How Are Low-Income Neighborhoods Preparing for Heatwaves? By Planting Trees.
Communities of color are on average 13 degrees hotter than predominately white areas. A data tool is influencing city officials to take action.
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8 Million Teens Are Newly Eligible to Vote This Year. Meet the High-Schoolers Ensuring They Do.
How lunch drives and free donuts are motivating young voters to head the polls.
Brands Paid Garment Workers 3 Cents Per Piece — Until These Organizers Stepped In
Remake has helped workers get billions of dollars in lost wages from companies like Zara and Victoria’s Secret.
Eldest Daughters of Immigrants Are Dismantling the Specific Burdens They Face
Sparked by trending discussions of #EldestDaughterSyndrome, first-generation daughters are supporting each other in-person and online.
How Designers Are Transforming Shelters Into Beautiful, Welcoming Spaces
Designs for Dignity uses trauma-informed design principles, like natural lighting and calming art, to create a sense of safety.
How Art Therapy Is Alleviating Health Care Workers’ Burnout
Research shows this Colorado program has helped lower anxiety, depression and PTSD among health professionals.
The After-School Skateboarding Program Teaching Students How to Fall and Get Back Up
Skate After School is offering lower-income kids in Phoenix mentorship, friendship and tricks to impress the pros.
Building a Women’s Weightlifting Movement, One Campus at a Time
Girl Gains is empowering young women to take up space inside the gym and out.
The Navajo’s Fight to Protect Water on Their Own Terms
After coal mining ravaged their lands, Tó Nizhóní Ání is advocating for energy, water and climate justice on the Navajo Nation.
How Yurts Are Protecting an Unhoused Indigenous Community
The Autonomous Yurt Collective is building insulated, transportable yurts for a Native homeless camp that keeps getting evicted by the city.
Guam’s Only Maternity Ward Is Vulnerable to Climate Disasters. Meet the Indigenous Doulas Providing an Alternative.
The Birthworkers of Color Collective is preparing the island with CHamoru-led birthing support.
The Latino Students Building a Pipeline Into Hollywood
Latinos make up only 7% percent of film industry jobs. The Youth Cinema Project wants to increase those numbers.
How Students Led a Historic $25M Divestment from LA School Police
Students Deserve reinvested the money into support services for Black students — a pot they’ve continued to grow.
The Sourdough Baker Creating Stability for People in Recovery
What started out as a post-rehab hobby has turned into a popular LA bakery and a community for those recovering from addiction.
