Community Issues and Volunteering
Monday, July 8, 2024
WA projects receive $68,000 for community project upgrades
Four projects in Washington state were selected to receive grants from the AARP Community Challenge program. Combined, the organizations will …
Monday, July 8, 2024
Retired TX geoscientist uses talent to connect rural community to the web
By Kristi Eaton for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabora…
Monday, July 8, 2024
Not your average block party: ND project aims to inspire 'active' city planning
Community developers are tasked with balancing infrastructure needs - like roads, with amenities for the public to enjoy. Organizers behind an …
Monday, July 8, 2024
AARP seeks ideas to make CT communities more 'livable'
AARP Connecticut is accepting applications for grants for community improvement projects across the state. The "Livable Communities" program awards …
Monday, July 8, 2024
SD artist duo makes murals by, for and with communities
By Rebecca Froehlich for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Kathleen Shannon for Greater Dakota News Service reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News…
Free summer camps boost career goals for underserved youth
A series of free summer camps focused on STEM and other career paths seeks to boost the career goals of youth in the agricultural community of Immokal…
NH backs 988 mental health hotline with local resources
Two years since activation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a new report found New Hampshire could improve resources for the mental health …
Report: Most of KY’s 988 crisis hotline calls answered locally
More households, workplaces and schools are struggling with mental-health crises, and a new report by the mental-health advocacy group Inseparable …
Summer meals for kids available to-go and by delivery in remote rural areas
With school cafeterias closed for the summer, community groups and nonprofits are working to ensure that Colorado's one in five children who go …
Report: IN’s 988 success sets example but all states must improve crisis support
A new report gives Indiana high marks for its rollout of 988, a mental health crisis hotline, but also highlighted all states need to do more to …
Seven OR projects receive AARP livable community grants
Seven projects have been chosen in Oregon to receive grants from AARP. The projects were selected for the Community Challenge grant program…
Changing climate contributes to record Iowa tornado season
Weather researchers at Iowa State University say a shifting climate and warmer ocean temperatures are partially responsible for a record number of tor…