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Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis

Jack Graham

June 26, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Lake First Nation, Ontario

When the opioid crisis hit indigenous communities throughout North America, solutions that were working in urban areas, weren't available to these isolated, rural regions. To combat the crisis specifically as it relates to pregnancy, health care workers and community members from the tribes are working together to implement programs that connect newborns and their families with the medical assistance they need.

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After pipeline feud, Virginia nonprofit aims to reunite community with solar

Elizabeth McGowan

June 20, 2019 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Union Hill, Virginia

A small town in Virginia has been divided over whether or not they should allow a compressor station to be built, so to help mend this rift, a local non-profit brought community members together for a weeklong solar boot camp. The nonprofit, which marries "green workforce development and environmental justice," used grant-funding to offer a cross-section of community members training that gives them the means to pursue careers in solar employment.

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Can planting billions of trees save the planet?

Patrick Barkham

June 19, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: England

Across the world, TreeSisters is partnering with local organizations to help reforestation efforts. The nonprofit is centered on bolstering local, community-based, and usually women-led initiatives in countries like Kenya and Madagascar. The organization cites the fact that women are most often the ones interacting with the environment, and so raising awareness and taking action in such a gendered way can leverage the most impact.

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A Worker Cooperative and a Community Land Trust Bought a Building Together

Oscar Perry Abello

June 18, 2019 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Cooperative ownership provides an avenue through which local nonprofit organizations and businesses can retain ownership of real estate. In Oakland, California, the Oakland Community Land Trust uses federal grants and donations to then acquire and retain ownership of commercial and residential properties. In cases where funds offered by the Trust or from crowdfunded donations are not sufficient, as with the Hasta Nuerte worker owned co-op coffee shop, offering up equity in the venture to private investors can help raise capital.

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Eskilstuna: how a Swedish town became the world capital of recycling

Ammar Kalia

June 18, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Sweden, Eskilstuna

Recycling provides an economic alternative to heavy industry. In the former steel town of Eskilstuna, recovery from economic decline has meant re-platforming into a model of sustainability. From the city’s second-hand article mall to state-of-the art trash sorting technologies, innovations in closed-loop economics have created new jobs and possibilities for longtime residents and new arrivals alike.

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The rise of wildfire-resilient communities

Liz Weber

June 17, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Sisters, Oregon

Coordination and planning can prove to be the best defensive measures against wildfires. Funded by the US Forest Service, the Community Planning Assistance for Wild Program (CPAW) promotes community fire adaptation, including measures like prescribed burns. Policymakers and city planners enrolled in CPAW benefit from teaming up with foresters, economists, and other experts to model risk and mitigate the impact of fires.

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Program Could Offer Possible Solution to Trash on Skid Row

JD Carrere

June 17, 2019 |

Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Van Nuys, California

In Southern California, trash often litters the streets in many of the areas where homelessness is abundant, but one homeless man in Van Nuys decided to change that. Launching an initiative known as Clean Streets Clean Starts, Don Larson enlists his fellow homeless community members in keeping the streets clean, and in turn, many local businesses donate gift cards to the cause.

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Paving, rumble strip installation underway at site of fatal May 5 crash

Carl Hunnell

June 12, 2019 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Shelby, Ohio

A rural intersection in Shelby, Ohio has received a safety makeover: new paving and rumble strips. The intersection was the site of a fatal car accident in May 2019 and Josh Boggs – a father who lost family members in the accident – took it upon himself to demand action. By contacting the county’s commissioner, engineer, and a state representative, he hopes this will be the first of many intersections receiving added safety measures.

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La Cruz Succeeds in Lowering Record Teen Pregnancy Numbers

Noelia Esquivel

June 10, 2019 |

La Voz de Guanacaste |

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Response Location: Costa Rica, La Cruz

Throughout the province of Guanacaste, teen pregnancy is among one of the difficulties facing the region, but collaborative efforts in La Cruz are working to reverse the trend. From expanding access to birth control to holding educational workshops, the local communities have already seen a decrease in reported teen pregnancies despite pushback from those that prefer abstinence only approaches.

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'Come and See Me—My Grave Is Open': Finding Life After Deportation in Nogales, Sonora

Amelia Urry

June 10, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: Mexico, Nogales

For many people who were deported to Mexico after decades living in the United States, the city of Nogales provides a renewed sense of community. The city is home to the Centro de Sueños rehabilitation center, or Dream Center, a place where many Mexican individuals deported by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement find shelter, food, support, jobs, and new families. Built by a preacher from Phoenix, the Dream Center gives participants a renewed sense of hope.

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