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  • Can Monthly Cash Payments Make Our Economy More Equitable?

    February 11, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Guaranteed income programs aim to reduce poverty by providing cash to those in need with no strings attached. One of these programs in New York City, The Bridge Project, focuses on helping women of color who are mothers.

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  • Free ACs staved off heat illness for older New Yorkers during pandemic

    February 10, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Get Cool NYC program distributed air conditioner units to about 73,000 low-income seniors without access to ways to keep cool during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that those who participated in the program were less likely to experience heat-related illness than those who didn’t participate.

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  • These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins

    February 10, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Custom, designer prosthetics that serve purposes in both function and fashion are beginning to reform the prosthetics industry, allowing people to express themselves and embrace their bodies in new ways. Researchers, developers, and larger businesses are constantly innovating to create new prosthetics that can meet a person’s every need and other companies are working to make prosthetic covers more accessible so anyone can afford the option to personalize their look.

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  • A Chicago Mural Project Becomes a Nationwide Movement

    February 09, 2023 |

    Borderless Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Mural Movement uses the power of art as a tool to help Black and brown communities heal when grappling with gun violence and racism. The group works with artists who create murals of victims of gun violence and now has 186 murals nationwide.

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  • One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home

    February 09, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Home-based counseling services, like those provided by Youth Villages, help relieve understaffed hospitals struggling with boarding delays for patients experiencing a mental health crisis. Of the 536 children and teens who have opted to try these diversion services, 82% have not returned to the ER for mental health concerns and 92% have met their treatment goals or were referred for further treatment services.

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  • Allied Forces

    February 08, 2023 |

    Tablet Magazine |

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    The Philos Action League dispatches Christian volunteers to offer support and solidarity to Jewish communities when antisemitic attacks occur. The organization has more than 2,000 volunteers who have responded to 128 incidents since 2021.

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  • Some Latinos don't trust Western mental health. That's where curanderos come in

    February 08, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Curanderas, or traditional healers, practice the holistic methods of Curanderismo to heal the mind, body and spirit. People, specifically those in the Latino and Indigenous communities, seek our curanderas for culturally relevant care for diseases and ailments, as well as mental health.

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  • California health program successfully cut hospital visits

    February 08, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California’s Whole Person Care pilot program improved care for the state’s most at-risk Medicaid patients, like those experiencing homelessness and addiction. The program resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits and also provided assistance in education, transportation, employment and helping participants access and maintain housing. The pilot program exists in 26 counties and served about 250,000 people.

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  • Despite Mixed Reviews, Tiny Home Villages for Homeless People Are Growing

    February 07, 2023 |

    Invisible People |

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    Villages of tiny homes are popping up in cities across the United States as temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness.

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  • The dance parties helping cancer-sick kids heal quickly

    February 07, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Children Living With Cancer Foundation organizes dance parties for children with cancer, to provide them with a sense of joy, encouragement, and community during times of need. The nonprofit also organizes community events and donations and works with local pharmacies to get patients the medicines they need at subsidized rates. So far, the Foundation has supported 300 childhood cancer patients and their families.

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