape or get access to needed supplies since the conflict began.

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'He comes here, and he's alive': Adult day program in Fort Worth engages people with dementia

Alexis Allison

April 21, 2023 |

Fort Worth Report |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

The James L. West Center for Dementia Care’s Senior Day Program offers engaging activities like dance, music therapy and cooking classes, and a sense of community for people with dementia, while giving family caregivers a break. The Center currently cares for about 13 people each day, though it has the capacity for up to 20 people and is slated to expand to help more people.

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ADHS delivers vaccines, COVID-19 tests to underserved communities

Madison Vega Paula Soria

April 21, 2023 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

The Arizona Health Department delivers COVID-19 tests, vaccinations and other medical services to underserved, low-income communities via mobile vans, pop-up clinics and in-home services for those who struggle to access health care. Since the mobile program started in 2021, more than 140,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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Gambia's first clinical waste treatment plant targets reducing public health risk

Yero S. Bah

April 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Gambia

A new waste treatment plant is helping to keep the country clean, protect the environment and prevent the spread of disease by segregating and incinerating waste gathered from places like healthcare facilities. Now, most all healthcare facilities in the area are required to practice and receive education on the importance of these new waste management measures.

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Connecting With Individuals Who Have Disabilities

Dara Cyril

April 20, 2023 |

KAFTAN TV |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

Haske Children Foundation provides medical supplies, check-ups and surgeries to children with disabilities on a regular basis, having served 200 children so far. The Foundation also leads discussions about disabilities, working to address the stigma and change the negative narrative many locals have about those with disabilities.

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With help, Afghan refugees make a home in Manhattan, Kansas

AJ Dome

April 20, 2023 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Manhattan, Kansas

The Manhattan Afghan Resettlement Team (MART) helps Afghan refugees escape Taliban oppression and build new lives in the U.S. MART helps to connect refugees with the local Islamic Center for meetings about adjusting to life in the U.S. and language courses, as well as help getting a Social Security card, a job and enrolling their children in school. To date, over 100 refugees have been successfully resettled.

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BitLab Innovation Hub is influencing STEM education among out-of-school children in Taraba

Yahuza Abdulkadir

April 19, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Taraba State

BitLab Innovation Hub offers a STEM program geared at out-of-school children, which provides hands-on training to prepare them for careers in technology. The school has trained 105 children so far.

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