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Wage Boosts for Local Workers

Natalie Pompilio

June 06, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Scranton, Pennsylvania

The city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, used some of its money from the American Rescue Plan Act to create a Wage Boost Grant for local businesses. The grant is used to raise hourly wages for two years allowing the business to save up money to keep the higher hourly rate after that. These raises are critical for small businesses trying to retain employees.

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How farming is saving Migori widows from wife inheritance

Polycarp Ochieng

June 05, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nyasoko

To fight back against “woman inheritance,” a practice in which women are married off to a brother-in-law after the death of a husband, widows in Nyasoko formed a support group that raises awareness about HIV, provides microloans, and maintains shared land for farming. The group now has 36 members and has enabled widows to start their own businesses and take control of their health.

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Can Guaranteed Income Prevent Gentrification?

Oscar Perry Abello

May 30, 2023 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, partnered with community organizations to launch a guaranteed income program for young adults. The program distributed monthly $500 payments to participants for one year with no strings attached to help ensure financial stability, reduce community violence, and combat displacement.

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Bangladesh tests climate finance for disaster-hit communities

Tahmid Zami

May 30, 2023 |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

Several organizations provide financial support like green bonds and insurance to farmers in Bangladesh to help protect them from crop loss caused by climate change disasters.

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Portland group works to make wealth redistribution a reality through real estate

Tiffany Camhi

May 18, 2023 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Volunteers of the PDX Housing Solidarity Project are working to redistribute generational wealth through homeownership in Portland. The project connects people with ample resources to Black and Indigenous homebuyers and helps facilitate cash gifts, no-interest loans, or other ways to assist throughout the process.

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Her daughter was killed, her son was taken away. This new Yolo program found her a new home

Maya Miller

May 13, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The Yolo County Basic Income Program is helping local parents with children under six who are experiencing homelessness. The basic income program gives each family $1,200 to $1,500 each month with no strings attached. The amount varies monthly based on how much is needed to put them above California’s Poverty Measure.

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New Indonesia climate fund backs Indigenous forest guardians

Michael Taylor Asad Asnawi

May 12, 2023 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia

The Nusantra Fund provides financial support directly to community-led projects in Indonesia. The aim is to improve the livelihoods of Indigenous and local people while tackling climate change impacts and protecting biodiversity.

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A Simple Fix Lifts Single Moms Out of Poverty in India's Slums

MaryLou Costa

May 12, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Jaipur

Fund a Mom gives 40 single mothers in Jaipur, India, $60 a month with no strings attached. The guaranteed income program helps them cover necessary expenses giving them the breathing room to find paid employment.

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Resource-rich countries find it pays to pay landholders to protect their land

Dimitri Selibas

May 11, 2023 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Guatemala

Guatemala’s reforestation programs pay farmers to keep their lands forested instead of clearing them for farming. The annual $380 payment each participant receives for 5 to 10 years comes from the general taxes collected by the government.

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The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle's Urban Native Population

Frank Hopper

May 11, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Seattle Indian Center, originally started by the matriarchs of the American Indian Women’s Service League, provides Native people in need with resources like food, clothing, financial and employment assistance, community outreach services and a sense of community where their heritage and culture are recognized.

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