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Transforming the Delta

Robert Kunzig

December 20, 2024 |

Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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Response Location: United States

The Next California project, a collaboration between AgLaunch and WWF, is helping transform the Mississippi Delta into a sustainable and prosperous agricultural economy. Working with local farmers across Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi, the organizations are helping agricultural operations incubate projects, diversify assets, and grow distribution networks.

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How One City Cut Its Poverty Rate By More Than a Third

Christopher Swope

December 19, 2024 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building acts as a hub for connecting the city’s many anti-poverty programs and organizations, with partnerships that holistically tackle everything from job training and guaranteed income initiatives to community health programs. Since 2014, the city’s poverty rate has dropped from nearly 27 percent to 17.1 percent.

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This Outer Banks Resort Centered the Environment From the Start, and It Paid Off

Taylor Haelterman

December 12, 2024 |

Triple Pundit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Corolla, North Carolina

Due to its sustainable design, the Corolla Light Resort has seen far less seawater intrusion and damage to properties compared to other Outer Banks resorts, plus much healthier dune structures. With 450 privately owned and managed homes, over half of which are dedicated to vacationon rentals, coordinated limited development has led to some of the tallest dunes on the island and minimal erosion.

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A Little-Known Federal Program Is Keeping Senior Housing Affordable in Denver

Robert Davis

December 05, 2024 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development offers funding for affordable housing properties to retrofit their buildings to be more resilient to climate change and improve resident’s quality of life. The funding ensures the properties remain as affordable housing because these upgrades typically reduce bills and because property owners must agree to keep rent affordable for 25 years.

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Pop-Up Voting Centers Bring the Polls Directly to Unhoused Angelenos

Erin Rode

December 05, 2024 |

Bolts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles County’s Flex Vote Center Program establishes polling locations at shelters, transitional housing sites, and service centers for people who are unhoused or face other barriers to voting. In 2020, nearly 2,800 people cast their ballots through the Flex program.

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A mission to deliver hope to Bayelsa's most vulnerable populations

Clinton Attah

December 04, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Bayelsa

Enibo Albert Charity Foundation's multi-faceted approach to humanitarian services aims to empower vulnerable populations in Bayelsa by addressing their immediate needs, promoting education, and fostering community development, all while advocating for a healthier environment.

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Resilience in the Sundarbans: How Shrimp Farming is Helping Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Joydeep Dasgupta

December 02, 2024 |

News Sense |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Sundarbans

Communities in the Sundarbans have adopted shrimp farming as a sustainable livelihood strategy; the approach has proven successful, with environmental benefits and many farmers earning a good income.

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New work program in Atlantic City for homeless people

Briana Vannozzi

November 27, 2024 |

NJ Spotlight |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Hope Work Initiative by Atlantic City's Homeless Outreach Unit connects unhoused community members with temporary employment cleaning up the city streets for three days a week, making $75 a day.

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Crops, cows, and solar panels? Why farmers are harvesting sunlight.

Nate Iglehart

November 06, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Spurred by federal and state incentives, farmers in Massachusetts are adopting agrivoltaics, the practice of installing a solar array on the same land they use for crops and livestock.

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EVs for All: How Car Shares Are Making Electric Vehicles Accessible

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

October 28, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States

Community-first car-sharing options, usually run by cooperatives and nonprofits, are making electric vehicles accessible and affordable for all. They offer cars that anyone can rent for a membership or hourly fee, sometimes partnering with community groups and organizations to lower the rate.

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