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  • What Happens When Jobs Are Guaranteed?

    December 10, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Austria, Gramatneusiedl

    The government-run Job Guarantee program in Gramatneusiedl, Austria, provides employment for residents who have experienced unemployment for at least a year. After a training course and discussion of their wants and needs, the person can choose to accept the offered job in which they will earn at least as much as they would receive from unemployment benefits.

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  • Nasarawa counts gains of BHCPF two years after launch  

    November 19, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

    The Basic Health Care Provision Fund establishes government health facilities that allow people to access care for free. WHen the fund started in 2021, it had 16,000 enrollees and as of October 2022 there were 38,600 enrollees in the state.

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  • Organizing to Cancel Debt Fuels Systemic Change

    November 14, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Occupy Wall Street ignited today's debt cancellation movement. Groups like the Debt Collective are winning victories, canceling predatory student debt and pushing systemic reforms like tuition-free college. Though incremental, these changes are rewriting policy and challenging racialized capitalism.

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  • Denver's E-Bike Rebates Are So Hot They're Gone Within Minutes

    October 13, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver offers rebates up to $1,700 for residents purchasing electric bikes to encourage their adoption, increase accessibility for low-income residents, and help reduce air pollution.

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  • How Lagos Health Scheme is Enhancing Access to Quality Healthcare Services Among Indigents, PWDs

    September 17, 2022 |

    The Nation (Nigeria) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Lagos State Health Scheme in Nigeria helps pay health insurance premiums for people with disabilities who may not otherwise be able to afford health care free of charge.

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  • Expanded Safety Net Drives Sharp Drop in Child Poverty

    September 11, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Between 1993 and 2019, government aid for working families in the United States grew, with federal spending on low-income children roughly doubling. This expansion of the safety net coincides with significant declines in child poverty, with research showing that child poverty fell 59 percent during that time period.

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  • Long COVID survivors seek support, treatment from NY and federal programs

    June 06, 2022 |

    The Journal News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Programs are emerging to help connect people suffering from long COVID-19 with necessary health care and government resources, like the Aftercare program that launched in April 2021. Aftercare uses contact tracing to reach people who reported lingering COVID-19 symptoms to connect them with health experts who help them manage their symptoms and access resources to address their health and social needs like mental health services, help with disability claims, or health insurance subsidies. The Aftercare program has referred more than 50,000 people to long COVID-19 treatment clinics and other aid.

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  • Succour for Nigerian Persons with Albinism

    May 19, 2022 |

    TalkHealth9Ja-TV |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Albino Foundation in Nigeria connects people with albinism to hospitals and government funding for expensive skin cancer treatments.

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  • The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash

    May 16, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    The expanded child tax credit payments provided expanded eligibility for families to receive higher credits per child. Rather than receiving the credit when filing taxes, families received a cash payment per child each month, enabling them to use the money to meet their specific needs. The program provided a cushion for millions of families struggling to cover their expenses each month but expired in 2022.

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  • Easy E-Bike Rider

    April 21, 2022 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Corvallis, Oregon

    The Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Office provides $1,200 rebates for people to buy electric bikes at four local stores. E-bikes cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and are a more affordable option than cars. To qualify, household income must be less than 80 percent of area median income and the household must be a customer of Pacific Power, who helped fund the rebates. E-bike sales have increased with over 30 vouchers handed out, which also serves as a stimulus to the local bike shop economy.

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