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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title></title> <meta name="generator" content="LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux)"/> <meta name="created" content="00:00:00"/> <meta name="changed" content="2022-03-01T15:29:05.334617211"/> <style type="text/css"> body { background-color: #ffffff; max-width: 800px; margin: auto } p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 13pt } td p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 13pt } h1 { border: none; padding: 0in; color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 114%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2 } </style> </head> <body lang="en-US" dir="ltr"><h1>May 2024 OpenCommons Newsletter <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/0/02/Opencommons_logo.png" name="Image4" align="right" width="150" height="90"> </img> </h1> This month we look at how wellbeing with projects addressing equity, engagement and health 17 June, 2022 In this edition we focus on Wellbeing with projects addressing equity, engagement and health. <center><a target="_blank" href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N284MTdodmtnYmE2N2EwYXNsZzZpN292MWpfMjAyMjAzMTdUMTYwMDAwWiB3aWxmcmVkLnBpbmZvbGRAb3BlbmNvbW1vbnMub3Jn&tmsrc=wilfred.pinfold%40opencommons.org&scp=ALL"><img border="0" width="150" src="https://opencommons.org/images/2/21/OC_Register.jpeg"></a></center> The news items introduce two recent open source developments and a report from the European Commission (EC) 'Impact of Open Source on the European economy' outlining the results of a study analysing the economic impact of Open Source Software and Hardware on the European economy. We hope you will find this material useful. <h1>Projects</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Green Horizons: Urban Workforce Development and Electrification Center">Green Horizons: Urban Workforce Development and Electrification Center</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/2/2e/Green_Horizons.jpg/200px-Green_Horizons.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The Green Horizons Workforce Development and Vehicle Electrification Center is pursuing a planning grant that aims to establish a positive sustainable economic impact for the Multnomah County Drainage District community. This project will produce an assessment plan for a combined workforce training and commercial grade EV fleet conversion facility. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/OMSI Development">OMSI Development</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/4/42/OMSI_exterior.jpg/200px-OMSI_exterior.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The OMSI Consortium is soliciting subject matter experts and qualified vendors to participate in a series of short virtual workshops during the months of October-December 2020, culminating in a Q1 2021 Request for Proposal (RFP) to build a showcase integrated district infrastructure solution to serve the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s 23-acre site with the potential to develop up to 3 million square feet of new, low-carbon, mixed-use construction in Portland’s Central City Plan District. Workshop details will be released to confirmed participants. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Dwellingly">Dwellingly</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/7/72/Dwellingly200.jpeg/200px-Dwellingly200.jpeg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Dwelling.ly is an app to improve communication between the landlord providing transitional housing and the social workers who support them. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/Projects">More Projects...</a> <h1>Webinars</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/How By-Name Data Helps Communities End Homelessness">How By-Name Data Helps Communities End Homelessness</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/7/73/HomelessnessIsSolvable.jpg/200px-HomelessnessIsSolvable.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The by-name list is a real-time, person-specific list of everyone experiencing homelessness. The by-name list provides communities with a full and real-time view of homelessness in their geography. Using this data, we will be able to triage individual cases, understand the broader patterns of homelessness in their community, and ensure that resources and efforts are driving down the overall number of people experiencing homelessness. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

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<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/sites/default/files/2023-06/CASPEH_PR_Final_062023.pdf">California Statewide Study Investigates Causes and Impacts of Homelessness</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/5/53/CA_Houseless_Report.jpg/200px-CA_Houseless_Report.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) today released the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s, providing a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of homelessness in California and recommending policy changes to shape programs in response. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/why-local-leaders-should-champion-community-schools-to-improve-student-family-and-neighborhood-well-being/">Championing Schools to Improve Student Family and Neighborhood Well-being</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/9/92/Brookings.jpg/200px-Brookings.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Research consistently shows that a neighborhood’s overall well-being and localized school performance go hand in hand. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0706#.Yk9fIHcqTHU.linkedin">Treasury Remarks on Digital Assets</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/7/73/Bitcoin-image.jpg/200px-Bitcoin-image.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen delivered remarks on digital assets policy, innovation, and regulation at American University’s Kogod School of Business Center for Innovation. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

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