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  • The Beacon Prison Books Project Provides Free Books to Those Behind Bars

    November 29, 2023 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Beacon, New York

    The Beacon Prison Books Project provides free books to incarcerated people through a group of volunteers who take book requests, order the books and then display them in participating bookstores for patrons to purchase as sponsored gifts for those in prison. The program has expanded to several bookstores in the state and has sent over 3,000 books to incarcerated people since February 2020.

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  • Not your grandma's granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU 'apartment buildings'

    November 28, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The City’s ADU bonus program offers landlords a one-for-one deal if they agree to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that is affordable, specifically for those under certain income requirements, then they are automatically permitted to build a second “bonus” unit on the property and set the rent at whatever price they’d like. This law has created an influx of affordable housing, as landlords are permitted to have up to five units on one property.

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  • Need Therapy? In West Africa, Hairdressers Can Help.

    November 26, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Togo

    The Bluemind Foundation is working with mental health professionals to provide training to hairdressers to teach them how to ask open-ended questions, spot nonverbal cues of distress in clients, provide comfort to those experiencing mental health crises and refer them to trained therapists. The goal of the training is to help fill the mental health care gap in an area where counseling is often not accessible or accepted by society. So far, 150 hairdressers have received the training and been dubbed “mental health ambassadors.”

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  • This Nigerian's campaign for the HPV jab is a fight against more than cancer

    November 23, 2023 |

    Vaccines Work |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

    To increase awareness of cervical cancer and the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine, Al-Ansar radio shares information about the disease, the vaccine and works to dispel speculation and misinformation about vaccines in general to those in underserved and hard-to-reach areas, as they’re often hardest to get vaccinated.

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  • A Model for Disability Justice in Emergency Shelters

    November 21, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Edison, New Jersey

    The Alliance Center for Independence (ACI) started working with people who have disabilities to create better disaster preparedness measures that consider disabilities, ensuring support and shelter are accessible to anyone and everyone. ACI held an overnight shelter simulation exercise that allowed them to practice each step of an emergency shelter response with people who have disabilities to identify any areas that could be improved. These simulations have become a model for other counties across the state, inspiring more shelters to make improvements to their accessibility.

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  • NaloxBoxes: An answer to preventing drug overdose deaths

    November 16, 2023 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    Two municipal court probation officers in Mount Vernon, Ohio, are leading an effort to install free-to-use NaloxBoxes across the county to help prevent overdose deaths. The boxes are installed in areas that are accessible 24/7 and contain helpful resources and naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses.

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  • How San Francisco is addressing the challenge of Trans homelessness

    November 12, 2023 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Several community organizations and municipalities like the Office of Transgender Initiatives (OTI) have come together to decrease homelessness rates among the transgender population. OTI formed a Trans Advisory Committee which focused on budget and policy advocacy based on input from the transgender community to address homelessness and partnered with efforts like the Transgender District. All in all, these combined efforts have decreased transgender homelessness by 15% since 2019.

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  • Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal

    November 10, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The University of Georgia soccer program held a Journey to Zero Waste Soccer Season in which it aimed for every home game to divert at least 90% of its waste from the landfill. The stadium crew set up recycling and composting bins with explanatory signage, and students volunteered to educate attendees about how to properly dispose of their waste.

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  • Double Up Food Bucks helps Detroit senior access fresh food

    November 09, 2023 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Double Up Food Bucks offers dollar-for-dollar matching of up to $10 daily for fresh fruits and vegetables for those enrolled in SNAP. The program addresses affordability issues that historically prevented people from accessing fresh, nutritious foods. Double Up Food Bucks works with more than 250 grocery stores throughout the state to provide widespread access to fresh produce.

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  • More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities

    November 08, 2023 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Two Harbors, Minnesota

    Minnesota is purchasing “track chairs” with all-terrain treads for its parks that people with disabilities can use for free to access more areas and trails.

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