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Colorado is paying parents to take care of children with disabilities, a pandemic benefit that's sticking around

Jennifer Brown

October 17, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

During the pandemic, caregivers stopped entering people’s homes, so Medicaid restructured to pay parents to provide care for their children with disabilities rather than hired help. About 1,200 families across the state signed up for the program, making $15 an hour for up to 10 hours a week teaching those with disabilities “homemaker” tasks like cooking and cleaning.

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Medical aid from Minnesota offers a lifeline to Somaliland's poor

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

October 16, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

A pair of doctors are working to make healthcare more accessible and affordable by training area hospitals to use new technology, like ultrasound devices, to detect non-communicable diseases. Through their newly established non-communicable disease clinic staffed with personnel trained to provide more precise medical care, about 1,100 patients have been cared for.

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See how technology is linking guns used in crimes, helping investigators solve cases

Jenna Zibton

October 16, 2023 |

WSLS-TV |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

NIBIN, the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, uses imaging technology to help law enforcement agencies solve gun-related crimes faster by identifying and linking bullet casings found at different crime scenes. With 280 U.S. agencies using NIBIN, and a traveling van with portable technology that supports high-crime areas, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimates NIBIN produced 189,000 investigation leads in 2022.

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Cómo se ha consolidado el modelo de reciclaje inclusivo de Buenos Aires

Florencia Tuchin

October 16, 2023 |

Revista Haz |

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Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

Despues de años de colaboración entre funcionarios y comunidades, la Ciudad de Buenos Aires logró consolidar un modelo de reciclaje inclusivo, con un sistema de doce cooperativas que engloban a más de 6.500 personas, que gestionan diariamente 7.200 toneladas de residuos.

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AI bots are helping 911 dispatchers with their workload

Amanda Hernández

October 16, 2023 |

Stateline |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

To reduce 911 dispatcher workloads, several U.S. municipalities have integrated AI technology to triage and coordinate responses to non-emergency calls, resulting in more efficient support for callers and less stress on telecommunication workers.

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'We could start to move the needle': Iowa offers model for fixing Mass. child-care crisis

Samantha J. Gross

October 15, 2023 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

After the COVID-19 pandemic weakened an already fragile child-care industry, Iowa created an incentive program offering grants to help businesses build their own child-care centers or purchase slots in existing facilities. So far, the state has awarded more than $75 million, which has helped create nearly 11,000 new child-care slots.

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Renewables power Pakistan village

Irfan Aftab

October 13, 2023 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Pakistan, Lachman Kohli

With funding and support from the Heritage Foundation Pakistan, a remote, off-grid village installed a solar energy system that supplies residents with free power and has improved their quality of life.

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Amid housing crisis, Breckenridge hopes to preserve local workforce through home preservation

Stephanie Daniel

October 13, 2023 |

KUNC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Breckenridge, Colorado

The Housing Helps program in the popular tourist town of Breckenridge, Colorado, provides homeowners, buyers, and businesses providing housing for their employees with funding for repairs, assessments, and down payments. The program aims to support home preservation and supply more affordable housing for locals.

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How a California Child Care Workers' Union Fought for Living Wages — and Won

Daisy Nguyen

October 13, 2023 |

KQED |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

By organizing on nights and weekends through their union, Child Care Providers United, home-based child care providers in California were able to secure a landmark contract creating the country’s first retirement fund for unionized child care workers.

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Jogando limpo: o combate à desinformação sobre mudanças climáticas na Amazônia

Daniel Nardin José Kaeté

October 13, 2023 |

Amazônia Vox |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

No Pará, estado localizado na Amazônia, diversos projetos têm trabalhado para combater desinformações sobre o clima e a floresta. São feitos diálogos direto com a população local.

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