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  • Campus, city resources offer free Narcan in opioid harm reduction efforts

    November 25, 2025 |

    The Post Athens |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

    To address overdose deaths, multiple organizations across Athens County and Ohio University have implemented free Narcan distribution and training programs since 2023, including overdose response training sessions and no-barrier access to free Narcan kits through campus cabinets, health departments, and community organizations partnered with Ohio's Project DAWN network. The programs have helped distribute hundreds of Narcan boxes and to normalize overdose response training and reduce stigma around addiction.

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  • Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Here's a New Way.

    November 24, 2025 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Several California cities have adopted a new approach to clearing homeless encampments that prioritizes housing over displacement, called Inside Safe. The model involves spending 6-8 weeks getting to know each encampment resident individually, matching them with appropriate housing, moving people gradually and minimizing police involvement. Los Angeles's Inside Safe program has moved 5,200 people indoors over three years, with approximately 25% securing permanent housing.

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  • How a gated society in Gurugram has turned dry waste segregation into a civic habit

    November 21, 2025 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Gurugram

    Tulip Violet Society, a gated community in Gurugram, established a systematic dry waste segregation and collection program in partnership with the NGO OneStepGreener. Over 200 households now segregate dry waste like plastic bottles, glass and cardboard throughout the week. The NGO collects the materials and processes it at a facility where it's sorted into 50 categories for recycling.

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  • Thai massage therapists find community and mental health support in self-defense classes

    November 21, 2025 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In an effort to protect Thai massage therapists from sexual harassment and assautl, the Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers partnered with R-A-W Power to deliver self-defense training at Hollywood Career College, teaching 34 massage therapists physical techniques and boundary-setting skills to handle inappropriate client behavior during sessions. Beyond self-defense, other community organizations are also providing education, legal advocacy and working on policy reform efforts to further protect workers.

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  • Foundations Community Childcare: How one nonprofit addressed affordable child care needs for its residents

    November 19, 2025 |

    Ashland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Ohio

    With childcare shortages keeping women out of the workforce, the Ashland County Community Foundation's Women's Fund launched a four-year collaborative initiative that raised $4.8 million to create Foundations Community Childcare from the ground up, offering a place to address the gaps in childcare with extended hours, making care more accessible. Since opening in June 2024, Foundations has enrolled 118 students at 83% capacity and expanded from four rooms to seven due to demand, and has even inspired similar centers in other areas.

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  • Hawai‘i Farmers Turn to Korean Natural Farming to Revive Soil and Strengthen Local Food Systems

    November 19, 2025 |

    Overstory |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Korean Natural Farming—a regenerative agriculture method that harnesses indigenous microorganisms and locally-sourced organic inputs—has helped Hawai'i farmers revitalize depleted soils. These strategies have reduced water use by 60% in some cases, eliminated chemical pesticides, and increased crop yields.

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  • With Hunger on the Rise, Urban Gleaners Seek to Strengthen Local Food Security

    November 18, 2025 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Gleaning organizations across the U.S. collect surplus food from farms, grocery stores, and markets that would otherwise go to waste, then distribute it through free-food markets and food banks to address both food insecurity and environmental harm in their communities.

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  • Frontline healers: Community health workers bridge gaps in Nigeria and Cameroon's conflict zones

    November 17, 2025 |

    Scroll Report |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Community health workers are stepping in to deliver essential healthcare services where conflict has destroyed local health facilities. These locally-trusted health workers conduct door-to-door visits to provide immunizations, screen children for malnutrition, refer emergency care and offer mental health support to those who need it, bridging gaps where traditional services can’t operate.

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  • Un jardín con 600 especies de plantas para resignificar la periferia estigmatizada de Bogotá

    November 16, 2025 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Ciudad Bolivar

    El Jardín Botánico Real convirtió un antiguo colegio en Ciudad Bolívar en un espacio comunitario con 600 especies nativas que resignifica el territorio estigmatizado, educa ambientalmente a estudiantes locales y crea un lugar de encuentro seguro en un barrio con escasez crítica de áreas verdes.

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  • “La tierra sana si uno la deja en paz”

    November 16, 2025 |

    El Turbión |

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    Response Location: Awá, Colombia

    El pueblo Awá creó las reservas comunitarias La Nutria y Monte Loro, que mediante restauración pasiva, educación intergeneracional y ecoturismo han recuperado bosques degradados y especies amenazadas durante más de 25 años.

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