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  • Perennial grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change

    December 19, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    The perennial wheat alternative Kernza can improve soil and water health because it will return yearly with less tilling and fertilizer than wheat, and it captures carbon and water pollutants.

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  • Unlike most jails in Kansas, Douglas County has found a way to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates

    December 19, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    In Kansas, Douglas County jail reduced the number of incarcerated people with serious mental illness with a suite of practices including connecting them to mental health workers, providing rides, and helping them prepare for life outside of jail.

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  • Wireless hot spots: A pandemic fix yielding lackluster results for rural students

    December 19, 2022 |

    Carlsbad Current-Argus |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Teresa, New Mexico

    When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to remote learning, districts issued wireless hot spots to students as a cost-effective solution to help those living in homes without internet access their school work. While hot spots helped a large number of students, a present digital divide — specifically in rural areas — has made connecting harder for others, but government funding is ramping up to expand broadband access.

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  • How protecting trees can fight gentrification

    December 19, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Activists in Los Angeles are taking legal action to ensure black walnut trees' protections are not violated by developers to help prevent gentrification and extreme heat.

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  • Climate-conscious Indians tap carbon credits for greener fun

    December 19, 2022 |

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    In India, the carbon offset market is growing in popularity as individuals look to reduce their personal carbon footprint by buying offsets online.

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  • Cooking class series encourages friendship & healthy eating for seniors

    December 18, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Idea Works Entrepreneurs Kitchen is a commercial kitchen co-working space that hosts a series of classes to teach seniors how to cook. With the help of grant money, the classes help combat social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping seniors learn new skills and improve their nutrition.

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  • UNICEF plans big expansion of program to educate Rohingya children in Bangladesh

    December 16, 2022 |

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    The Myanmar Curriculum pilot project allows Rohingya children living in Bangladeshi refugee camps to be educated with the curriculum and language of their native country. The aim to make an eventual return to their home country easier. So far, 200,000 children have been enrolled, mostly in grades 1 through 4. UNICEF plans to scale the program to cover all 410,000 school-age children in the camps.

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  • How Cleveland's Circular Economy Programs Help Reduce Waste And Build Jobs

    December 16, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Circular Cleveland is a project run by the city and a nonprofit to help Cleveland develop a circular economy. Through community ambassadors, grants, and consultants the program is helping innovators and companies make circular switches.

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  • How New York Is Giving Residents A Voice In The City Budget

    December 16, 2022 |

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    New York City's Civic Engagement Commission has run two pilot projects implementing participatory budgeting, a process in which local residents help decide how local funding should be allocated. The latest pilot project allocated $1.3 million to 33 projects in "priority" neighborhoods, including youth sports programs and culturally-based mental health workshops.

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  • Medicaid Is a New Tool to Expand Healthy Food Access

    December 15, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Project Bread is a local food-assistance organization that provides medically-tailored meals to people in need, specifically those with diseases or ailments that worsen with poor nutrition. Organization coordinators can send grocery store gift cards and kitchen supplies or sign the patient up for cooking classes or nutrition counseling. In its first two years, the program served 5,000 patients, and a recent evaluation found that 25% were no longer food insecure after participating for six months.

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