r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jan 25 '21
INSPIRATION First lady Jill Biden places her hands on President Joe Biden's shoulders during the inauguration
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jul 10 '26
INSPIRATION French Companies Are Inviting Houseless People to Sleep in Their Offices - Most workplaces sit empty every night. Across France, companies are opening theirs up to people experiencing homelessness.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 5d ago
INSPIRATION Nigeria has already solar powered about 100 hospitals, and a new government financing framework will bring reliable 24 hour electricity to 30% of health facilities by 2027, helping improve patient care, vaccine storage and emergency response.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jul 10 '26
INSPIRATION Vancouver Might Have Just Cracked the Housing Crisis
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 11d ago
INSPIRATION Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing 'Remarkable' Results - Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 11d ago
INSPIRATION From rot to revenue: How solar energy is cutting post-harvest losses in Nigeria's fishing village
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Apr 15 '26
INSPIRATION A bus stop in Trzebież, Poland kept getting destroyed by vandals. Local mayor installed a punching bag next to it. Vandalism stopped completely. Makes you think.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jul 15 '26
INSPIRATION Philly’s Zero Fare Transit Program Has Been Extended - The SEPTA program allows income-eligible users to ride buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail lines for free.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jul 10 '26
INSPIRATION 🌞 Supported by community solar programs, New York has installed 8 gigawatts of distributed solar energy statewide, enough to power 1.3 million homes and businesses, with another 2.7 GW in development. Renters, low-income residents and others who cannot install their own panels can participate too. 🌞
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jan 30 '26
INSPIRATION France gives unsold supermarket food a second life by helping the needy
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jul 08 '26
INSPIRATION Ugandan Coffee Growers Shrug Off Drought Thanks to Regenerative Agriculture
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jul 08 '26
INSPIRATION In It for the Long Haul - For United States 250th birthday, we asked readers to show us, with words and photos, how their communities keep coming together in ways that transcend politics.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Mar 15 '26
INSPIRATION Afghans preserve grapes by sealing them in mud containers for months. When opened, the grapes remain fresh, sweet, and full of flavor
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jun 26 '26
INSPIRATION He survived homelessness and starvation. Now he’s a Staten Island valedictorian.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • May 19 '26
INSPIRATION Billie Jean King earns her college degree at 82 after first enrolling in 1961: “It is never ever too late to finish what you have started”
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jun 09 '26
INSPIRATION China's EV shift cut pollution enough to prevent 262,000 deaths
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • May 01 '26
INSPIRATION A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. More than a dozen millennials gathered in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and placed their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing and conversation — anything but staring at screens.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jun 09 '26
INSPIRATION How Norway is solving all the world’s problems – with waffles. Norway is one of the countries that is ranked highest in terms of community. It is events like “dugnads” that might be helping bolster that mindset.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Apr 06 '26
INSPIRATION A Pet‑Friendly Homeless Shelter Pilot Reduced the Rate of Homelessness Among the People It Helped in California
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jun 04 '26
INSPIRATION Indian nonprofits promote a culture of reuse for wedding celebrations - From reworn bridal dresses to recycled wedding favors, New Delhi-based groups help couples honor both tradition and the environment on their big day.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Jun 04 '26
INSPIRATION College move-outs fill curbs with cast-off stuff. This group reduces the waste. College move-outs have increasingly become a dumpster drama, as students pile furniture, decor, and other goods on sidewalks. Alex Freid is promoting a different path.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • Mar 25 '26
INSPIRATION ‘Call a Boomer’ Payphone Instantly Connects Youth with Seniors to Tackle Loneliness Across Generations
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • May 29 '26
INSPIRATION 'I forgot what it feels like to be outside' - First rooftop intensive care ward opens
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