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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a 'fire culture' to boost its range

James Pollard

December 15, 2023 |

Associated Press |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, West End, North Carolina

Community-led volunteer groups in the American Southeast are clearing undergrowth by lighting prescribed burns to prevent future forest fires and make space for longleaf pine trees to grow. Much of their work is done on private property, where state governments are cautious to send the burners they employ because of liability concerns.

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Young Migrants Build New Lives Through Theater

Galina Abakunchyk

December 14, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

The Kupalinka theater school is a space for adult and children refugees from Belarus and Ukraine to gather to learn how to run a theater and perform for the community. Theater classes help keep the culture and native languages of their homelands alive. The theater also provides a safe space for fun, creativity and connection, helping refugees manage the stress and grief of fleeing home.

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An Underground Lunch Delivery Train Comes to the Atlanta Suburbs

Sarah Holder

December 14, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

The startup Pipedream Labs is running small, electric vehicles in tunnels under Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to make last-mile deliveries for local restaurants. The aim is to reduce emissions, traffic, and delivery costs for businesses.

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In One Community, Faith-based Services Fill the Gaps When Government Can't – or Won't

Taylor Sisk Laura Harbert Allen

December 13, 2023 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charleston, West Virginia

The Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church works with other area organizations to help locals facing a range of challenges, from food insecurity to addiction. The efforts particularly focus on Black residents to fill the void left by local, state and federal government agencies. The church provides support and necessary supplies through its Showers, Health Care and Outreach Program (SHOP), as well as domestic violence counseling, housing assistance and addiction treatment.

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A community-led strategy to save Brazil's dry forests from desertification

Xavier Bartaburu

December 11, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Uauá, Bahia

Thirty-five communities in Bahia, Brazil, are working together to restore the Caatinga dry forest by managing goat and sheep herds and fencing areas off to let nature heal itself over time.

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Tucson groups work to keep pets with their people during financial hardship

Caitlin Schmidt

December 11, 2023 |

Arizona Daily Star |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Local groups like Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) have employed several methods to help families struggling to keep their pets stay together. PACC does regular outreach events to collect pet food donations and also gives out supplies like beds, leashes and collars to those in need. PACC also has a nonprofit arm, Friends of PACC, that helps owners struggling with veterinary expenses and a safety net program that connects pets with foster families.

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Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing

Sandra Cuffe

December 08, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Guatemala, Los Romero

Buena Semilla is a group that connects local women living with trauma and mental health issues to share their experiences and build relationships with one another through workshops and sharing circles. More than 300 women participate in sharing circles each week, connecting over meals, guided meditations, breathing exercises and skill-building like weaving.

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The outliers in urban residential landscaping

Allen Best

December 08, 2023 |

Greeley Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Homeowners in Colorado are replacing their turf with rock and native plants and grasses, to save water and save money on water wills.

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Cooperative Ways to Weather the Silver Tsunami

Jaisal Noor

December 07, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Worker cooperatives, which are worker-owned and democratically operated, are spreading across the United States as a response to the large number of baby-boomer-owned businesses closing with no succession plan. Baltimore’s Common Ground Cafe is an example of staff, the community, and a local cooperative incubator coming together to do just that.

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Black Investors Take Back a Legal Tool to Restore Affordable Housing

Kelli Duncan

December 07, 2023 |

Illinois Answers Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Community Receiver Program works with real estate professionals of color to rehabilitate vacant and foreclosed properties. These properties are then resold to local homebuyers — to preserve generational wealth — or rented out at affordable rates. The program trains people to be community receivers for free, teaching them how to acquire and rehabilitate the buildings, as well as how to leverage grants and local funding programs. Since 2020, the Program has trained about 520 people, rehabilitated 16 buildings and contributed about $4.5 million in restored property value.

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