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Metro Call-A-Ride woes leave disabled St. Louisans in the lurch

Kathleen Lees

October 24, 2023 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Under federal law, transit agencies are required to provide Call-A-Ride services within a certain distance of existing bus and rail routes to ensure transportation access for people with disabilities. But thanks to service cuts, labor shortages, and technical complications, users of St. Louis’ Call-A-Ride program say the service is not living up to its promises, with nearly a third of requested trips in January 2023 ultimately canceled.

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Niger girls learn about menstruation to stay in school, tackle stigma

Hamzat Abaga

October 21, 2023 |

Daily Nigerian |

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Response Location: Niger

In Niger, an initiative challenging menstrual stigma is promoting knowledge and hygiene through community engagement and mentorship. Since 2019, the foundation has reached over 20 schools, 35 communities, more than 3,000 women and girls.

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Kentucky Activists Step In to Deliver on the Promise of Voting Rights Restoration

Alex Burness

October 12, 2023 |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

After Kentucky reinstated voting rights for people convicted of nonviolent crimes who have finished their sentence, a coalition of activists and nonprofit organizations started using public records, social media, door-to-door canvassing, and other outreach methods to inform formerly incarcerated people of their rights. The effort has helped register more than 89,000 people since 2019, though advocates say the state itself could be doing much more to reach newly-enfranchised voters.

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A gentle push gets adaptive athletes into Fort Collins running club and races

Dan England

October 06, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

The Fort Collins Run Club began hosting adaptive running nights, devoted to engaging runners who use wheelchairs, are blind, deaf or have some other kind of challenge that may have prevented them from joining social running clubs or participating in races. Adaptive running offers a sense of community for runners with disabilities and even helps break down barriers by providing blind runners aids to help guide them through races. Currently, The Fort Collins Run Club has 1,000 members.

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

Kavitha Yarlagadda

October 05, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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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

Chauncey Alcorn

October 05, 2023 |

Capital B (Atlanta) |

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

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

October 02, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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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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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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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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Refugee Organizing Helps Spur Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Cities

Piper French

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.

Aysha Khan

September 27, 2023 |

Analyst News |

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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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