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  • Ban the Box policies reduce barriers for the formerly incarcerated

    August 30, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    The Ban the Box campaign has led to legislation like New York's Fair Chance Act, which prevents employers from asking questions about conviction history during the application process and makes it unlawful to rescind an offer because of a previous offense. Ban the Box policies are now being implemented in cities and states across the country and have improved job prospects in places such as Washington, D.C., where the number of applicants with conviction records being hired grew by a third after the policy was put in place.

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  • As war drags on, Ukraine's postal service perseveres

    August 30, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The Ukrainian postal service has found an alternative to traditional mail delivery which has been disrupted due to war. The use of the railway system to deliver mail allows the agency to deal with issues such as impassable roads and soaring fuel prices. With banks closed, residents across the country rely on mail delivery to receive financial assistance in order to buy basic necessities such as food and medicine.

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  • Volunteer acompañantes in Mexico aid at-home abortions. Their network is expanding to Texas.

    August 29, 2022 |

    The Texas Tribune |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico, Monterrey

    Mexican volunteer networks such as Necesito Arbortar, which counsels and supports women through at-home abortions, are training volunteers from the United States to develop their own "acompañamiento" systems in the wake of new restrictions on reproductive care. Though Necesito Abortar has not yet found a way to donate needed medication to people seeking abortion in nearby Texas, the organization has been fielding roughly 70 calls per day since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, providing information and assistance to Americans who need abortion care or want to help ensure access on their side of the border.

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  • Inside the 'Energy Villages' Powering Germany's Green Transition

    August 29, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Schonau

    The Virtual Citizen Power Plant joins residents to share energy to power their homes and offices to achieve energy sovereignty. Studies show that villages that participate in these renewable energy programs see a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions, better price stability, and more energy independence for farmers and homeowners, on top of improving residents’ sense of community.

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  • Konyuhiv hostesses: how female volunteers in the Lviv region made 13,000 canned meat and two tons of dumplings for our defenders

    August 29, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Konyukhiv Gazdyni volunteers prepare cans of meat and other foods for Ukrainian soldiers. The women can prepare an average of 300 cans of meat in a day.

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  • ‘Too Good to Be True': NH Gives Students $1,000 for Tutoring — Yet Sign-Ups Lag

    August 29, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    To stem pandemic-related learning loss, New Hampshire allocated $2.5 million in COVID-19 relief funding to offer $1,000 scholarships to any student in need of private tutoring. But less than a third of the fund has been used, with only 724 students receiving scholarships for this year, leading experts to posit that the state has failed to adequately advertise the opportunity to the families most in need of aid or remove other barriers to accessing tutoring.

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  • Healthy mangroves build a resilient community in the Philippines' Palawan

    August 29, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    The Philippines’ National Greening Program combined with ongoing outreach initiatives, partnerships with local communities, and Indigenous cultural practices that emphasized the importance of preserving mangroves helped the area’s coastal forests and fisheries start to recover after decades of deforestation.

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  • Brothers Empowered to Teach: 'Planting seeds for that next generation'

    August 28, 2022 |

    The Advocate |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Brothers Empowered to Teach provides a paid fellowship to train Black men to be teachers. The organization focuses on the development of the whole person, from character building and life skills to teaching experience. They have placed over 170 people in classrooms since its inception, providing visibility and representation for young children to see people who look like them in careers they may not have thought possible for themselves.

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  • Grassroots work leads to vaccination success in Georgia refugee community

    August 28, 2022 |

    KFF Health News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Clarkston, Georgia

    Public health officials and resettlement groups are using community strategies to encourage refugees and other vulnerable people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. CDC toolkits allow local health departments and organizations to provide COVID-related messaging about the virus and the available vaccine in more than 30 languages.

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  • Close to depression: AAUA students find succour from emotional instability on a website

    August 27, 2022 |

    AAUA Insider |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Akungba Akoko, Ondo

    Findcenter, an online platform offering free articles, podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on emotional health and self-development, launched a library of content designed to help college students who face high rates of anxiety and other mental health concerns. Students at Nigeria's Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who have limited access to in-person therapy services, say the resource has helped them find some stability and relief.

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