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Non-carceral emergency response initiatives require a cultural shift

Tamar Sarai

October 02, 2023 |

Prism |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Non-carceral emergency services offer an alternative option to calling the police for de-escalation and crisis resolution. These programs employ trained specialists, are consent-based, and can refer people to local services to help meet their needs or receive care.

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PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

October 02, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: The Mi'kmaq Nation, United States, Maine

Since testing by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection found shockingly high levels of PFAS and PFOS — also known as forever chemicals — on land across the state, researchers and locals have been working on remediation. In one example, the Aroostook Band of the Mi’kmaq found that hemp grown on contaminated land extracts large amounts of the chemicals from the soil.

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First days of Driver's Licenses for All bring relief to Minnesotans

Hibah Ansari Alfonzo Galvan

October 02, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Eagan, Minnesota

Local legislature passed Driver’s Licenses for All in February, which ended the 20-year requirement that driver's license applicants must show proof of legal residency. This new legislation, which recently went into effect October 1, opens the door to the estimated 81,000 undocumented individuals living in the state to apply for their driver’s licenses.

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The Newton experiment: How a rural Kansas weekly newspaper refreshed an outdated business model

Kevin Simpson

October 02, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Newton, Kansas

In an age where small, rural newspapers are shrinking and disappearing, local paper Harvey County Now started engaging more with its audience to find ways to better meet their news needs to keep money flowing and the newspaper afloat. From sending out e-newsletters, hosting local events and launching a premium membership program called Press Club, which grants access to benefits like concert tickets and exclusive events, Harvey County Now managed to increase its profits while simultaneously keeping its audience and print paper intact.

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Go Midwest, Young Man

Alana Semuels

October 02, 2023 |

Time Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

After years of population decline, leadership in states across the Midwest United States are leveraging their climate change resilience to attract new businesses and residents.

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Nigeria's higher institutions entrepreneurship syllabus fail to curb joblessness

Quadri Yahya

September 30, 2023 |

Nigeria Grassroot News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Though Nigeria's entrepreneurship scheme was implemented with the goal of helping more graduates find employment or start their own businesses, students report that the courses put more emphasis on academic theories than practical skills and are often seen as nothing more than a requirement to tick off in order to graduate.

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Is Chicago Public Schools' approach to safety and restorative discipline working? Some say yes.

Becky Vevea

September 28, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago public schools are changing how they approach discipline to prevent over-policing and the school-to-prison pipeline. Instead of automatic suspensions and out-of-school punishment, they’re focusing on restorative practices.

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Refugee Organizing Helps Spur Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Cities

Piper French

September 28, 2023 |

Bolts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

Since 2018, three Vermont cities have passed measures allowing noncitizen voters to participate in municipal elections. This gives them the opportunity to weigh in on matters that affect all local residents regardless of their immigration status, from school budgets to road projects.

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Nonprofit "New Vecinos" program helping migrants in Chicago move in to permanent homes

Aida Mogos

September 28, 2023 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago-based nonprofit New Life Centers helps asylum seekers at city-run shelters move into and furnish new permanent homes anywhere in the state.

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In California, doctors from Mexico help fill the need for some patients. ‘As good as any doctor.'

Esther Quintanilla

September 28, 2023 |

Valley Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Tulare, California

The Licensed Physicians from Mexico Pilot Program allows Mexican doctors and dentists to work in non-profit clinics across the state on a three-year work visa to help address both the shortage of doctors in the area and the lack of culturally relevant care from Spanish-speaking providers. Currently, there are more than 30 Mexican doctors working across several counties and there are plans to expand the program to more counties and to include providers who speak Mexican indigenous languages like Mixtec.

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