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  • Chicago police sergeant launches sports program to build ‘humanity'

    September 23, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Westside Sports started in 2017 and serves as a way for people and youth in the community to foster healthy relationships with law enforcement. Chicago Westside Sports consists of a league of hundreds of kids who play sports and dozens of officers, faith leaders, and nonprofit leaders who do the coaching.

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  • "That goodness can't be measured": how Pallium for Ukraine initiative helps seriously ill Ukrainian children

    September 22, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The Pallium for Ukraine initiative organizes evacuations through Polland for seriously ill children and their families in Ukraine. Along the way, and after the journey, the organization provides them with safe places to stay, medicines, and anything else they need.

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  • Resettling refugees in Fort Wayne: How does the process work, and what is needed?

    September 21, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Catholic Charities helps immigrants and refugees access housing and transition to life in a new country. Housing is the first step in the resettlement process, but Catholic Charities also helps immigrants find jobs, get their children in school and integrate into the community. In 2007, Fort Wayne welcomed 3,500 Burmese refugees. By 2016 the number had grown to more than 6,000 and counting.

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  • Technology is changing the face of farming in Egypt

    September 15, 2022 |

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    Agricultural projects in Egypt are launching apps to help farmers get the best yield possible while dealing with the effects of climate change. The apps provide weather forecasts, advice, climate warnings, and connections to buyers.

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  • Behind the scenes of free and fair elections in New Jersey's Warren County

    September 15, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    To ensure election security, the Board of Elections in Warren County, New Jersey, provides oversight for every step of the voting process, from troubleshooting issues at polling sites on Election Day to reaching out to voters to help them "cure" mistakes made on mail-in ballots. Warren County has not had a recount since 2013, when it upheld the result of a primary election in which the candidates were separated by only 18 votes.

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  • Braver Angels Is Bridging the Political Divide

    September 14, 2022 |

    Minnesota Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Drawing on family social science around marriage, relationships, and connection-building across divides, Braver Angels' Red/Blue workshops bring Republicans and Democrats together for nuanced, candid conversations aimed at reducing political polarization. The discussions ask participants to speak not only about the reasons for their views, but also the potential negative aspects of their own "side," which helps create a foundation of openness to disagreement.

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  • ShakeAlert's big test in Santa Rosa earthquake

    September 14, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The ShakeAlert system uses buried sensors to detect initial earthquake waves and warn residents of the West Coast of the United States to seek cover through cellphone apps.

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  • The life-changing power of West Virginia's only queer youth summer camp

    September 07, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Weston, West Virginia

    The Appalachian Queer Youth Summit, West Virginia's only summer camp for LGBTQ2S+ teenagers, provides a welcoming venue for campers to explore their identities and connect with other queer youth, all while building skills in storytelling, advocacy, citizen lobbying, and knowing your rights. Participants have gone on to advocate for changes in their state, successfully driving efforts to ban conversion therapy at the municipal level, and have also formed a tight-knit community that extends beyond the camp grounds.

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  • How Liberia's frontline health workers are protecting us all

    September 06, 2022 |

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    Liberia's community health worker program taps residents of rural areas to receive training in disease surveillance and basic health care, creating a network of on-the-ground professionals to report potential outbreaks before they begin to spread. The program has contributed to more rapid treatment of malaria cases, with 71 percent of cases treated within 24 hours in 2021, and has significantly increased the number of rural residents with access to care.

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  • ‘Life changing': Collaborative effort brings free solar panels to low-income families in Greensboro

    September 01, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Greensboro, North Carolina

    A collaborative partnership among local and national organizations made it possible to install solar panels on 10 Greensboro homes for free. Because of this effort, many low-income families have seen a significant decrease in their energy bills and an increase in value of their homes. Although convincing people to install the panels was a challenge, organizers are now figuring out how to scale the initiative and make it sustainable in the longterm.

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