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They built a skate park in Nebraska's poorest county. Then they watched Junior do something priceless.

Matthew Hansen

October 28, 2022 |

Flatwater Free Press |

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Response Location: Omaha Tribe, United States, Omaha, Nebraska

On native land where the local youth are struggling with depression and anxiety, a new skate park has been built as studies have shown that skateboarding is good for teenagers’ mental health – especially teens living in isolated conditions. The skate park helps get kids out of the house and serves as a social support network, fostering a sense of belonging.

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How parts of northwestern Ontario bucked the provincial trend of a lower municipal voter turnout

Olivia Levesque

October 28, 2022 |

CBC |

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Response Location: Canada, Atikokan, Ontario

Though voter turnout for municipal elections dropped about 4 percent across Ontario in 2022, a handful of communities in the northwestern part of the province bucked that trend by switching to online voting or telephone voting and a focus on outreach with younger residents. In the town of Atikokan, about 56 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, compared to 34 percent throughout the province as a whole.

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Blind and low-vision voters hail Massachusetts' new statewide online voting option

Meghan Smith

October 28, 2022 |

GBH |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

In 2021, Massachusetts debuted a new election service that allows voters with disabilities to cast their ballots electronically through a secure web portal. Originally piloted in five municipalities, the system was used by six people last year and is now available statewide.

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Financial help for renters during COVID slashed Colorado evictions by nearly 60%, new study finds

Tatiana Flowers

October 28, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Federal funding for rental assistance and a moratorium on evictions for past-due rent reduced evictions in Colorado by more than half over the past two years.

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False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

Shannon Bond

October 28, 2022 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States

Governments, companies, and nonprofits are using a strategy called "pre-bunking" to teach people the tactics and strategies behind misinformation so that they can recognize and scrutinize it when they see it online. After Twitter released several dozen pre-bunks about elections in the United States and Brazil, about 39 percent of users they surveyed said they were more confident that there wouldn't be election fraud, and about half said they were able to pause and question what they saw in online posts.

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Let's Talk About Mental Health: Community solutions to moving beyond the scarcity trap

Shannon Steele

October 28, 2022 |

Explore Big Sky |

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Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

Big Sky Community Food Bank and Food Resource Center provides easy access to food and resources to people in need. People are encouraged to use the resources as a strategy to make their household budget go further and provide a sense of security. This helps prevent feelings of constant stress and insecurity around basic needs, which can lead to a scarcity mindset and be detrimental to mental health.

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Social Business Profile: Clear Voice – the award-winning language service helping refugees

Sasha Gallick

October 27, 2022 |

Pioneers Post |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

Clear Voice specializes in interpreting, translation, and transcription services via phone, video, and face-to-face, as well as services to asylum seekers through its parent charity Migrant Help. The organization has been steadily growing since its inception in 2006 but has more than tripled its staff in the past 18 months.

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To get young Filipinos into farming, initiatives reach them via TikTok, school

Janine Peralta

October 27, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Philippines

Kids Who Farm, an initiative co-founded by a 12-year-old in the Phillippines, is working to teach young people how to start micro-farms and grow the waning youth interest in agriculture.

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The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing • Sacramento News & Review

Ken Magri

October 26, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

After the Camp Fire that destroyed several homes and misplaced residents, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offered low-interest home loans and payment assistance for low-income families who wished to rebuild or repair a home after a wildfire. Several other organizations and agencies also emerged with solutions and research studies that present ways to reshape how Californians rebuild after wildfires, with attention paid to mitigating future fires and the destruction they cause.

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For Disabled Workers, a Tight Labor Market Opens New Doors

Ben Casselman

October 25, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Several companies’ newfound openness to remote work is leading to opportunities for people whose disabilities make in-person work difficult or impossible to find stable employment. The share of adults with disabilities who are working has soared in the past two years, far surpassing its pre-pandemic level and outpacing gains among people without disabilities.

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