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  • Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,' queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies

    January 03, 2023 |

    The Forward |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Tzitzit Project makes Jewish ritual garments typically produced for and worn by Orthodox men in shapes and colors for a variety of bodies and genders to appeal to a more diverse set of people.

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  • Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix

    January 03, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    The nonprofit PRoTechnos helps homeowners in Puerto Rico repair roofs damaged by hurricanes when they do not get government assistance to do so. The organization employs locals interested in learning about construction, so they can learn the skills necessary to get a job in the industry afterward.

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  • Agriculture Helping to Fight Stigma and Discrimination associated wth HIV -Part 2

    January 03, 2023 |

    Science Africa |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Kilimo kimesaidia sana kumaliza unyanyapaa na kutengwa kwa watu wanaouguwa ugonjwa wa ukimwi kaunti ya Kakamega. Baada ya vikundi vya watu wanaouguwa ugonjwa huo kupata mafunzo ya kilimo cha kisasa. Sasa wanapata mazao ambayo huuzia jamii na kwa kufanya hivyo wanakuwa na ukaribu nao.

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  • How A North Side Group Is Urging Chicago Businesses To Adopt Trans-Inclusive Hiring Practices

    January 03, 2023 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Chicago Therapy Collective’s HireTransNow initiative provides businesses with guidelines for the hiring process to help them recruit more transgender employees. It also offers training sessions and access to a job board for transgender applicants on a sliding-scale payment basis.

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  • New York's supervised injection sites have halted nearly 700 overdoses in just over a year

    January 03, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington Heights, New York

    OnPoint NYC is a supervised consumption site that allows people in addiction to use drugs while under medical supervision. Since November 2021, the two sites in New York have served more than 2,100 experienced drug users more than 50,000 times, with 672 overdoses treated and no deaths.

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  • How Mobile Home Communities Are Adapting for Climate Change

    January 03, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Brattleboro, Vermont

    As climate change increases flooding in the area, residents of Vermont’s Tri-Park Cooperative mobile home community can relocate to safer locations out of the flood zone without increasing their monthly expenses. The offer is part of a program created by the co-op and the local government that will cover the costs of the new homes and buyouts.

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  • NoScar: how Ukrainians are helped to get rid of scars of war

    January 03, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The NoScar initiative unites volunteer doctors from all over the country to provide free cosmetic surgeries to those with scars due to the ongoing war. There are more than 40 plastic surgeons providing the procedures and together they’ve served 30 patients, as well as soldiers.

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  • Can a Mayor's Youth Council increase civic participation?

    January 02, 2023 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    The Mayor’s Youth Council gets students involved in their community by engaging them in decision-making and infrastructure development, like addressing environmental concerns and advocating for more and better sidewalks. The Council also connects youth with leadership opportunities and gives a closer look at how local government functions so they can make informed decisions when they’re able to vote as adults.

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  • Agriculture Helping to Fight Stigma and Discrimination associated wth HIV-Part 1

    January 02, 2023 |

    Science Africa |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Mashirika yasiyokuwa ya kiserikali yamejitolea kuwainua kimaisha na kuwafunza ukulima vikundi vya watu wanaouguwa ugonjwa wa ukimwi kaunti ya Kakamega.Hii ni baada ya waathiriwa hao kuja pamoja kutiana moyo baada ya kuhisi kutengwa na jamii.Mashirika hayo yanawafunza mbinu za kisasa za ukulima zinazowapatia mazao ambayo wanaweza kuuza na kupata pesa za kujikimu kimaisha.

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  • Nearly a third of students at this ski-town college have been homeless. Here's how the school's responding

    January 02, 2023 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    The rapid rehousing program at Fort Lewis College in Colorado provides students with a free bed in the school’s temporary housing unit while they work with them on finding permanent housing. When necessary, the college also provides financial assistance for things like rent and utilities.

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