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  • Los Angeles Is Creating a Model for Fighting Mass Incarceration

    August 22, 2022 |

    Dissent Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    JusticeLA, a coalition of community organizations, unions, and activists, performed its own in-depth data analysis and research to help develop a set of recommendations to prioritize treatment and assistance over jail time in Los Angeles County. After the county adopted the recommendations, the grassroots effort successfully campaigned to allocate discretionary funds toward implementing them, providing a sustained budget for the "Care First, Jails Last" agenda.

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  • How a high-risk California town learned to live with fire

    August 22, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: United States, Topanga, California

    Residents of a California town with a high fire risk collectively increased the fire resistance of their homes through actions like brush removal, landscaping, and renovations.

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  • "I wanted to quit a million times, but how will they be without me?": how the Dnipro shelter saves animals from the front line

    August 22, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Dnipro

    The We Are for the Right to Life animal shelter in Dnipro, Ukraine, cares for animal refugees by treating their injuries and health issues and giving them a place to stay until they can be rehomed.

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  • For Some Displaced Kids In Benue, This Makeshift School Is Their Only Chance At Education

    August 19, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Makurdi, Benue

    The Fortress of the Vulnerable Child Rescue Initiative gathers volunteers to provide an education to displaced primary school-aged children from low-income families. The organization can accommodate up to 300 children at a time and is in the process of gathering funds to build an official school building.

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  • Can Denmark Save Every Smørrebrød?

    August 18, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Too Good To Go offers a digital platform where food businesses can offer food approaching its expiration date at a third of its original cost. Too Good To Go helps supermarkets recover costs, connects people with cheap food and reduces food waste. Since launching in 2016, the program has saved more than 11 million meals in Denmark alone and the company has now expanded across 17 countries in Europe and North America.

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  • A model for neighborhood renewal

    August 18, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The New Markets Tax Credits program provides affordable housing by selling homes with mortgages as low as $550. Since the program gained more traction, the number of owner-occupied buildings in the area has more than doubled to 26% from 12%.

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  • The Key to Reviving Urban Rivers? Recreation, Not Regulation

    August 17, 2022 |

    Sixth Tone |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    In an effort to create more public spaces for recreational purposes, the city of Beijing has created a riverside path along the Liangma River. The renovation is the by-product of Beijing’s new people-focused approach to development.

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  • NYC's summer work program for youth called a success, with 100K jobs filled

    August 17, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program helps 14-to-24-year-olds find paid jobs through summer contracts with community organizations, and the city picks up the cost of their paychecks.

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  • Communities getting 'smart' on climate change

    August 16, 2022 |

    Adirondack Explorer |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    New York’s Climate Smart Communities program helps municipalities work to reduce local emissions by awarding them “points” for completing climate-conscious actions such as installing charging stations for electric vehicles or designating space for solar infrastructure. Each participating community forms a local task force to oversee its environmental efforts, and many receive technical assistance and support to help them apply for grants and coordinate documentation.

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  • The Café That's Upending Capitalism

    August 16, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Troy, New York

    Cafe Euphoria in Troy, N.Y. operates on a cooperative model in which all employees are paid the same wage and are offered an ownership stake in the business. The company is founded on a social mission to create a safe space for trans and gender nonconforming people and promotes equity through a 3:1 sliding scale for its menu and thrift shop, with 94% of customers opting to pay the top-end price of the scale.

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