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How Texas shrank its homelessness population — and what it can teach California

Marisa Kendall

June 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Efforts throughout Texas to reduce homelessness are serving as inspiration for states like California, that have similar homelessness issues. From committing funding to homeless reduction programs to establishing more advanced shelters like The Navigation Center, the state recorded a 28% drop in homelessness last year and has helped several individuals transition into permanent housing.

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Branford Manor residents make a difference with mold complaints

Kimberly Drelich

June 24, 2023 |

The Day |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Groton, Connecticut

To address issues with the conditions of their apartments, such as mold, residents at Branford Manor joined forces and began seeking help from local organizations and media to get the apartment complex's attention to fix the problems. Their collective action resulted in overdue improvements and repairs to the complex, demonstrating the effectiveness of community organizing.

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'It's really heavy work' How a shift in the traditional approach to therapy supports a group that's usually reluctant to do it

Raine Kuch

June 23, 2023 |

NowKalamazoo |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo’s Group Violence Intervention program works to interject itself into the cycle of gun violence to stop it. Members of the group, and those similar to it, often have lived experience with gun violence and this work can be emotionally draining and traumatic. To combat this heaviness, some group members have stepped up to teach healthy coping mechanisms and encourage participants to disregard stigma and seek mental health care when necessary.

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Ex-female refugee conserving South Sudan's disappearing forest

Richard Sultan

June 19, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

Vivian Kide learned to build fuel-efficient stoves in a Ugandan refugee camp to use less charcoal and prevent deforestation. When she returned home to South Sudan, she began building stoves for other women in her community and teaching them how to do so themselves.

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There's No Uber or Lyft. There Is a Communal Tesla.

Patricia Leigh Brown

June 16, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Huron, California

In rural Huron, California, an electric vehicle ride-sharing program, called Green Raiteros, provides free rides for low-income residents who need to get to medical appointments. The organization's 120 clients can call in advance, or just show up when they need a ride.

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NH nonprofit helps develop, promote gender-affirming spaces

James Rinker

June 16, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

The Affirming Spaces Project (ASP) helps local businesses create more affirming spaces for transgender and nonbinary employees and customers by providing training on topics like gender identity, pronoun use and how to use affirming language. Businesses that complete training get added to ASP’s database of affirming businesses and receive a decal to place in their storefront window. The database currently has more than 60 local businesses and organizations listed.

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Reviving the Lost Waterways of India's 'City of Lakes'

Geetanjali Krishna

June 16, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

After reviving a lake with no experience, Anand Malligavad went on to restore 30 lakes in Bengaluru, India. He and his team created a restoration model that includes dredging and cleaning the lakebed, planting native grasses and trees along the banks, and developing wetlands nearby.

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How indoor residual spraying helping to fight Malaria in Rwanda

Jeanne d’Arc Munezero

June 15, 2023 |

Panorama |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Indoor Residual Spraying is being used as an intervention to reduce the transmission of malaria. Trained teams spray the insecticide in about 10 homes a day. Since this method of prevention was introduced in 2007, there has been a significant decrease in malaria cases. From 2016 to 2022, malaria cases went from 409 per 1,000 people to just 76 cases and deaths fell by more than 89%.

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Women in Nasarawa community utilize government's stipend to provide portable water

Saadatu Albashir Emmanuel Kutara Tony Okerafor

June 15, 2023 |

Radio Nigeria |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

The Conditional Cash Transfer program provides a monthly stipend to low-income individuals. The program was implemented in six local government areas and benefits over 48,000 people. Thanks to the funds from the program, several local women were able to pool their stipends together to repair their area’s only borehole to ensure locals have access to clean water.

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Lesbian bars have endured — with community, grit and a little reinvention

Chabeli Carrazana

June 12, 2023 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Lesbian bars across the United States, like Femme Bar in Massachusetts and Lipstick Lounge in Tennessee, offer a safe space for LGBTQ+ people to connect, be themselves, and build a supportive community.

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