Community
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Society
Society United KingdomSocial Enterprises Spring up in the UK to Tackle Funeral Poverty
In the United Kingdom, basic funerals have reached a record-high average cost of around $5,045. But ethical funeral homes are stepping in to give mourners one less thing to worry about: the literal cost of losing a loved one.
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Society
Society Ireland“If You Need a Coat – Take One”, Dubliners Say and Hang Them on the Bridge
"If you need one, please take one. If you want to help, please hang one up," say the signs on the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin, Ireland, where city dwellers are volunteering their unwanted winter jackets to those in need.
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Society
Society BoliviaBolivia’s Communities Welcome New Jobs and Roads in Blossoming Society
Bolivia, the second-poorest nation in South America, has seen many improvements over the past decade: middle-class communities in urban and rural towns are being offered more local job opportunities, upgraded infrastructure and running water in homes, to name a few.
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Health
Health IndiaTraumatized After Floods and Landslides, Victims Now Get Mental Help in Southern India
Victims facing trauma due to floods and landslides in the Indian state of Kerala are now receiving community-based care, thanks to authorities and health experts stepping in to bring psychosocial support closer to those in need.
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Heroes
Heroes USASuper Star Michael Jordan in Tears as He Opens His First Clinic for the Uninsured
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has opened his first of two medical clinics he is funding in the lower-income area of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States, to provide uninsured and underinsured families with affordable healthcare.
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Society
Society USARooftop Farms in Big Apple Grow Vegetables with Rainwater, Reduce City Heat
Finding local, organic vegetables in a city full of high-rise buildings is becoming easier and easier: farms set up on the rooftops in the Big Apple - the nickname for New York City - are providing sustainable produce in the United States’ most populous area.
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Heroes
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Society
Society USA“Stay with Us – If You Spent More Than Ten Years in Prison”, Local Hosts Offer Ex-Prisoners
An initiative in the United States is matching prison inmates due for release with community hosts and mentors in Alameda County, California, to help them re-integrate to life in the outside world while providing them with a spare space for six months.
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Society
SocietyGet Your Free Food in My Neighborhood, More and More People Tell the Needy
A global movement that started in the United States has people setting up “pantries” in their neighborhood, to help residents provide the underprivileged with 24-hour access to free food and other necessities that they may not normally be able to afford.