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As Renters Revolt, Tenant Unions are On the Rise

Charlotte Alter

October 26, 2023 |

Time Magazine |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

KC Tenants is a tenant union that connects renters to put pressure on landlords and local government to protect tenant rights. With the help of the group’s political arm, KC Tenants Power, they have blocked thousands of evictions, received millions of dollars in funding to secure affordable housing for those in need and have grown to about 10,000 members. Outside of blocking evictions and securing long-term affordable housing, the group also has four members who won City Council seats.

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Genesee County's senior abuse prevention model to be taken statewide

Kate Stockrahm

October 20, 2023 |

Flint Beat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Genesee County, Michigan

The elder abuse task force is a specialized unit of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department that provides critical services to older residents and issues abuse-related warrants. Since its founding in 2018, the unit has served nearly 2,000 elderly residents and issued over 275 warrants; now, this abuse-prevention model is being scaled statewide.

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Trash is a lifeline for ‘los cartoneros,' Argentina's army of recyclers

Philippe Bernes-Lasserre Nina Negrón

October 20, 2023 |

Buenos Aires Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

People across Argentina are earning an income during a severe economic crisis by joining recycling cooperatives. Members collect recyclables off the street and are paid by the co-ops by material and weight.

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More Colorado students are sticking with higher education after COVID hardships

Jason Gonzales

October 20, 2023 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

By offering mentorship opportunities, multicultural support, increased academic support, and more resources to address food and housing insecurity, colleges such as the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Northern Colorado have improved student retention rates, with 89 percent and 74.5 percent of freshmen, respectively, staying enrolled for their second year in 2023.

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The slow recovery of millennial-old salt marshes in Spain

Helena Rodríguez

October 19, 2023 |

Ereb |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Bay of Cádiz

In Spain's Bay of Cádiz, locals have spent years collaborating with universities, scientists, and government entities to restore their bay's traditional salt marshes. The results? A revived economic sector, a community adapted to rising sea levels, and protected migratory birds.

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The zero-waste city: what Kiel in Germany can teach the world

Ajit Niranjan

October 18, 2023 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany, Kiel

Germany is a world leader in recycling, specifically in the city of Kiel, which was recently declared a “zero waste” city. The city achieved this status through a series of eco-friendly initiatives, aimed at increasing recycling and reducing waste, from bans on single-use items to bottle buyback programs to simply encouraging locals to make more environmentally-friendly behavior changes.

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The islands that went from whale hunting to whale watching

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

October 12, 2023 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Portugal

The Azores archipelago transitioned from hunting whales to whale conservation and eco-tourism that support research by implementing whale watching guidelines and building up the new industry after whaling was banned.

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Aging states to college graduates: We'll pay you to stay

Jon Marcus

October 04, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Vermont

As their workforces age, states across the United States are offering student loan repayment to incentivize college graduates to stick around. Now Maine and Vermont are the first to offer it to those with degrees in any field with very few caveats.

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Burgers but no beers: Emigrant Gap restaurant is connected to drug-alcohol recovery program

Graham Womack

September 21, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Emigrant Gap, California

The Sierra-Pacific Teen Challenge program supports people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse with robust skills training, employment, on-site housing, and peer support. Of those who complete the program, about 85% remain clean and sober after 5 years.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The SHI Response

Chinonso Kenneth

September 18, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osun

The Safer Hands Health Initiative (SHI) aims to reduce maternal mortality across the country by educating and empowering birth attendants, healthcare centers and pregnant women to use safe delivery practices. SHI partners with medical boards and area hospitals to provide free training for birth attendants and also provides sterile birthing kits to expectant mothers. So far, SHI has trained over 200 birth attendants and has distributed more than 10,000 birthing kits.

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