Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1895 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • The Flashlight-Wielding, Frog-Taxiing Guardians of Spring's 'Big Night'

    April 03, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Volunteers from the Harris Center for Conservation Education in New Hampshire spend spring nights helping amphibians cross the road safely. The volunteers work during mass amphibian migration periods and collect data on the species they see for conservation efforts.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Caste in India: Hip hop fights for Dalit rights

    April 02, 2023 |

    Context |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Dalit hip-hop musicians are using their art and social media to propel the Dalit rights and anti-caste movements to the forefront of mainstream conversation.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • From ukuleles to reforestation: Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i

    March 28, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Saving Hawai‘i’s Forests plants koa trees and other native plants to reforest plots of land degraded by grazing livestock. As a result, the group has noticed the return of native wildlife to the plot, many of which are endangered or threatened species.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Want to Help Rid the Ocean of Plastic? Grab an Oar

    March 27, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: England, Cornwall

    Clean Ocean Sailing is a volunteer-based organization that boats to largely inaccessible parts of Cornwall’s coasts to pull plastic pollution out of the ocean and off the beaches using kayaks, rowboats, and physical labor.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Michigan city offers Wichita a road map for providing seamless mental health care

    March 21, 2023 |

    Wichita Journalism Collaborative |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Grand Rapids is working to reform behavioral health services and the way law enforcement interacts with those in a mental health crisis through efforts like its county-run crisis access center. An increased need has led to an expansion of these programs, and the city now has a psychiatric urgent care center, mobile crisis teams that make house calls, social workers who join the police on 911 calls and plans for a 24/7 behavioral health crisis center that will open in November.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • ‘That's Entertainment' drag show raises over $12,000 for Leeds Center

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Winchester Sun |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Winchester, Kentucky

    A sold-out drag show at the Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky, raised over $12,500 for the theater and its programs. The money raised came from ticket sale proceeds, performer tips, and donations.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Is Maryland's community schools investment paying off?

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Baltimore Banner |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Baltimore, Maryland

    Maryland allocates extra funding to community schools, which are designed to provide social services and resources such as family centers, clothing closets, mentorship programs, and community partnerships. In one community high school, the addition of resources for teen parents has helped lower absences and increase college-admission rates.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How Mass Bird Death In Philadelphia Catalyzed A Local Lights-out Program

    March 16, 2023 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A light pollution mitigation pledge in Philadephia called Lights Out Philly asks building managers to agree to turn off their lights late at night during bird migration periods to decrease bird collisions with windows.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Birth centers have never been more popular, but struggle to remain viable. How some midwives are changing the system.

    March 13, 2023 |

    Reckon |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Organizations like Elephant Circle and community-led efforts are working to ensure birth centers have the money and resources to keep their doors open. These organizations help birth centers transition into fully nonprofit organizations that can accept donations from investors and fundraising to continue providing services to those in need of care.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Wollemi Pine's Survival Proves We Can Save More Trees

    March 06, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia, New South Wales

    Conservation efforts in Australia are saving the Wollemi pine tree from extinction. The Wollemi Pine Recovery Team works with a variety of experts to study and repopulate the plant while saving the remaining wild pines from disease and fire. The team also gets some help from the public who buy pines to care for at home.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus