In today’s edition of Squirrel News, a children’s hospital in Colorado supports families with school, food, and rent; Toronto’s bike mayor makes cycling more mainstream, and albatrosses help detect illegal trawlers.
This children’s hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too
Kids’ health is impacted most by life outside a doctor’s office. Therefore, a Colorado children’s hospital not only treats physical complaints, but also helps families get fresh food, rental assistance, and help with school supplies.
Amsterdam-based global NGO BYCS has 150 “bicycle mayors” across the world. In Toronto, Lanrick Bennett is boosting the work to make cycling more mainstream and helping children ride to school.
A French researcher developed a new way to track illegal vessels by attaching radars to albatrosses. And in New Orleans, old oyster shells are being put back in the ocean to protect the shoreline.