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  • Mississippi Evangelicals Prepare to Welcome Dobbs Babies

    February 13, 2023 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    Embrace Grace is a 12-week program that supports single parents and women facing unplanned pregnancies and works to coach churches to be more accepting and open their doors and their hearts to those in need, specifically in the wake of the Dobbs. V. Jackson and Roe v. Wade overturn. There are currently about 20 churches across the state involved in the program.

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  • Nuns' social work schools form church workers for 'justice-based society' in India

    February 13, 2023 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: India

    The Daughters of the Heart of Mary work to train people within the church, specifically nuns and priests, to become social workers. The group came to India in 1951, and currently teaches about 600 students in both bachelor's and master's courses in social work, as well as counseling and psychology.

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  • Regional Shelter Offers Opportunity for Reclaimed Lives

    February 13, 2023 |

    Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Auburn, Indiana

    Fortify Life takes a holistic approach to addressing homelessness and also provides emergency and long-term stays in a renovated motel for people experiencing homelessness. Long-term guests participate in a micropayment program that teaches them how to budget and become financially self-sufficient. Since 2021, Fortify Life has helped 179 families with emergency or transitional housing.

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  • Could This Mobile, Solar-Powered Livestock Barn Reshape the Corn Belt?

    February 13, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    Farmers in Iowa created mobile barns and use a stock cropping method of raising livestock between rows of cash crops on a yearly rotation. This new equipment and growing method reduce water pollution and improve soil health because the animals leave behind just enough nutrients to fertilize the crops the following season.

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  • A Lingít culture and language program for Juneau students is expanding to middle school

    February 13, 2023 |

    KNBA |

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    Response Location: United States, Juneau, Alaska

    Students at Harborview Elementary in Juneau, Alaska, have the Lingít language and culture integrated into their classes through things like singing and dancing. The effort helps them learn about their cultural heritage, clans, and family history.

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  • Grand Ronde opens opioid treatment clinic

    February 13, 2023 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: Grand Ronde, United States, Oregon

    Great Circle Recovery is the first tribally run opioid treatment clinic in the state and is opening up its second location. Approximately 250 people visit the clinic on a daily basis to access medications that help those suffering from addiction. The centers also provide access to counselors, case management and other medical services to support patients on their recovery journey.

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  • Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State

    February 13, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    To help strengthen the primary healthcare system, the government has set out to establish at least one functional health center in each ward throughout the state. The renovation project has also involved the community in the planning to ensure these new centers are well-equipped to meet each community’s specific needs. As of August of last year, the project has renovated 63 out of the 236 targeted health centers.

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  • Contested community college degree programs help fill job training gaps, ease student debt

    February 13, 2023 |

    AfroLA |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A pilot program in California allows community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees programs in areas such as health information management and interaction design. In 2016-17, nearly three quarters of graduates from the pilot degree programs finished their studies without taking any loans, and about 80 percent found work within three months of graduating.

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  • "Please break down the door": How Ivano-Frankivsk women evacuated hundreds of paintings from cities in line of fire

    February 13, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

    The Assortment Room is an art space that serves as both a gallery and a platform to support artists. It also facilitated the evacuation of 600 pieces of art from cities in the line of fire during the war in Ukraine to ensure artists’ work wouldn’t be lost or destroyed.

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  • Vaccination Boosts Efforts to Curb Rift Valley Fever in Rwanda

    February 13, 2023 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    An awareness campaign in Rwanda promotes cattle vaccination to prevent Rift Valley Fever transmission. Campaign organizers broadcast messages on TV, radio, and during community events.

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