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'Dignified Food' Eases Food Insecurity in Philadelphia

Ben Seal

March 25, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Double Trellis Food Initiative aims to improve the quality of meals food-insecure residents receive from a vast network of food banks, soup kitchens, organizations, and agencies. In 2024, the initiative distributed more than 55,000 meals and began a workforce development program for juvenile offenders.

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This muggy city keeps cool with minimal AC. Here's how.

Allyson Chiu

March 25, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: India, Palava City

Local real estate developer Lodha Group created Palava City, a 5,000-acre experimental community using creative green building techniques and layout initiatives, supporting its mission of creating a net-zero community. The city is being developed in phases on a community level, without the restrictions of local government, and plans to house about two million residents. Those already living in the community praise its energy efficiency and walkability compared to nearby cities.

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The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

Alex Music

March 25, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Doctors are leveraging trust built over time with patients to combat misinformation around climate change. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and its affiliates, including Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action, train healthcare providers on climate communication through fellowships, advocacy work, and educational materials to better equip them for these conversations.

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Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute

Catrin Einhorn

March 25, 2025 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado built wildlife crossings, like highway overpasses and underpasses, to safely funnel wildlife across dangerous roads, successfully reducing animal-vehicle collisions by over 80%.

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Care About Food Waste? In Massachusetts, You Can Be a Compost Consultant.

Somini Sengupta

March 25, 2025 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To support a mandate requiring certain businesses to divert organic materials from landfills, Massachusetts provides state-funded consultants that offer free, hands-on assistance. These consultants visit businesses like restaurants, identify specific challenges, propose practical solutions such as targeted bins and signage, and connect owners with compost haulers and food recovery charities.

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North Carolina program helps low-income utility customers pay their bills

Elizabeth Ouzts

March 25, 2025 |

Canary Media |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

The Customer Assistance Program—a collaboration designed by Duke, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, and a host of advocates—offers a monthly energy bill credit of up to $42 for households under a certain income threshold. In the first of three pilot years, about 55,000 households accessed this financial aid.

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How a shelter hit by Trump's aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico

María Teresa Hernández

March 25, 2025 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Mexico, Tapachula

Casa Frida is a Mexican shelter and resource center serving LGBTQ+ migrants fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries. The organization provides temporary shelter and meals for a small number of people and helps dozens of others connect to legal guidance, temporary work, psychological counseling, and advice on renting safely.

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This school is empowering Almajiris in Katsina with skills to stop them from begging

Abdulaziz Bagwai

March 24, 2025 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Katsina

Save Humanity is a mobile vocational school that serves Almijiris, or those on a pilgrimage for Islamic knowledge, as well as other students without adequate access to education. The organization provides tutors that visit area schools twice a week to lead training in mobile phone repairs, leather working, and satellite dish installation so that Almijiris can earn a living, with 134 participants trained in 2024.

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This San Francisco Food Pantry Is a Labor of Love

Tilde Herrera

March 24, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Four years after Priscilla Lee started using the Buy Nothing platform to organize food pickups from her home garage, she has grown a community food pantry, run by volunteers, that serves between 40 and 50 families per week.

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In Massachusetts and elsewhere, youngsters find healing through art

Tolu Talabi

March 24, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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Response Location: United States, Lynn, Massachusetts

Raw Art Works is a nonprofit youth development organization that provides art therapy services to 290 youth each week. Studies show art therapy can reduce psychiatric readmission rates for patients, and those who participated in the program say it has been life-changing, teaching them coping skills that supported them into adulthood.

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