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In the Sacramento area, when affordable housing is done well, it changes lives

Joan Cusick

November 10, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Affordable housing communities serve various low-income populations from seniors to veterans to minorities and families. Gaining a safe and affordable place to live — with rent capped at 30% of their gross income — can help turn people’s lives around as affordable housing communities like Hope Cooperative connects residents with services like healthcare, job, and life skills to get back on their feet.

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How Nonprofits Enrol Children From Streets To Schools In South-West Nigeria

Oluwatosin Ologun

November 02, 2022 |

The News Digest Press |

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Response Location: Nigeria

To combat the high number of children who cannot attend school due to poverty, the Destiny Trust provides homeless, out-of-school children in Nigeria with food, school supplies, and access to shelter.

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Let's Talk About Mental Health: Community solutions to moving beyond the scarcity trap

Shannon Steele

October 28, 2022 |

Explore Big Sky |

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Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

Big Sky Community Food Bank and Food Resource Center provides easy access to food and resources to people in need. People are encouraged to use the resources as a strategy to make their household budget go further and provide a sense of security. This helps prevent feelings of constant stress and insecurity around basic needs, which can lead to a scarcity mindset and be detrimental to mental health.

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New solutions unveiled to curtail L.A. County's Black infant and maternal death rates

Dan Ross

October 23, 2022 |

Daily Kos |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles County, California

Universal Basic Income programs like LA County’s “Breathe” provide monthly funds to people in need, some of which include expectant mothers. The state is currently in the process of rolling out more UBI programs aimed specifically at pregnant people to help improve rates of infant and maternal mortality among people of color.

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Struggle and Success: Section 8 vouchers provide a pathway to stability, but challenges remain

Dave Gong

October 17, 2022 |

Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Programs like the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program — or Section 8 — and the Fort Wayne Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program help low-income individuals and families afford quality homes through participating private landlords and housing developments. With the voucher program, the tenant’s financial obligation is capped at about 30% of their annual gross income, while the voucher covers the rest. In some cases, the voucher can cover up to 100% of the tenant’s rent.

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New data shows success of Durham's guaranteed income program

Sarah Krueger

October 06, 2022 |

WRAL-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

Step Up Durham’s Guaranteed Basic Income Program gives 109 people who were formerly incarcerated $600 a month, no questions asked. The purpose of the monthly payments is to help people who may need extra assistance to meet their basic needs.

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Making Money While Recycling in Nigeria

Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

September 28, 2022 |

Instick |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

Mygbolat Waste Management is a wholesale waste collection business in Osogbo, Nigeria, that is working to combat unemployment and create wealth for its employees while helping the environment by cleaning and selling recyclables.

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For More Than 20 Guaranteed Income Projects, the Data Is In

Sarah Holder

September 28, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States

Guaranteed basic income programs, which gained prevalence during the pandemic, have helped people make ends need and purchase necessities during times of need. The hope is to break down stigmas around welfare, dispel misconceptions, and ultimately produce data that compels national policy change.

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How "Adashe" is transforming lives of IDPs in FCT

Hamza Alkali

September 18, 2022 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory

Using grant funding from the Stand With a Girl Initiative, a group of women in a camp for Nigerians who have been internally displaced created Adashe, a collective savings program that helps families in times of need. Participants contribute regular payments toward the fund, which rotates to benefit each of the participants with lump-sum payments that can be paid back without fees or interest.

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Child poverty in the US was stagnant — and then something changed

H. Luke Shaefer Patrick Cooney Betsey Stevenson

September 14, 2022 |

Vox |

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Response Location: United States

The economic impact payments and expanded child tax credits given to American households during the COVID-19 Pandemic helped reduce rates of child poverty and food insecurity.

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