Good News Notes: “It only occupies a small open area near Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast D.C., but a newly expanded urban garden is having a big impact on the community it serves. “We provide food for anybody who needs food; we don’t ask them any questions,” said Thelma Speight, Executive Director of the…
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Community colleges team up to fight food insecurity
Good News Notes: “With rising rent prices across the Valley, some residents are having a hard time affording food and that includes college students. Maricopa County Community Colleges are teaming up with a national organization to connect students with the resources they need. CEO of Hunger Free America Joel Berg visited Mesa Community College for…
Petting therapy dogs enhances thinking skills of stressed college students
Good News Notes: “Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students’ thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to new Washington State University research. The study was published today in the journal AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association. The paper demonstrated that…
College students lend hands; help Street MOMs clean up homeless camps
Good News Notes: “Students from Wheeling, home on holiday break from colleges all over the country, pitched in to help Street MOMs perform their ongoing mission. Carrying trash bags, gloves and picker-uppers, they went out in the rain and helped clean homeless camps. ‘We’re here to help!’ they call out as they approach each camp. ‘Here,…