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  • Ryan House solves unmet needs of children with life-limiting sickness

    May 01, 2023 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Ryan House is one of three pediatric hospice homes in the United States and provides respite, palliative care and hospice to children with life-limiting illnesses. Staff at Ryan House focus on creating positive experiences and memories, while simultaneously supporting family members and connecting them with other families that share in their experiences. To date, Ryan House has helped more than 1,000 children and their families.

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  • How a dinosaur is redefining a rural coal town

    May 01, 2023 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Rangely, Colorado

    The Dinosaur National Monument in an old mining town is bringing in tourists and is turning a profit for the town. In 2021, visitors to the Monument spent $24.3 million.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    May 01, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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  • How Knosk Secondary School Is Empowering Low Income Parents/Guardian To Break The Cycle Of Poverty

    April 30, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The KNOSK secondary school is working to reduce the number of out-of-school youth in Nigeria by providing students with a quality education for a daily fee much lower than other school options. The school offers various payment plan options and gives the students uniforms, lunch, and sanitary products.

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  • Pounding the pavement: How running is a way to combat substance abuse and mental health issues

    April 30, 2023 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    Back on My Feet helps people experiencing homelessness and substance use through the power of exercise, specifically running. Participants have ran more than 950,000 miles and 70% of them have found employment and housing. Moreover, participating in the group helps people in need find a sense of community and build a support system.

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  • When Seattle social services fall short, libraries and transit lend a hand

    April 29, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Seattle Public Library system partners with local organizations like the Downtown Emergency Service Center to provide library patrons with clothes and food and referrals to services like domestic violence help and housing or shelter recommendations. The library also has four “social service librarians” who are equipped to help patrons and are allowed to carry and administer Narcan. Over the last five months, the downtown branch has provided emergency supplies (like hand warmers, food, and water) to 420 people and has made 280 referrals to other resources.

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  • Philly's plastic bag ban is working, study finds

    April 28, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s ban on businesses’ use of single-use plastic bags reduced plastic bag use by 94%. The ban also extended to paper bags not made of recycled content.

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  • How an NGO is Providing Support To all Survivors of FGM Through a Network called 'THE DAISY NETWORK'

    April 28, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Women Against Violations and Exploitation (WAVE) Foundation and The Daisy Network provides support for female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors and works to put an end to FGM across the country. The Daisy Network has spread to several states and has reached more than 3,000 people through their advocacy efforts.

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  • One school's solution to the mental health crisis: Try everything

    April 28, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Nelsonville, Ohio

    A rural school is taking a “try everything” approach to helping students cope with mental health struggles, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. From providing various forms of therapy, to school-based clinic services and mental health education, school staff are leaning into more of a public health approach to mental health care. The services are also seeing support from parents and guardians as nearly all who were asked for permission to treat their child agreed, compared to just 70% before the pandemic.

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  • New Transport Regulations Reducing Road Crashes in Uganda

    April 28, 2023 |

    Radio Sapientia 94.4FM |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    New, detailed driver badges, and bus route charts are reducing dangerous crashes involving buses on roads in Uganda. In an attempt to weed out incompetent bus drivers, they are now legally required to have a badge that includes information like their license number, training information, and the company they work for.

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