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To Restore Watersheds, Think Like a Beaver

Elizabeth Hewitt

May 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

Volunteers of the National Forest Foundation’s Colorado Rivershed project mimic beavers by foraging for materials to make dam-like structures that slow the flow of the waterways leading into the larger river. This strategy is a form of low-tech, process-based restoration meant to hold water in the upper basin for longer to reinvigorate the habitat and benefit the local ecosystem.

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Un programa que ayuda a padres latinos a navegar el sistema educativo de Arizona como líderes y defensores de sus hijos

Beatriz Limón

May 19, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

Padres están recibiendo atención y apoyo especializados gracias al “Parent Educator Academy,” un programa de All In Education, que ayuda a los padres latinos en Arizona a navegar por un sistema educativo complejo y defender a sus hijos en la escuela. El programa se encuentra ahora en su quinta cohorte y ha atendido a padres de más de 30 escuelas en tres condados.

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Being a new teacher is hard. Having a good mentor can help

Cory Turner

May 19, 2023 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chevak, Alaska

The Alaska Statewide Mentor Project connects new classroom teachers with retired educators who provide mentorship around lesson planning, grading, classroom management, and other challenges they face early in their careers. Research shows that new teachers who receive high-quality mentorship are more likely to stay in the field.

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Preschool alfresco: More states moving to expand access to outdoor learning

Jackie Mader

May 19, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Preschool programs such as the one offered by the Carrie Murray Nature Center prioritize outdoor education, allowing children to learn through play while interacting with the natural world. These types of programs have become popular since the pandemic, with more than 800 operating in the United States in 2022, and research shows natural settings are an ideal environment for young children to learn skills such as resilience, leadership, and problem-solving.

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Barrages anti-érosion : au Sénégal «on a même vu de l'herbe repousser»

Théo du Couëdic

May 19, 2023 |

Libération |

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Response Location: Senegal, Diogué

L’île de Diogué est le site pilote du système d’épis Maltais-Savard, qui installe des barrages avec des matériaux naturels, comme des troncs d’eucalyptus et des feuilles de palmier, pour lutter contre l’érosion. La méthode a permis de récupérer plusieurs mètres de plage.

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Trafficking Victims Get Help Where It's Needed Most

Kathrin Yaromich

May 18, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Czech Republic, Prague

The L’Chaim initiative consists of a group of volunteers who visit women working in prostitution to build relationships to help these women prevent sex trafficking and to help victims find a way out. During visits, volunteers educate women on their rights, raise awareness of sex trafficking, and help them understand they may be victims and then connect them with appropriate resources, serving as a liaison between “victims” and “rescuers.”

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Portland group works to make wealth redistribution a reality through real estate

Tiffany Camhi

May 18, 2023 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Volunteers of the PDX Housing Solidarity Project are working to redistribute generational wealth through homeownership in Portland. The project connects people with ample resources to Black and Indigenous homebuyers and helps facilitate cash gifts, no-interest loans, or other ways to assist throughout the process.

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A program helping parents navigate Arizona's education system as leaders and advocates for their kids

Beatriz Limón

May 18, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

The Parent Educator Academy provides training in Spanish and English to help Latino parents in Arizona navigate a complex education system and advocate for their children at school. The program is now in its fifth cohort and has served parents from more than 30 schools in three counties.

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Justice at the Tap

Torsheta Jackson

May 18, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Flint, Michigan

In response to the water crisis, grassroots organizers and community members are stepping up to provide aid and fill the gaps left by government authorities. Organizations like Flint Rising and DigDeep collect and donate bottled water and send volunteers door-to-door to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water. There is also the Navajo Water Project, which installs home water systems in those without access to running water or sewer lines, providing 1,200 gallons of water to homes in need, as well as jobs for members of the Navajo Nation.

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How one northeast Pa. county runs drama-free elections with just 2 people on its election staff

Carter Walker

May 18, 2023 |

Votebeat |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

To make sure its elections run smoothly, the tiny election staff in one Pennsylvania county coordinates helpers from across the county government's departments, who process mail-in ballots while full-time staff oversee in-person voting. The office also invites the public to observe the election process and weigh in on important decisions, such as what type of voting machines are used.

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