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  • A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

    March 17, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Stay Over Program allows families experiencing homelessness with children enrolled in the San Francisco Unified School District to use a high school gym as a shelter.

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  • On Kashmir's border, health workers fight Covid vaccine battles

    March 17, 2022 |

    The Evening Standard |

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    Response Location: India, Kashmir

    In an effort to fight misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, teams of healthcare professionals travel door-to-door in rural communities where vaccination rates are low and COVID cases are high.

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  • Seedballs Aiding Kenya's Reforestation Efforts

    March 17, 2022 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, like other countries in the world, deforestation is the major driver of tree cover loss. To solve this, a local startup called Seedball Kenya has developed the seedball technology whereby seeds of indigenous tree and grass species are coated with charcoal waste mixed with nutritious binders then thrown like balls into the planting grounds.

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  • Kansas increasingly meeting the need for rural broadband speed

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Kansas has increased access to high-quality broadband, especially in rural areas, by using $60 of the $250 million Congress allocated to Kansas for coronavirus-related costs. The Statewide Broadband Expansion Planning Task Force had already made recommendations to the state legislature, which were approved in the 2020 session. Companies who won the bids to expand access quickly deployed about 350 miles of fiber and fixed wireless service in some areas. Other grant-funded initiatives will continue to improve access, particularly to low-income areas.

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  • Good Talk

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The University of Pennsylvania created a Civil Dialogue Seminar to teach students how to communicate across political divides. The seminar, which is part of a growing civil dialogue movement taking place among Gen Z, includes social psychology curriculum to help students navigate difficult conversations with people they disagree with. Students participate in the Red and Blue Exchange, small group conversations about controversial topics, where they practice having conversations about issues that elicit strong responses. Students also investigate their own emotional responses with weekly journal reflections.

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  • Can Small Seaweed Farms Help Kelp Scale Up?

    March 16, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Atlantic Sea Farms strives to create sustainable ocean livelihoods by growing seaweed, which is good for both people and the planet. It's nutritionally dense, provides an extra source of revenue for fishermen, and is environmentally low impact. Ongoing studies also indicate it might absorb carbon dioxide in the ocean and tamp down ocean acidification. In 2018, Atlantic Sea Farms was producing 30,000 wet pounds of seaweed a year but expects a harvest of 1.2 million pounds this year, making it the largest in the U.S.

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  • California town pays up to $10,000 to get homeowners to ‘lease to locals'

    March 16, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Truckee, California

    A California town is making housing more affordable for local families. Homeowners who typically rent to tourists are given financial incentives to rent to locals instead.

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  • Reimagining a Differently-Abled World

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Elephant |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Riziki Source helps people with disabilities access job opportunities through their disability-friendly website.

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  • 'Pain In My Heart': Fighting Unemployment From A Nonprofit Perspective

    March 16, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

    A Nigerian nonprofit is providing skills to unemployed youth who are facing a tough job market with rising unemployment rates. The Kennedy Care Foundation offers free training in various skill sets: hair styling, makeup artistry, photography, video editing, and baking as well.

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  • The Stop Asian Hate movement is at a crossroads

    March 15, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Stop AAPI Hate movement has increased the public’s awareness of the increase in hate crimes and prejudice as a result of COVID-19. The movement collects incident reports and uses the data to advocate for change. In addition to increasing awareness by ensuring that hate crimes did not go unnoticed, more people have participated in protests and become engaged with organizations working to stop anti-Asian racism. The movement has also fueled some policy wins, such as Congress’ approval of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.

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