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    Focusing on Hunger and Food Waste this Holiday Season

    HuffPost Dec 6, 2020

    Since 2011, Food Rescue U.S. has been working to tackle two crises in America: hunger and food waste. It aims to distribute the 40 billion meals estimated to be wasted each year…

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    The Ripple Effect of Extended COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

    Equitable Growth Dec 6, 2020

    At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, millions of U.S. workers lost their jobs. In March, the U.S. Congress took notice and decided that the 26 weeks…

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    11 Strategies to Break Down Nonprofit Communication Barriers

    Forbes Dec 6, 2020

    Nonprofits function best when all of the departments are working seamlessly with one another to achieve the organization’s goals. Unfortunately, any organization, no matter its size, has to deal with…

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    The Significance of Unchecked COVID Outbreaks in Slaughterhouses

    The Counter Dec 5, 2020

    In the face of an unprecedented public health crisis, the federal agency responsible for workplace safety has essentially allowed meatpackers to regulate themselves—leading to chaos, confusion, and fear in facilities…

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    How Climate Change is Impacting 16 Superfund Sites in Georgia

    InsideClimate News Dec 5, 2020

    With climate change a leading issue in Georgia’s two closely watched Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5, the effects of a warming planet directly threaten LCP Chemical and 15 other Superfund sites…

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    COVID-19 Can Significantly Impact Urban Housing

    Smart Cities Dive Dec 4, 2020

    Believe it or not, indoor plumbing was slow to catch on. When it was introduced in the 1800s, the modern flush toilet or “water closet” seemed like a newfangled home feature,…

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    Intimate Partner Violence Increases As Pandemic Surges

    The Conversation Dec 4, 2020

    As we face rising COVID infection rates, the possibility of additional quarantines rises. Although stay-at-home orders might protect individuals from the virus, home isn’t safe for everyone. Studies show that…

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    Health Strategies for Reducing Intimate Partner Violence

    Global Citizen Dec 4, 2020

    Two health program methods are rarely used in Tanzania but have significantly reduced intimate partner violence in some communities, an ongoing study found. International development organization BRAC’s Tanzania chapter recently…

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    America’s Disaster Relief Neglects Marginalized Communities

    American Progress

    Six months have passed since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Category 4 storm destroyed houses and significant infrastructure, leaving mass devastation. Many Puerto Ricans—who are…

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    How Student Privacy Laws and Ineffective Governance are Impact Food Security

    The 74 Dec 4, 2020

    There’s no denying the importance of keeping students’ personal information private and protected. But what if a state’s data privacy laws are so restrictive that they’re literally taking food out…

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    Tackling SDG 10 Means Shifting Power and Profits

    Global Washington Dec 3, 2020

    COVID-19 has laid bare the deep inequalities our economic model has fostered and thus is a major threat in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 10 (reducing inequalities). Business has a…

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    Six Principles to Help Address COVID-19 Learning Losses

    The 74 Dec 3, 2020

    Pandemic-related disruptions to schooling are wreaking havoc on student learning. If estimates are anywhere near correct, our nation is facing a catastrophe. Depending on the measure of learning loss used, the Organisation…

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