Tag #Community Support

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Car Club Fosters Mental Health Support in Northamptonshire

Lani Tebbutt's Northamptonshire car club, Breaking Silence, provides mental health support through monthly car meets, fostering connections and raising funds for St Andrew's and The Lowdown charities, demonstrating a successful community-based initiative.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Les Petites Cantines: Combating Social Isolation Through Community Meals

Les Petites Cantines, a French network of community restaurants founded in 2013, combats social isolation by offering affordable, collaboratively-prepared meals in 14 locations, with 17 more under construction, serving approximately 125,000 meals since its inception through a volunteer-based model.

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No Poverty
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Barber's Covid Food Bank Continues to Feed 1,500 Weekly

During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, barber Ziggy Myers established a community food bank, initially funded by himself, expanding to feed 3,000 weekly; five years later, he and his friend Wayne continue providing food to 1,500 people weekly due to increased living costs, collaborating with FareShare.

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Zero Hunger
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Body of Missing Nurse Found in Montana River

The body of 33-year-old Denver nurse Danit Ehrlich, missing since February 21st from a Missoula, Montana dog park, was recovered from the Clark Fork River on March 6th; police believe she drowned trying to save her dog, prompting calls for increased winter safety measures at the park.

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No Poverty
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Netherlands' First Grief Trail Opens on Terschelling Island

On Terschelling island, Netherlands, the 75km Walk of Grief, initiated by Arjan Berkhuysen and Anemoon Elzinga to cope with their son's death, opened today; offering a space for grieving people of various backgrounds to process their sorrow through walking.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Fundraising Campaign for Rare Childhood Cancer Nears £100,000 Goal

The family of Liz Hatton, a 17-year-old photographer who died of desmoplastic small round cell tumor, is nearing its £100,000 fundraising goal to support research into the disease, holding a weekend event and planning a UK-wide support network.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Time Banks: A Potential Solution to China's Eldercare Crisis

Germany's time bank model, where volunteers 'deposit' service hours for later use, offers a solution to rising eldercare costs, and China is exploring this for its aging population (22%, or 310 million people over 60 by 2024) to supplement the government's planned eldercare service system.

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Reduced Inequality
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Calvin Harris' Pub Investment Revitalizes Dumfries Music Scene

Calvin Harris, through his company To The Nines, purchased the Coach and Horses pub in Dumfries, Scotland, for £190,000 in August 2023, significantly boosting the local music scene by providing a venue for local bands and contributing to the town's cultural revitalization.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Community Shop Combats Food Poverty with Innovative Social Supermarket Model

Community Shop, a social supermarket in Norwood, UK, combats food poverty by offering groceries at a third of the normal price, alongside cooking classes and community engagement, with plans to expand to four more London boroughs.

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Zero Hunger
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Uvalde Shooting Survivor Receives Dream Quinceañera Dress

Miah Cerrillo, a Uvalde school shooting survivor, received a free quinceañera dress from Moda 2000 in Anaheim, California, a gesture of support and healing following the tragedy; the dress was gifted by the store's owners after Miah's family traveled from Texas.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Scotland Food Bank Launches Laundry Service Amidst Rising Energy Costs

The Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels (OKFP) in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, has opened a free laundry service for families struggling with the high cost of energy, providing washing machines and dryers to over 1,000 clients monthly.

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No Poverty
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North Yorkshire Police Officer Killed While Helping at Car Crash

PC Rosie Prior, 45, a North Yorkshire police officer, died last month while assisting at a car crash on the A19 near Thirsk; over 800 people attended her funeral at York Minster.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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