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  • The Streets Are My Home: Evictions, Homelessness and COVID

    March 02, 2021 |

    KOSU |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Restore Hope Ministries worked to prevent homelessness and evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic by using private donations, foundation grants, and CARES Act funds to provide rental assistance to 1,422 households. Each household received up to several months of rent, totaling $3.5 million in assistance, and targeting populations and neighborhoods most vulnerable to eviction and homelessness. The Tulsa Day Center also pivoted due to the pandemic and sheltered people identified as most vulnerable in place day and night, while working with the city and county to open up and run an overflow shelter.

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  • How The Military Helped Bring Back The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

    March 02, 2021 |

    WUNC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, North Carolina

    A unique partnership between the U.S. military, conservation groups, private landowners, and state and local governments has allowed the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker to grow in numbers. By working together, they’ve been able to protect the forests near military bases where these birds live. Environmentalists are worried about efforts to remove the birds from the endangered species list, saying their work isn’t over. However, this partnership has become a model for other conservation efforts throughout the United States.

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  • For those frustrated with vaccine system, a crew of volunteers is ready to help

    March 02, 2021 |

    The Boston Globe |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    A community effort is underway in Massachusetts to help people secure Covid-19 vaccination appointments, despite a confusing government roll-out system. The Massachusetts COVID Vaccination Help volunteer group is composed of volunteers from across the state, who are using their free time to help individuals schedule appointments. Although there are concerns about privacy, users thus far have commended the group's persistence and success in booking appointments.

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  • Kenya: Safe Toilets Improving Sanitation in Rural Areas

    March 02, 2021 |

    Science Africa |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Siaya County

    To increase hygiene and sanitation practices, a community in Kenya has begun installing safe toilets (SaTos). Although not all can afford the SaTos and there are safety concerns if not installed properly, users have reported that they have been beneficial in their day-to-day lives and have made a positive impact on health concerns.

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  • Nėrę į verslo idėjos paieškas, gimnazistai sukūrė unikalų produktą ir bendradarbiauja net su Šveicarija

    March 02, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Lithuania, Klaipėda

    Mokykloje vaikai sukūrė unikalų verslą, o partnerių rado net Šveicarijoje. Tai vienos Klaipėdos gimnazijos pastangų rezultatas - ten mokytojai ekonomikos pamokose taiko specialią metodiką, kuri skatina moksleivių entreprenerystę ir ugdo finansinį raštingumą.

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  • Doula work is ‘taxing' with little pay. Can Minnesota make it more sustainable?

    March 01, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    In 2013, Minnesota’s Medical Assistance Medicaid program expanded to include access for those who were providing support as doulas, but many barriers faced those who tried to get on the registry. From a registration fee to complicated billing system, the new policy has especially been challenging for individual practitioners or small non-profits to navigate. But despite the limitations, the expansion has still helped some organization's "ability to serve families while compensating doulas for their work."

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  • School Without Walls: Program Created by 110-Year-Old Black Church Becomes ‘Lifesaver' for Madison, WI Parents During Pandemic

    March 01, 2021 |

    The 74 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    School Without Walls is an offshoot of a summer learning and enrichment program that Ladson-Billings and Jones launched back in June to help 3rd- and 4th-graders confronting pandemic-related learning loss. In a time of political instability, global disruption, and a complex, virulent disease, one solution for anxious parents emerged from something simple: human relationships forged at a faith-based institution.

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  • How a legacy of organizing among domestic workers helped turn Georgia blue

    March 01, 2021 |

    Mother Jones |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    The domestic worker advocacy group, Care in Action, fell short in their goal to elect Stacey Abrams in 2018, which motivated them to mobilize an effective GOTV campaign in 2020. Over 250 of their members canvassed local neighborhoods each day, knocking on over 1 million doors. Overall, the group contacted 5.85 million voters by phone, mail, or in person. The group prioritized making connections with people historically overlooked in the political process and the member organizers make meaningful connections as canvassers because they share similar challenges and concerns as the people whose homes they visit.

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  • Can nonprofit news fill the local journalism void in Kansas?

    March 01, 2021 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    As local journalism businesses struggle with dwindling advertising and readership, posing a threat to accountability journalism focused on state and local governments, nonprofit newsrooms are filling some of the void. In Kansas City, The Beacon launched at the start of the pandemic to provide health and community news. Its launch succeeded well enough to attract grants from national journalism-support organizations. Despite a number of such successful launches, questions remain about how sustainable such operations will be, especially in rural areas and small communities.

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  • Can't Get a Covid Vaccine? In This County, Everybody is Eligible

    March 01, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Gila County, Arizona

    In Gila County, Arizona, everyone is now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine after the county successfully distributed it to those who were in the priority target groups. The success of early distributions can be attributed to a variety of factors but most notably included the "county’s rural character" which made public awareness campaigns more effective, ease of access to vaccination sites, and a "fairly loose definition of essential worker."

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