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  • Empty schools! Solutions for absenteeism.

    December 07, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit Public Schools is tackling chronic absenteeism by addressing the underlying reasons students are absent. Attendance agents work with families to address their needs and connect them to necessary resources like food, transportation, and school supplies.

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  • A solution to plastic bag waste that helps the homeless? This is ingenious

    April 25, 2022 |

    WJXT-TV |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

    Residents of an assisted living facility in Florida are recycling plastic shopping bags by crocheting them into sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness.

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  • Athens Area Diaper Bank

    April 20, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens Area Diaper Bank provides infant supplies to over twenty organizations that distribute goods directly to families. Since its inception it has supplied over half a million diapers throughout the local community.

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  • 'This isn't false hope, this is real hope.' Oakland community groups meet growing food need during pandemic

    December 16, 2021 |

    Oakland North |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Homies Empowerment expanded from a youth development organization to provide families with free groceries and other essentials during the pandemic. Their Freedom Store serves about 450 families each week and the organization works with families to understand their specific needs so that they can provide the food and essential goods they need.

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  • ‘Am I even fit to be a mom?' Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America

    November 23, 2021 |

    The 19th |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Springfield, Missouri

    Diaper banks are addressing a pressing need for families who have very few resources to buy diapers with. Federal funding such as WIC or food stamps cover nutritional needs and diapers are considered hygiene products, excluding them from assistance programs. The few programs that do provide diaper assistance are extremely difficult to qualify for. The National Diaper Bank Network supports banks across the country, including those in rural communities with small populations.

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  • How Re-usable Sanitary Pads Are Curbing High Drop-out Rates In Disadvantaged Communities

    October 27, 2021 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    Lack of access to menstrual products contributes to the high drop rates among girls between primary and secondary school. A collaboration between civil society and government organizations created the Menstrual Health Component for Primary Schools Project to educate both girls and boys, as well as providing girls with a menstrual health kit that includes reusable pads and a menstrual cup as well as a container to clean them. Over 500 students participated in the program in September 2021 with participants feeling empowered to be able to stay in school.

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  • How programs across Colorado aim to end "period poverty" with free tampons and pads

    September 22, 2021 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The Grace Upon Grace Project seeks to address period poverty – the inability of people who menstruate to afford sanitary supplies – by providing free access to tampons and pads. The organization hosts a monthly free product distribution event that serves hundreds of people. They advertise events on social media, but will also provide a set number of supplies to people in need who contact them in-between events. The organization will deliver supplies to those who qualify but cannot access the events. Women can also receive supplies of diapers and pull-ups for children if needed.

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  • Haitians helping Haitians: A winding, yet eye-opening path to bring help

    September 01, 2021 |

    Haitian Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Haiti

    Haitian nonprofit, Health in the Mountains provided vital supplies to people in need after the earthquake. Despite a number of obstacles, the team was able to transport the supplies to the final destination.

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  • Community over wifi in Garrett County, Maryland

    August 22, 2021 |

    COVID-19 Data Dispatch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Garrett County, Maryland

    Garrett County students were able to get back in school quickly because the district built trust with its community by providing families with crucial supplies, carefully planning the reopening, and communicating extensively with parents. When remote learning was required because of COVID-19, the district provided families with computers, tablets, central Wi-Fi hotspots, and delivered meals, which built trust and opened lines of communication. When students were brought back into the classroom, parents trusted the district to prioritize safety and their feedback was incorporated and responded to.

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  • Drug aid saving underprivileged from Nigeria's healthcare nightmare

    August 13, 2021 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Drug Aid Africa supports low-income Nigerians by providing free medications to help ease burdens of healthcare affordability. The NGO partners with organizations that serve low-income communities, including hospitals, orphanages, elderly care homes, and other grassroots community groups. They provide each organization with boxes of donated medications that are tailored to the needs of the population being served. For example, orphanages receive boxes stocked with the supplies most needed by children. The supplies are mostly bought using cash donations but some pharmaceutical companies also donate materials.

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