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Reinventing a terror-free Borno State through child education

Innocent Eteng

August 01, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

The Future Prowess Islamic Foundation provides free education to roughly 2,000 students who have been affected by the violence of Boko Haram, including the children of Boko Haram insurgents. The organization also offers training and micro-loans to local widows to help them start their own businesses.

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Buffalo auto thefts have risen 135%. St. Paul's coordinated approach led to a big drop

Sandra Tan

August 01, 2023 |

The Buffalo News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul’s Carjacking and Auto Theft Unit, which is supported by grant funding, is solely devoted to addressing car thefts and recovering stolen vehicles. Through collaboration with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and streamlined timelines for court appearances, the unit helped decrease the number of motor vehicle thefts in the city by 41 percent.

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Chicago gave 20 schools more funding to become community hubs. Can the city scale up the model?

Mila Koumpilova

July 31, 2023 |

Chalkbeat Chicago |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago’s Sustainable Community Schools initiative provides additional funding to high-poverty campuses to support after-school and summer programs, improve parent and student engagement, and provide better access to social support. National studies show that the model can help improve attendance, academic performance, and students’ sense of belonging, though some Chicago schools have struggled to work effectively with nonprofit partners.

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Mamacítas Cibernéticas seeks to close digital gaps in Sunland Park

Reyes Mata III

July 31, 2023 |

Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sunland Park, New Mexico

A group of women known as the Mamacítas Cibernéticas are conducting outreach in Sunland Park, New Mexico, to gauge the digital literacy needs of locals — particularly older Hispanic women. They’re using that information to lobby lawmakers for computer training programs to help bridge the digital divide.

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Ideas We Should Steal: Sustainability Education for All Students

Courtney Duchene

July 31, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, New Jersey

New Jersey schools are working to make climate education widespread by implementing general education standards that include climate change education in every grade and subject. These new education standards have been inspiring students to brainstorm solutions to climate-related issues like reducing food waste and increasing coastal resiliency. The state has also earmarked $5 million to help local teachers attend professional development sessions to teach them how to create new climate change-focused lesson plans.

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Portland had the guts to find safe sites for its homeless. Does Sacramento?

Tom Philip

July 31, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

In response to managing the homeless crisis, several Safe Rest Villages have emerged throughout the city. These are small, individual units on city-owned land, separate from nearby neighborhoods. There are currently seven active Safe Rest Villages in the city and they have created 350 transitional housing opportunities for the local homeless population.

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A Personal Approach to Overcoming Veteran Homelessness in Detroit

Christopher Johnston

July 31, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Built For Zero program works to end homelessness by partnering with community organizations aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness — specifically veterans — access safe, affordable housing. The Detroit branch is one of the 105 cities nationwide participating in the program. Since joining in 2015, the city has reduced veteran homelessness by about 60%.

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Au Bangladesh, l'éducation des filles passe par la lutte contre le mariage précoce

Robin Tutenges

July 31, 2023 |

Slate |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

Pour encourager les filles à rester à l’école, le programme « The right to be a girl » enseigne aux filles les dangers des mariage de mineures et leurs droits légaux. Les participants reçoivent également de la formation et des fournitures pour offrir des services tels que la couture et les soins de beauté, ce qui aide à compenser les coûts de scolarité qui peuvent peser sur les familles. Le programme a bénéficié à près de 3 000 filles, dont aucune n’a été mariée avant l’âge légal.

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How Resilience Hubs Can Help Communities Face The Heat And The Climate Emergency

Erin Stone

July 31, 2023 |

LAist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Trusted and popular community buildings across Los Angeles are being retrofitted with solar panels and batteries, so they can also function as resilience hubs during extreme heatwaves or other disasters. This way, they provide helpful resources outside of disaster protection and people are more likely to use them.

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Pa. counties call $45 million in state election grants a success: “Absolutely it was useful”

Carter Walker

July 28, 2023 |

Votebeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Act 88 provided $45 million of state funding to counties looking to cover election expenses like ballot sorting machines and poll worker pay. The funds were extremely useful in covering the cost of an election, which can be quite expensive. Several counties that received the money are opting to rework their 2024 budgets to account for another round of funding.

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