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  • Job-site centers ease parents' concerns — and increase employee retention

    March 28, 2021 |

    Miami Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Offices in South Florida are providing on-site child care for children of employees. The ease of having children nearby saves time, gives parents peace of mind, and increases employee retention. Although it’s growing in popularity, workplace daycare is a perk that only 6 percent of American employers offer. In Tennessee, school-based childcare programs have been effective in reducing teacher turnover - so much so that every new school built in Chattanooga will come equipped with a space for child care.

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  • Can a shared services alliance help childcare centers keep the lights on?

    March 28, 2021 |

    Miami Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    Childcare centers are outsourcing administrative work through a pilot program that pools resources for a network of childcare providers. The alliances keep costs down, improve efficiency, and reduce the workload. The alliances also help recruit new students, onboard new staff, maintain licensing, and even highlights opportunities for funding and new income streams. Outsourcing administrative tasks allows childcare centers to be more financially sustainable and can prevent more centers from shutting down.

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  • Airbnb-like Miami company helps parents explore childcare centers without the driving

    March 28, 2021 |

    Miami Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Parents in Miami-Dade county can now access an online directory of preschools and childcare options through prek.com. Research shows most parents find child care through word of mouth, which leaves those who are new in town, as well as immigrant parents, at a disadvantage. The website provides one-on-one services to help walk parents explore their options and offers a digital presence to many smaller facilities that lacked the time and resources to market online.

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  • Phobia of Healthcare Facilities: Community Health Volunteers, Shielding Clinically Vulnerable Families from COVID-19

    March 27, 2021 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi

    In Nairobi, community health volunteers have played a crucial role during the coronavirus pandemic by providing reliable health care information to residents. They also have been a key resource in delivering essential medications to "clinically vulnerable families."

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  • To Reach Santa Barbara County's Vulnerable, Public Health Targeted COVID-19 Testing, Drop-In Sites

    March 27, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    In Santa Barbara County, county officials have used findings from the Latinx & Indigenous Migrant COVID-19 Response Task Force to inform the placement of testing pop-up locations during the pandemic. Most recently, the county has also partnered with the local school district to offer walk-in testing clinics on school grounds.

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  • ‘We're going to take care of you, okay?'

    March 27, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Uniontown, Alabama

    To Covid vaccinations into as many arms as possible, a group of community clinics in Alabama called Cahaba Medical Care is working together with underserved communities to spread the word and schedule appointments. Although the vaccination efforts have been "chaotic," the team of health care workers has successfully managed to expand access to many community members across the state.

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  • The mechanical stomach powering homes by digesting old food scraps

    March 27, 2021 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Cockburn

    The electricity powering 3,000 Perth homes might have started out as moldy bread and rotting lettuce. The city of Cockburn collects food waste from supermarkets and restaurants to be fed into a mechanical "stomach" that converts the waste to energy. Methane is trapped and used to power electric generators. The remainder of the "digested" food is turned into compost and liquid fertilizer. The operation has recycled 43 tons so far, removing 81,000 kilograms of gases that otherwise would escape landfills and warm the atmosphere.

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  • In Denver, Tiny Homes Take On Affordable Housing

    March 26, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver's Beloved Community Village is a development of 20 "tiny houses," affordable single-family homes that have helped residents obtain stable housing at rates that allow them to get ahead financially. Charlotte would have to change its zoning laws, and some residents' attitudes, to allow for such a hedge against homelessless. Those changes are possible, but will take time and much effort.

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  • Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought

    March 26, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Idaho

    Conservationists, government agencies, scientists, and landowners are working together to restore streams using low-cost solutions from sticks, stones, and even beavers. Restoring these floodplains is important to help communities combat drought and wildfires. In Idaho, scientists relocated nine beavers to Birch Creek so they could help repair the dried-up stream. In three years, the beavers built dams, which helped the creek flow for longer in the summer. This method might not work everywhere, so scientists have also tested stone structures, which also proved effective at improving the ecosystem.

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  • As eviction deadline looms, some cities provide free attorneys to renters

    March 26, 2021 |

    WCNC-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Right to Counsel laws ensure legal representation for tenants facing eviction in Ohio and New York. Results from various cities show that free legal aid results in lower eviction rates. Eviction rates in North Carolina are on the rise and advocates say the state needs to implement Right to Counsel laws.

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