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  • How the Lebanese Diaspora Is Mobilizing Against Food Insecurity at Home

    September 08, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    Volunteer-run organizations are helping those facing food insecurity throughout Beirut by preparing and delivery food on a daily basis. Although the food system in the country remains heavily strained, the grassroots network of organizations are relying on one another for support which has resulted in diverting aid and strategically funneling resources where they're most needed.

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  • What can the U.S. learn from the French approach to childcare? Audio icon

    September 08, 2020 |

    America First? |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: France

    The average cost of childcare in the U.S. has doubled since 1997, leaving many unable or struggling to access care; but in France, lawmakers have found a way to enact affordable, universal childcare. The childcare facilities are government-run and equipped with highly trained and educated employees, including an on-call pediatrician and child psychologist. Since the system has been in place, female labor force participation and the country's birth rate have increased and both are now higher than that of the U.S.

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  • The buildings heated by human warmth

    September 08, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Harnessing body heat provides energy-saving heating to commercial and residential buildings. The Stockholm Central station in Sweden and the Mall of America in Minnesota both capture body warmth to provide some of the buildings' heat. Each has over 100,000 daily visitors during non-coronavirus times, generating substantial heat that can be captured by energy-efficient construction. Body heat is also utilized in residential spaces, where thermal insulation helps keep the warmth inside. Using body heat requires energy-efficient building materials and generally cannot provide all of a building's heating needs.

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  • For many Chicago communities, there is no COVID safety net. So teachers are stepping in.

    September 08, 2020 |

    Chalkbeat Chicago |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago, teachers across the city created mutual aid groups to help students and their families pay rent, buy groceries, or cover medical bills. By using their existing networks, social media, and apps like Venmo, groups have been able to raise thousands of dollars. One mutual aid group from Roberto Clemente Community Academy in Humboldt Park raised $34,288 in about six months. “If we don’t help, who will?”

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  • Homelessness on wheels: Boise Police, social workers launch new initiative for those living in vehicles in downtown Boise

    September 08, 2020 |

    BoiseDev |

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    Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

    An emergency shelter, a housing nonprofit, the City of Boise, and the Boise Police Department came together to coordinate efforts and give assistance to the growing number of residents experiencing homelessness and living in RVs and cars around the city. The “Street Outreach Support” program involves knocking on the vehicle doors and offering temporary housing and medical attention to those who need it. While there are a smattering of reasons that people are living in their vehicles, the city is searching for a more permanent solution to getting people access to affordable housing.

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  • NC rural provider shortage persists

    September 08, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Pender County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, it can be difficult to attract health care workers to rural areas, but a few counties have seen signs of success from various efforts. Tactics such as using financial incentives, creating a pipeline from medical school to job placement, and fostering strong community ties have worked in some instances. However, health officials in many rural areas say that it has not yet been enough to fill the shortage of providers that they're facing.

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  • Em Olinda (PE), música ajuda a preservar a história da nação Xambá

    September 07, 2020 |

    UOL |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Olinda, Pernambuco

    Projeto de educação musical preserva tradição de um quilombo urbano em Olinda, no Pernambuco. A cultura religiosa do quilombo quase havia sido extinta na década de 1930.

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  • Seniors Struggle With Isolation In The Pandemic. Here's How Some Organizations Are Trying To Help.

    September 07, 2020 |

    WBEZ |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated how seniors are able to come together for companionship, but groups in Illinois are trying to utilize technology to address the problem. While the digital divide is a significant limitation to this approach, some seniors say "they are having new experiences, meeting new people and that their world has actually expanded since COVID-19."

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  • Minnesota roommate program hopes to improve caregiving for people with disabilities in Minnesota

    September 06, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Melrose, Minnesota

    A new housing program in Minnesota is building off of an existing program to better provide housing for the developmentally disabled and their potential caregivers. The program known as "Rumi" helps cut costs associated with such housing by creating "a relationship-based model between developmentally disabled folks and full-time roommates who care for them in their homes."

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  • Elas contra a violência doméstica

    September 06, 2020 |

    TV Brasil |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil

    A reportagem é sobre ações realizadas pelo Brasil para lutar contra a violência que atinge as mulheres. Há exemplos como os da ONG Mulheres de Atitude, em Brasília, que já auxiliou ao menos cinco mil pessoas por meio de atendimento psicológico e jurídico e capacitação, e a Ronda Maria da Penha, que garante o cumprimento de medidas protetivas, em Salvador (BA).

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