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  • People need jobs. Nonprofits need volunteers. Socialwyze's solution is hourly wages for good work.

    July 20, 2021 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Nonprofits in need of volunteers now have a roster of potential help through Socialwyze. The for-profit company connects people experiencing unemployment with organizations that need help. Daily living wages are paid for by funders of Socialwyze.

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  • Vail Pays Property Owners To Keep Housing For Local Workers. Could It Work In Idaho?

    July 20, 2021 |

    Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

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    Response Location: United States, Ketchum, Idaho

    An affordable housing initiative in Vail, Colorado is paying owners to reserve rentals for those who live in the area year-round, instead of selling to part-time residents. The success of the program is inspiring Ketchum, Idaho, a community on the search for affordable-housing solutions.

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  • A 'Zoom boom' boosted civic engagement across Kansas. But will it continue?

    July 20, 2021 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    When courthouses and in-person government meetings shut down because of COVID-19, officials satisfied Kansas’ open meeting mandate by using pandemic relief aid to equip buildings with the technology needed to live stream proceedings and allow constituents to comment remotely. Crowds watching on platforms like Facebook Live were substantially higher than in-person attendance had ever been. Several cities linked agendas online and found creative ways to include public comments in meetings. Advocates are looking to maintain the public’s increased civic engagement as courts and government offices are reopening.

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  • Mental health support in preschool may help lower sky-high expulsion rates

    July 20, 2021 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Arkansas

    Project PLAY, the third of Arkansas’ three-tiered mental health consultation system, has reduced high expulsion and suspension rates for children in child care settings. The program provides consultants who go into classrooms for several months of weekly visits to observe children and then work with staff and parents to address behavioral and mental health issues. The consultations can lead to earlier diagnoses of sensory disorders and increase the confidence and empowerment of child care providers. Lower expulsion rates have a long-term impact on children’s social, emotional, and educational development.

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  • Temperature check: On the frontlines of the fight to save affordable housing from climate change

    July 19, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Home by Hand is a nonprofit that’s working to mitigate the effects of climate change on home ownership. Storm damage, high utility bills due to extreme weather, and the loss of housing stock due to Hurricane Katrina have all added to climate-change related “cost burdens” that keep economically disadvantaged people from purchasing homes. The nonprofit is building homes that are environmentally friendly to push down utility costs as well as the costs of potential repairs in the event of inevitable storms and hurricanes.

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  • Tourism in time of pandemic. How the Safar Project opened minds and borders

    July 19, 2021 |

    News48 |

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    Response Location: Italy

    An Italian travel writer and a publishing house partnered to recreate the experience of travel to new places, providing tourists with a virtual experience and tour guides with a source of income to replace their lost businesses when the pandemic shut down actual travel. Called the Safar project (Arabic for travel), the service charges 15 euros for one and a half hour Zoom tours featuring live explanations and interactions with local people, limited only by time zones and cellular reception. An average of 50 tourists have signed on with the seven tour guides who have been recruited so far.

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  • In Assam, ATMs purify arsenic-laced water

    July 19, 2021 |

    The Third Pole |

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    Response Location: India, Barigaon, Assam

    A water management committee manages Barigaon’s water ATM, which uses a nanotechnology-based ion exchange resin to remove iron and arsenic from groundwater. Residents, who swipe a pre-paid card to collect water in their own containers, pay 40 cents per 20 liters or a flat monthly fee of less than $3. Water is free for families who can’t afford the fee and delivery is arranged for those who are unable to transport water. Around 250 villagers use the ATM each day and its success inspired five additional ATMs, with plans to install 172 statewide. Fees cover maintenance and the landowner’s electricity costs.

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  • TikTok arrives at school

    July 19, 2021 |

    Noticias De Gipuzkoa |

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    Response Location: Spain, Gipuzkoa

    Educators are taking lessons in how to help students that are experiencing technology addictions. Teachers are given the tools to address behavioral addictions that stem from video and online games, apps, and social media. They’re also trained in how to identify and prevent cyber bullying.

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  • Ohio cities fight hunger and food waste with a smartphone app

    July 19, 2021 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Want to help fight food insecurity? There’s an app for that. Food Rescue Hero helps connect extra food with those who need it. Volunteers use the app to see if any food is available and when it is, they pickup and deliver the donation to a pre-approved recipient, all through the app.

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  • What can Lithuania learn from Dutch universities?

    July 19, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    University students in the Netherlands are able to qualify for stipends, loans, and employment regardless of their country of origin. Students can claim a subsidy of 413 euros as long as their family's combined income doesn't exceed 40,000 euros, and they can also request loans of up to 500 euros per month. The loan doesn't have to be paid until two years following graduation.

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