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'Changing the game': Black in Technology works to support Black students in computer science

Greta Travaglia Jennifer Tran

February 02, 2021 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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Response Location: United Arab Emirates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Black in Technology was created to support Black students in STEM at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The organization has planned numerous events for its members related to mentorship, recruitment, and community building on campus in the STEM and technology industry, and successfully helped them receive internships and job opportunities, while raising the visibility of Black and Latinx students in technology fields.

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How unemployed Californians launched new careers in a pandemic with 9 weeks of training

Jeong Park

February 02, 2021 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Digital Upskill Sacramento is providing 9-week paid training sessions to participants who want to enter the tech industry. The program is allowing people who didn’t have the time, resources, or opportunity before to get hands-on training in addition to potential employment opportunities. This initiative is a result of a collaboration between several organizations and funding from the city. The funds were allotted for job training in growing industries, especially as the pandemic resulted in the loss of many jobs.

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Legal Aid Society surges with COVID-19 pandemic

Grant Segall

January 31, 2021 |

Cleveland Jewish News |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland has helped economically-disadvantaged clients with legal representation in civil issues. Legal Aid helps clients navigate complicated unemployment benefit systems, fight evictions and foreclosures, and informs the public about legal rights.

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From language lessons to rap: a day centre fights to keep Lithuania's Roma kids in school

Giedrius Vitkauskas

January 30, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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Response Location: Lithuania, Vilnius

A nonprofit in Lithuania is providing resources for children from the Roma community in order to decrease the rate of students who drop out of school early. The historically-marginalized group faces social stigmas and economic challenges. A day center offers a space to participate in extracurricular activities and volunteers also visit children who skip school with offers of homework help. Their efforts have resulted in a gradual increase of Roma children who stay in school.

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When church goes online: Battle Creek congregation finds opportunity in pandemic imposed alternative

Jane Simons

January 28, 2021 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

In Battle Creek, Michigan, a church has turned to holding online Sunday service during the pandemic, and in doing so, has gained a larger congregation. While there are limitations to attending online services, and some don't feel like "Internet-based connections" are real, around 200 people still attend each online service, including some individuals from overseas.

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Can global innovation competitions help unearth the next sustainability solution?

Fanni Daniella Szakal

January 28, 2021 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Initiatives set up by NGOs and private-public partnerships aim to make innovation possible around the world and support sustainability entrepreneurs in countries that often don’t have access to those opportunities. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology set up the ClimateLaunchpad competition to provide entrepreneurship coaching and training to clean-tech finalists and the Uplink global platform from the World Economic Forum brings innovators and investors together to support sustainability ideas.

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School-Based Health Centers Remain Vital Resource During Pandemic

Elizabeth Heubeck

January 28, 2021 |

Connecticut Health Investigative Team |

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Response Location: United States, Danbury, Connecticut

Connecticut’s school-based health centers, which offer medical and behavioral health care to children, have been able to remain open during the pandemic by using a mix of on-site and telehealth options. Although services are limited to ones that are deemed vital, the centers have added on COVID-19-related resources and some not even offer testing.

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Michigan's New Clean-Slate Law Makes State a Leader in Criminal Justice Reform

Roshan Abraham

January 27, 2021 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

A new law in Michigan will automatically expunge misdemeanors and felonies after several years, making it easier to find employment for those who have a record. The automatic nature of the expungement removes the barriers of cost and time for successfully completing the long application process. A clean slate makes it easier for people to improve their lives through better housing and higher pay, leading to lower rates of recidivism.

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Is D.C. Finally on the Brink of Statehood?

Nora Caplan-Bricker

January 27, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

51 for 51 is an advocacy group fighting for DC statehood by educating people about DC residents’ taxation without representation and training advocates in other states, mostly young people, to lobby their senators to support a statehood bill. Organizers also bird-dogged democratic presidential candidates for a public pledge of support for statehood, which 18 did. The group has also gained new support for ending the filibuster, which is needed to pass a statehood bill in the Senate. Support for statehood is at its highest, with a bill passing the House of Representatives for the first time in June 2020.

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Local group gives LGBTQ, BIPOC communities and allies inclusive recovery space

Billy Jean Louis

January 26, 2021 |

Charlottesville Tomorrow |

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Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

Diversity in Recovery created an inclusive space for the LGBTQ community, Black and Indigenous people, people of color, and allies, many of whom report negative experiences because of their race, sexuality, and/or gender in other recovery groups. The group provides a safe and affirming space to support each other in recovery and discuss issues that also impact recovery, including conversations about trauma and current events, such as racial injustices and political insurrections. Because of Coivd-19, the group meets twice a week on Zoom, which has enabled people from outside the city to attend.

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