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College-going dalit students teach children of their community

Sanskriti Talwar

May 05, 2023 |

Village Square |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Chibranwali, Punjab

Local college students are volunteering their time to teach children for free in nearby villages who can’t afford tuition at traditional schools. The project started in 2014 with just 30 students but has now grown to about 100 students attending the free classes held every evening.

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Westside Food Bank Helps Angelenos

Catherine Lima

May 05, 2023 |

DÍG en Español |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Westside Food Bank has been distributing food to community members in need across the city since 1981. Today, they provide nutritious food and fresh produce to 153,000 people facing food insecurity.

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The Deliveristas

Daniel Alarcón, Natalia Sánchez Loayza

May 02, 2023 |

Radio Ambulante |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Deliveristas Unidos started as a WhatsApp group for local delivery workers to connect, but over time it turned into a mobilized organization of thousands of delivery workers ready to take to the streets to protect their rights as workers. Through their organizing, the group managed to get a legislative package passed that enacted several laws that guaranteed their rights and protections, including access to bathrooms in restaurants across the city, transparent communication with delivery apps about tips, as well as hourly pay.

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How a South Sudanese neighbourhood embraced community policing to reduce crime

Richard Sultan

May 01, 2023 |

Aidóni |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

In 2019, a South Sudan chief organized and empowered local “vigilante groups” (networks of households tasked with supporting each other), and since then, the community has transformed from a sparsely populated and violent neighborhood into a crowded but safe place where markets can stay open later at night. This community policing tactic has since spread to other South Sudanese areas and relies on collaboration between various authorities and ethnic groups to succeed.

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Mayor's Youth Climate Action Council

Courtney Duchene

April 27, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles’ Mayor’s Youth Climate Action Council allows a group of 14 local youth to work with the mayor and city council on climate goals and initiatives. They meet monthly to set their own agenda, vote on priorities, connect with city resources and organizations, and bring their projects to life.

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How two queer filmmakers helped save lesbian bars in the US from extinction

Ali Haas, Jamie Valentino

April 25, 2023 |

GayCities |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

After learning that the number of lesbian bars across the U.S. was dwindling, two filmmakers launched the show “The Lesbian Bar Project” which spotlights the bars’ significance to their communities. Along with the show, they crowdfunded $300,000 to help financially support the surviving bars.

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A Caribbean island's quest to become the world's first climate-resilient nation

Jose Alison Kentish

April 24, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Dominica

On its journey to become the first climate-resilient nation, Dominica created an early warning system for extreme weather. Once the warning reaches the national level, the information is distributed to communities where a network of local authorities spread the word. From there, neighbors and friends check in with each other, and traditional conch shells are blown as a warning, too.

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With help, Afghan refugees make a home in Manhattan, Kansas

AJ Dome

April 20, 2023 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Manhattan, Kansas

The Manhattan Afghan Resettlement Team (MART) helps Afghan refugees escape Taliban oppression and build new lives in the U.S. MART helps to connect refugees with the local Islamic Center for meetings about adjusting to life in the U.S. and language courses, as well as help getting a Social Security card, a job and enrolling their children in school. To date, over 100 refugees have been successfully resettled.

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'He's never gonna be the same again' What type of support does a child need to recover from the trauma of being shot? A Kalamazoo mother is on a lonely search for that answer.

Kristie May

April 11, 2023 |

NowKalamazoo |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

The Victim of Violence Program uses hospital social workers to connect with youth in the hospital for cases of interpersonal violence by helping them cope with trauma, and any other psychosocial concerns that may arise as a result within the year that youth and their families are required to participate in the program. An individualized, holistic treatment plan is developed for each patient, whether that be helping them graduate high school, learn how to communicate better with family or manage the symptoms of their trauma. In 2021, the program had 11 patients and a 100% completion rate.

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Massachusetts churches have housed Afghan families for over a year as city unites in supporting new neighbors

David Paulsen

April 11, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Newburyport, Massachusetts

Churches in Newburyport, Massachusetts, converted rooms into temporary housing for Afghan refugee families. With support from community donations, the congregations created living spaces and provided the families with necessities like beds and clothes.

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