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A free community library wants to reduce child street hawking and social vices in Ajegunle

Toyeeb Abdulquadri

December 04, 2023 |

Ikeja Record |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ajegunle, Lagos

The Transforming Lives and Communities Initiative converted an office space into a free library and resource center for local youth during the pandemic, providing them with internet access, books, games and other educational materials, including a Reading Clinic to teach local youth how to read. The Initiative continued and expanded from what started as a small venture with less than 10 participants, to over 1,000 registered users.

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Inside the fight to add gender-affirming care to university health insurance plans

Phoebe Fuller

November 30, 2023 |

Xtra |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

Insurance provider GreenShield, in collaboration with university insurance broker Studentcare, provides lifetime coverage of up to $10,000 for gender-affirming care procedures not covered by provincial health insurance. This insurance benefit provides care to more than 200,000 university students across 20 participating schools in the country.

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LeadSafe Detroit helps protect kids from lead poisoning

Amelia Benavides-Colón

November 29, 2023 |

Planet Detroit |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit LeadSafe Housing program targets households in zip codes with high numbers of homes built prior to 1978, before Congress banned lead paint in residential settings. The program has renovated 112 units since forming in 2016 and has since branched out to collaborate with Urban Neighborhood Initiatives to eliminate language barriers by reaching those in majority-Latino neighborhoods.

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With law enforcement sparse, Alaska villages build network of safety for survivors

Claire Stremple

November 29, 2023 |

Alaska Beacon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Emmonak, Alaska

Amidst a lack of law enforcement in remote areas, the Emmonak Women’s Shelter has begun training people in small villages to become victim resource advocates to connect those who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault with shelter and care.

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The Beacon Prison Books Project Provides Free Books to Those Behind Bars

Ryan Keegan

November 29, 2023 |

The River |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Beacon, New York

The Beacon Prison Books Project provides free books to incarcerated people through a group of volunteers who take book requests, order the books and then display them in participating bookstores for patrons to purchase as sponsored gifts for those in prison. The program has expanded to several bookstores in the state and has sent over 3,000 books to incarcerated people since February 2020.

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This Cheap Street Fix Saves Lives. Why Don't More Cities Do It?

John Surico

November 28, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Cities in the United States are implementing daylighting to improve driver visibility and keep pedestrians safer. The practice consists of many different methods, such as building curb extensions or adding new signage, but all of them focus on the corners of crosswalks where most crashes occur.

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Not your grandma's granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU 'apartment buildings'

Ben Christopher

November 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

The City’s ADU bonus program offers landlords a one-for-one deal if they agree to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that is affordable, specifically for those under certain income requirements, then they are automatically permitted to build a second “bonus” unit on the property and set the rent at whatever price they’d like. This law has created an influx of affordable housing, as landlords are permitted to have up to five units on one property.

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Fixing the lake could pave the way to solving Utah's mental health crisis

Emma Penrod

November 28, 2023 |

Great Salt Lake Collaborative |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

The officials and experts working on the plan for the future development of Salt Lake Valley are taking into account what didn’t work from previous urban design choices to ensure water conservation is a design priority going forward.

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A Carnegie Hall Concert Series Designed for Mental Health

Michaela Haas

November 28, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The iconic New York City theater Carnegie Hall recently premiered a Well-Being Concerts series designed to maximize the health benefits concert attendees receive, such as reduced loneliness, anxiety, and stress. At these events, the audience is encouraged to get to know one another while they sit on floor cushions on the same level as the performers.

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Development for Good: Crowdfunding Community Development

Courtney Duchene

November 27, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Investment groups and developers Voyage Investments and Shift Capital are working to raise funds to transform abandoned buildings into useful spaces that benefit the community, like a new high school or studio space for local entrepreneurs. These projects have brought upwards of 500 jobs to locals and help keep the community involved in the city’s development by allowing them to make small investments in upcoming projects.

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