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  • Affordable, Flexible Childcare Helps Indian Mothers Earn More and Worry Less

    October 05, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Saijpur, Ahmedabad

    The largest central trade union in India, the Self Employed Women’s Association, runs affordable, flexible childcare centers across the country to combat the lack of accessible childcare options creating gender inequality in the job market. Now, women who are members of the union can go to work knowing their children are well cared for and older children can stay in school instead of caring for their siblings.

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  • How Guaranteed Income Is Helping Black Women Battle Gentrification

    October 05, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    The Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund’s In Her Hands initiative provides monthly stipends to Black women with no strings attached, to help them combat poverty. Payments average $850 dollars per month and recipients have full control over how it is spen.

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  • «J'ai découvert que je pouvais changer mon avenir»: quand la danse libère les jeunes Indiennes des mines

    October 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Jharia, Jharkhand

    Pour encourager les jeunes filles qui travaillent dans les mines de charbon à ne pas abandonner leurs études, Coalfield Children Classes a créé une troupe de danse qui les aide à imaginer un avenir différent pour elles-mêmes. La troupe donne l’occasion à une dizaine de filles de danser, et plusieurs participantes ont obtenu leur diplôme et ont poursuivi des études supérieures.

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

    October 02, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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

    October 02, 2023 |

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    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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  • Refugee Organizing Helps Spur Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Cities

    September 28, 2023 |

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    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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  • Miles4Migrants has flown more than 43,000 refugees to safety through donated airline miles. Now its future is at risk.

    September 27, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The United States-based nonprofit Miles4Migrants has flown over 43,000 migrants around the world to safety by pooling donated frequent flyer miles, credit card points, and cash.

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  • Incarcerated people partner with state officials to encourage voter turnout in prisons

    September 25, 2023 |

    Maine Morning Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    In Maine, one of only two states where people in prison retain their right to vote, the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP engages incarcerated voters through flyers, posters, guest speakers, and group discussions about political issues. Over the past two decades, the organization has helped more than 1,000 people register to vote in Maine prisons.

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  • The Guaranteed Income Program That's Helping Black Moms – and Trying to Change the World

    September 20, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    In Jackson, Mississippi, the nonprofit-run Magnolia Mother’s Trust is a guaranteed income program providing a no-strings-attached monthly stipend of $1,000 to Black mothers living in affordable housing to help them combat poverty.

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  • North County nonprofits help stranded migrants

    September 19, 2023 |

    The Coast News Group |

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    Response Location: United States, Oceanside, California

    Several community members and nonprofit organizations like Interfaith Community Services and the North County Rapid Response Network are joining forces to provide aid to the hundreds of migrants being dropped off at local transit centers. So far, the organizations and volunteers have helped 177 people access food, water, clothing, shelter, medical support and other resources like language support and reunification for families that have been separated.

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