"I welcome this move from the Mayor of London to help the London Ambulance Service reach their funding goal, giving every community better access to life-saving defibrillators. "This is a brilliant opportunity for community groups in Addiscombe one of the areas identified as a defibrillator desert - and across Croydon to step forward and host one. "By doing so, you could save a life."
You may have seen these viral stories on your social media feeds: a frightened shelter dog bonding with their foster; a passerby helping a street vendor by buying all their merchandise; an artist drawing a portrait of a stranger and listening to their life story. These acts strike a nerve, and it turns out we humans are actually wired for this kind of kindness, connection and empathy.
County officials urge Pescadero residents to report unsafe drinking water and emphasize that reporting can be done confidentially without questions about immigration status.
California Waste Solutions has been involved in ongoing discussions with Oakland city leaders since the late 2000s to relocate its recycling operations to the former Oakland Army Base.
Green-space managers would gladly deliver more parks that integrate children's play with adult socialising, but to do this they need funding not just to develop these spaces but, critically, to maintain their quality long-term.
Maimonides Cancer Center has provided Brooklyn with world-class cancer care for two decades, fulfilling a critical need for accessible treatment within the community.
"Despite decades of harm, the Department of Transportation is pushing a plan to widen the Cross Bronx by adding another highway structure over the Bronx River and Starlight Park."
What we do offer here are both Western health care practices as well as traditional health care practices. The main purpose of all of that is... vital to their health and well-being.
The $11-billion expansion of the New Jersey Turnpike primarily benefits developers and unions while negatively impacting already vulnerable communities with increased traffic and pollution.
"A lot of my work is about increasing access to healthy food, in New York City and in upstate New York," Leak said. "I mostly work with adolescents, who are change agents in low-resource households. Often these adolescents are 'adultified' and drive household food choices."
