The VA Is Now Offering Transition Services Specially Tailored for Female Veterans

Good News Notes: “The Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with the Department of Defense to offer Women’s Health Transition Training (WHTT) for female service members who are transitioning to civilian life. The voluntary training program is in addition to the normal Transition Assistance Program (TAP) that all separating military members are required to attend, and is not…

Family Promise of Greater Phoenix helps homeless children

Good News Notes: “Family Promise of Greater Phoenix is ensuring that the families in their care are ready for learning under any circumstances as the school year begins. The nonprofit organization rescues primarily first-time homeless families, their pets; helps them return to independence, according to a press release, adding that part of their programming is…

This cleaning product refill service eliminates single-use plastic

Good News Notes: “Inside a laundromat in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn, it’s now possible to buy standard cleaning products like Pine-Sol without having to buy a whole new container. Instead you’ll be able to bring your old container back, and refill it yourself. The location is one of the first to pilot a new system from…

Partnerships form to help evacuees find shelter, food in Hays County

Good News Notes: “Dozens of evacuees from Hurricane Laura are settling in Hays County, for now. KXAN spoke to a hotel owner who says they are sold out of rooms. Partnerships have also formed to help take care of evacuees in Hays County. LIVE BLOG: Hurricane Laura set to make landfall early Thursday ‘We were…

Scientists create artificial plant that could spell the end of fossil fuels

Good News Notes: “A new device which mimics the ability of plants to photosynthesise could hasten the transition away from fossil fuels, say the Cambridge scientists who created it. The test unit converts light, carbon dioxide and water into a clean and stable fuel that can either be used directly or converted into hydrogen. It operates…

More than $90K in materials donated to communities in school supply drive

Good News Notes: “Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada, an affiliate of the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, announces it received more than $90,000 in materials and cash donations to kick off its 8th annual “Fill the Bus” school supply drive in support of Clark County School District students during the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Donated…

Summer Games Done Quick raises $2.3 million for charity

Good News Notes: “The virtual speedrun-a-thon Summer Games Done Quick wrapped up this weekend with a whopping $2.3 million raised to support Doctors Without Borders, an independent organization that delivers emergency medical aid to people impacted by wars, epidemics, and disasters. That’s actually down from the previous two major GDQ events, Summer Games Done Quick 2019 and Awesome Games Done…