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  • How 3 LGBTQ+ centers support Detroit's queer youth

    August 24, 2023 |

    Outlier Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    LGBTQ+ youth centers, like The Ruth Ellis Center, are working to provide a sense of community and access to necessary services to uplift local LGBTQ+ youth. The Ruth Ellis Center offers shelter to LGBTQ+ youth facing homelessness and serves about 1,200 people each year. Along with shelter, the Center also works to bridge the healthcare gap in the LGBTQ+ community by partnering with Henry Ford Health to provide general wellness visits, STI/HIV screening, contraceptives and gender-affirming care.

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  • How Harm Reduction is Saving Lives

    August 24, 2023 |

    Solutionaries |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    The Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition provides services and supplies to help drug users stay safe and stay alive with the goal of eventually getting into treatment, offering syringe exchange services, testing and treatment connection for Hepatitis C and HIV, case management support, and more. The coalition safely disposes of 100,000 syringes per year, and research shows that people who access services through a harm reduction program are five times more likely to seek treatment for substance abuse.

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  • Nepal's Covid-19 Immunization Campaign – An Unlikely Frontrunner

    August 23, 2023 |

    Inter Press Service News Agency |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Manang

    Through well-coordinated efforts by healthcare workers, those living in rural, hard-to-reach areas were able to access the COVID-19 vaccine. As of July 2023, 83.9% of the country’s total population had been vaccinated with their first dose and 83.4% had received their second dose.

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  • The long struggle over taxing the rich

    August 23, 2023 |

    Center for Public Integrity |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    New bills passed by the state governments in Washington and Massachusetts are starting to make the states’ tax systems more equitable by increasing taxes on the wealthiest residents.

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  • TatoHub: Community spaces across Ukraine help families cope with the psychological challenges of war

    August 23, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Rubryka tells the story of a fishing club that turned into a non-governmental organization that helped Ukrainians evacuate from the Donetsk region, collects humanitarian aid, and now provides psychological and other support to displaced people in various communities of Ukraine.

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  • Responses to schistosomiasis paying off in North Central Nigeria, despite challenges

    August 23, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory

    Interventions like annual mass administration of medicines, increasing clean water access and educational efforts are being deployed across several states to help curb the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) like schistosomiasis. These interventions have been active since 1995 and through the help of partnering with other local and international organizations, like the German E-Merck, rates of NTDs like schistosomiasis have dramatically decreased over the years.

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  • How housing authorities can spur development for those in need

    August 23, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Medina, Ohio

    Local housing authorities like The Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority works to address the affordable housing shortage by forming community partnerships to develop housing solutions. Since 2016, the Housing Authority has built three new multifamily housing developments and rehabilitated two more.

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  • How Cleveland levels the playing field for tenants facing eviction

    August 22, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Legal aid programs like The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provide legal counsel to people who can’t afford it, particularly in housing cases between landlords and tenants. The Legal Aid Society’s Right to Counsel Cleveland (RTCC) provides counsel to low-income residents facing eviction with a child in the household. RTCC launched in July 2020 and by 2022 16% of tenants facing eviction had court representation.

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  • Partnerships, not parachutes: How Indigenous knowledge and citizen science can enhance climate research

    August 21, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    To fill gaps in climate data, some researchers are using a collaborative tactic known as “ethical space” to solicit and include Indigenous knowledge about climate change. Often, this results in improved conservation outcomes.

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  • Urban Farming in Copenhagen Grows Relationships in the City

    August 21, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    ØsterGro is an urban farm that uses community-supported agriculture, connecting residents with locally-grown produce throughout the growing season. The farm has a group of 40 members who pay in advance for produce. ØsterGro also hosts workshops about food production and small-scale farming and offers volunteer opportunities to connect locals with the farm and build community.

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