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  • What Germany's Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt

    Noam N. Levey

    December 14, 2022 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: Germany, Puttlingen

    Germany, like the U.S., has a largely private healthcare system that relies on private doctors and private insurers. Like Americans, many Germans enroll in a health plan through work, splitting the cost with their employer. But Germany strictly limits how much patients have to pay out of their own pockets for a trip to the doctor, the hospital, or the pharmacy, making medical debt practically nonexistent.

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  • Brighton's holistic approach to housing aims to break the cycle for the next generation

    Jennifer Brown

    December 14, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Brighton, Colorado

    The Brighton Housing Authority uses a holistic approach to help those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. The organization provides tutoring to kids, runs a domestic violence program that provides temporary housing, and gives out rent and gas vouchers to those in need.

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  • Denver students benefited from 11 years of reforms, new study shows

    Melanie Asmar

    December 13, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Reforms that improved learning at Denver schools included easier paperwork for school of choice applications, an increased number of charter schools, and the closing of schools with low test scores.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    David Bacon

    December 13, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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  • Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions

    Tara Garcia Mathewson Maria Polletta

    December 13, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    Arizona schools are tackling a rising lack of attendance after the pandemic by helping to address the problems keeping students from school instead of immediately suspending them for absences.

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  • Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

    Peter Yeung

    December 13, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

    A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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  • Colorado community colleges doubled their graduation rate by better meeting student needs

    Jason Gonzales

    December 13, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Community colleges in Colorado increased graduation rates by reforming remedial class programs, making sure students' food and housing needs are met, and improving academic advising.

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  • Community programs are a true alternative for asylum-seekers

    Maurizio Guerrero

    December 13, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community-based services provided by nonprofits — which include legal representation, housing, referrals for medical services, English language classes, and assistance with obtaining identity documents — have emerged as alternatives to ICE-based detention centers to help address the needs of immigrants and asylum seekers. Organizations like the Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants provide food, housing, and case management support for asylum seekers, both individuals and entire families.

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  • Saying it with soup in Lanesborough: We want to ease the isolation of our elders

    Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

    December 12, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

    The Community Produce Program organized by the Heart & Soil Collective delivers weekly produce to seniors in need. Not only does the program increase food access, but it also provides seniors with community, wellness checks, and friendships that they struggle to access otherwise.

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  • Microfinance helps Indian women borrow – with dignity

    Annie Banerji

    December 12, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: India

    Microfinance institutions in India are providing low-cost loans to women in remote areas that typically only have access to loan sharks. The women are using the money to break poverty cycles and start their own businesses.

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