Arizona Daily Star reporter Caitlin Schmidt's top 5 stories of 2022
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We are sharing Arizona Daily Star reporters' and photographers' favorite work from 2022.
Caitlin Schmidt is the Star’s solutions reporter, covering people and places working to fix social problems and fill gaps in equity.
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For Star subscribers: More than 600 people have graduated from Pima County's Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison and Drug Court programs, which focus on recovery and rehabilitation over punishment.
The Homing Project seeks to use micro-housing to help address the rising rate of homelessness across Pima County. But it needs land to make it happen.
The San Manuel Revitalization Coalition was established in 2020 after 200 community members came together to do something good for the place they call home.
Food bank officials are working with various organizations to bring native, food-producing shade trees to Tucson neighborhoods especially vulnerable to extreme heat.
Charles Collins has spent years developing and perfecting hydroponic and aquaponic gardening systems, which he says are a solution to address climate change.
Our reporters, producers and photographers chose their top 5 pieces of work from 2022. Here are their selections:
You can help efforts to make sure unhoused individuals receive services they need: The 2023 count is Wednesday and 300-plus volunteers are needed.
Nonprofits are finding ways to fill service gaps and focus on complex needs of unsheltered individuals in Tucson and beyond.
Local nonprofit The Homing Project is hoping to build a village of tiny homes for unsheltered individuals, but it has hit some roadblocks in recent months.