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Using Zoom To Connect Returning Citizens To Resources And Community

Ryan M. Moser

January 18, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Re-Entry 2.0 is a virtual program that supports people's transition from prison to life outside by providing moral support, connection, and ongoing assistance. The program hosts a community that includes people who were formerly incarcerated, volunteers, nonprofits, family members, and others who work to address issues like learning new technologies, job placement, and accessing food banks.

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Detroit Zoo leads coalition to connect habitat restoration efforts across the city

Tom Perkins

January 18, 2023 |

Planet Detroit |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Organizations like the Detroit Audubon’s Bird City habitat restoration initiative are planting native flowers, grasses, and trees in vacant, underused lots and parks to restore the habitat for wildlife in the city.

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Left out of government plan, Cross River village fights to end open defecation

Violet Ikong

January 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Agbara, Cross River

To combat health and sanitary issues arising from high rates of open defecation and a lack of government support, community members worked together to fund and build 14 easily accessible toilets that are cleaned daily and open for anyone to use.

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How Brooklyn Center schools halved suspensions and absenteeism

Becky Z. Dernbach

January 17, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

To help combat a decline in attendance after returning to in-person classes during the pandemic, Brooklyn Center School District focused on improving student engagement and making courses culturally relevant. Since the district added an enrichment block with activities driven by student input, attendance has improved and suspensions have gone down.

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How an all-women news outlet is changing Somalia's media landscape

Scott Peterson

January 17, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Somalia

Somalia's first all-women news outlet, Bilan, provides opportunities for women in the journalism industry and publishes coverage of issues often ignored by male-dominated outlets. The organization's work has led to the creation of a new medical facility in an area that previously lacked access and has inspired more women and girls to pursue journalism.

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New Life for a Bosnian Village

Vanja Stokic

January 13, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pecka

Greenways, an organization dedicated to sustainable rural development, helped revitalize a stagnant Bosnian village by renovating a decaying school building into a visitor center, hostel, and community space. The new services have brought increased tourism to the village and encouraged some local residents to renovate their own properties.

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How Tucson's Southside Worker Center has helped undocumented workers earn fair wages over decades

John Washington

January 13, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson’s Southside Worker Center supports day laborers by offering a safe place for them to wait for employment and services like English-language workshops and connections to attorneys should they need help collecting past-due payments.

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As 'good meat', Bayelsa community ate sea turtles until it realised killing them hurts the environment

Ekpali Saint

January 12, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Akassa, Bayelsa

The Akassa Development Foundation’s sea turtle club educates coastal communities in Bayelsa about the importance of sea turtles to prevent locals from killing them for meat or poaching their eggs. The club members also rescue turtles from their captors and accept turtles surrendered by fishers to release them back into the ocean.

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Why is Duluth a national hub for training Native physicians?

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

January 02, 2023 |

Sahan Journal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Duluth, Minnesota

At the University of Minnesota Medical School's Duluth Campus, the Center of American Indian and Minority Health provides a space for Indigenous students to connect with one another, honor their traditions, and find support in a challenging academic setting. The school, which also requires eight hours of instruction on treating Native Americans, has produced more Indigenous medical graduates than almost any other in the United States.

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The Black Graduation Gap

Julie Watts

December 31, 2022 |

KOVR-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

In an attempt to close a gap in graduation rates for Black students, campuses in the California State University system, including San Diego State University and Sacramento State University, have shifted hiring practices to improve diversity among faculty and staff, opened resource centers, and implemented new career development programs for Black students. Between 2016 and 2022, Sacramento State's Black graduation rate improved from 21st out of 22 campuses in the system to ninth in the system, though Black students there still graduate at lower rates than average.

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