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  • Massachusetts churches have housed Afghan families for over a year as city unites in supporting new neighbors

    April 11, 2023 |

    Episcopal News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Newburyport, Massachusetts

    Churches in Newburyport, Massachusetts, converted rooms into temporary housing for Afghan refugee families. With support from community donations, the congregations created living spaces and provided the families with necessities like beds and clothes.

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  • Shred Up Halabja: Glimpse of Hope Amid Plastic Bombardment

    April 10, 2023 |

    KirkukNow |

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    Response Location: Iraq, Halabja

    The Shred Up Halabja Recycling Center is the first successful plastic collection and recycling system in Halabja, Iraq. The project collects plastics from schools, homes, and public places to recycle and turn into usable products. It also educates students about the importance of recycling to encourage understanding and innovation.

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  • This Evolving 3,000-Mile-Long Park Is Already Improving Cities Along Its Path

    April 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    The East Coast Greenway is a car-free trail network under development along the East Coast of the United States. The project organizers work with cities along the planned path to build the infrastructure and find funding. The goal is to connect Calais, Maine, and Key West, Florida.

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  • Civic participation, trust, getting to know people: Together Baton Rouge gets things done

    April 09, 2023 |

    NOLA.com (The Times-Picayune) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Together Baton Rouge connects different organizations and individuals to collaborate on important community issues, such as advocating for needed infrastructure work. The group helped bring about the restructuring of a corporate tax break program that brought in $282 million in revenue in 2021.

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  • BikeAthens Provides Transportation Equity

    April 08, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Athens’ poverty rate is 28.8%, making it difficult for some locals to afford cars and other means of transportation. BikeAthens donates bikes to those in need, hosts “Fix Your Own Bike Nights” and teaches classes on bike safety and how to ride to provide residents with an accessible means of transportation. The nonprofit donates about 100-120 bikes each year.

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  • Amsterdam's 'Smart' Blue-Green Roofs Reduce Urban Flooding

    April 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The city of Amsterdam funded a blue-green roofs program to reduce both flooding and the urban heat island effect. The water collection system stores and releases rainwater, the variety of indigenous plants increase biodiversity, and the connected digital network allows them all to be controlled remotely.

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  • California helps college students cut their debt by paying them to help their communities

    April 05, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    In an effort to help lower student debt while benefiting the community, the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program provides 3,200 students with service jobs and pays them $700 a month.

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  • During Lent, some UK dioceses give up fossil fuel investments for good

    April 04, 2023 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    The 40 Days, 40 Dioceses campaign leaders spent Lent working to convince dioceses in the United Kingdom to give up financial holdings in fossil fuels permanently and publicly. The campaign, led by the Christian climate group Operation Noah, highlighted a different diocese every day.

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  • Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet

    April 04, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Meghalaya

    Prioritizing intergenerational thinking allows current generations to make long-term decisions that help prevent urgent issues like climate change from having severe, irreversible impacts on future generations. For example, elders of the Indigenous Khasi community built living root bridges for future environmental and transportation benefits, despite never seeing the fruits of their labor. Now, at least 150 of the ancient bridges still exist to be used by the community today.

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  • Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

    April 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Isiolo

    The Kenyan government provides direct funding to local governments and communities to address climate change adaptation. This ensures locals have a say in the solutions and projects do not inadvertently cause harm.

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