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  • How can mindfulness help kids?

    July 04, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Researchers are adapting MindUp, a mindfulness program first used in North America and Europe, to non-Western countries to help with sex and gender-based violence education. While the program has been shown to reduce aggression in some cases, MindUp teams have had trouble getting buy-in from new countries as a result of religious concerns and differences in opinion about the appropriate role of students in their own education.

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  • How grassroots partnerships are working toward long-term food security

    July 03, 2019 |

    Columbia Missourian |

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    Response Location: United States, Branson, Missouri

    Overcoming the causes of social isolation plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity. From faith-based community meals paired with job programs in Branson, to food recycling initiatives that tap into local markets in Kansas, multiple organizations across Missouri and the United States are developing solutions oriented toward local needs. In some cases, such as the work of Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in Bloomington, IN, building community leads to political advocacy and civic engagement.

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  • How Sonoma's Vineyards Survived a Siege of Fire, Smoke and Ash

    July 03, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    Through collective action and informed practices, such as promoting grazing in vineyards, residents in fire-ravaged communities build a more resilient future. Across California’s wine region, locals have begun to reorient their way of life to mitigate the effects of future wildfires. The Good Fire Alliance, nonprofit group of organizations, focuses on promoting community resilience to wildfires, educating about safe burning practices, grazing, and encouraging general fire-ecology awareness.

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  • Restoring Nez Perce language for future generations

    July 03, 2019 |

    The Daily Evergreen |

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    Response Location: United States, Idaho

    The Nez Perce Tribe and Lapwai School District are making a concerted effort to keep the tribe's language alive -- as part of an elective, every day students at an Idaho high school have the chance to learn the language from members of the tribe.

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  • Campus Thrift Stores

    July 03, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Annadale-on-Hudson, New York

    Recycling and repurposing second hand items helps to reduce a community’s carbon footprint. At Bard College in New York, the FreeUse Store collects second hand items from students and redistributes them free of charge to members of the community. Run by the university’s Office of Sustainably, the program provides a model for using campus bins to recycle textiles and other items to reduce landfill use.

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  • Preaching Faith in Democracy

    July 02, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Shared expressions of community and fellowship are fostering a non-partisan approach to civic engagement. The nonprofit Citizen University, based in Seattle, Washington, provides small grants to trained community leaders who host Civic Saturdays. The meetings take place across the country in libraries, town centers, and at small businesses. Groups gather to share song, poetry, and to discuss political concepts as ideas on a spectrum, rather than in opposition to one another.

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  • The rise of urban food forests

    July 02, 2019 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Creating and supporting local food systems requires public-private partnerships in urban planning. Across the United States, nonprofit organizations such as Trees Atlanta in Georgia successfully work with cities to operate and maintain community orchards, or "food forests", on public lands. Planting food forests with several layers of fruit-bearing vegetation reduces the prevalence of food deserts, adding both green space and nutritional value to communities.

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  • Residents turn detective to fight crime

    July 02, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A U.S. company, Flock Safety, has developed a security and surveillance system that allows residents to monitor the color, model, and license plate of every car entering their neighborhood. The system uses car license plate cameras that aren’t monitored by the local police or governments, rather, by residents themselves, to help deter crime. While the system has shown success to the tune of an average of two crimes solved every day, it also raises questions around the problematic nature of surveillance culture, privacy, and profiting off of safety and fear.

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  • Want Kids to Learn the Joy of Reading? Barbershops and Laundromats Can Help

    July 02, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Across the United States, barbershops, laundromats, libraries, and other civic institutions are collaborating to provide more "informal" spaces for kids to practice their reading skills. The initiatives are often located in community gathering spots in economically distressed areas, and help children not only practice their reading, but also grow their confidence.

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  • Camden PowerCorps Recruits Youth to Green the City Audio icon

    July 02, 2019 |

    CivicStory |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    PowerCorps is a program that provides job training for young adults in Camden, New Jersey. It matches participants with opportunities to improve the green infrastructure in the community and is supported by the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority. The ultimate goal is to connect PowerCorps graduates to full-time employment.

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