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  • 'Go to the people': Street medicine teams bring health care to the unhoused

    July 11, 2023 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Street medicine teams bring medical care direct to people experiencing homelessness in encampments across the state. There are currently 25 teams operating in the state, providing medical care, food, hygiene products, empathy and support to those in need. Street medicine teams provide both emergency and routine primary care, establishing relationships and building trust with the patients they serve.

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  • Oakland's MACRO has responded to thousands of calls. Very few were sent over by the police

    July 10, 2023 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    When concern arose that the police was not the appropriate department to respond to all non-violent, non-emergency calls, the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland program was created to do so. The program’s responders are civilian workers who check on community-member reports of things like people sleeping in public, public indecency and reported behavioral issues.

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  • Electric Trucks Are Making Their Way In California. We Took A Ride To See What It's Like

    July 07, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Electric semi-trucks get less hot than their diesel counterparts and emit no fumes, improving the driving experience for drivers while reducing emissions.

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  • A Sacramento group united an affordable housing complex. Here's how it changed lives

    July 07, 2023 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The GreenHouse provides after-school programming for children living in one of Sacramento’s most densely-populated affordable housing communities. Over the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 children have participated in the organization’s programs, including homework help, social events, internship and leadership opportunities, and more.

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  • How NYC students are turning the trauma of gun violence into action

    July 05, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In the wake of violent incidents, administrators at two Brooklyn schools gave students space and agency to organize rallies and events protesting gun violence. Students at Williamsburg Charter High School gathered roughly 4,000 signatures in their petition for improved prevention programs.

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  • Muckleshoot Tribal College makes history with doctoral graduates

    July 02, 2023 |

    Indian Country Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    The Muckleshoot Cohort is an Indigenous-led doctoral program in educational leadership that is built around Indigenous culture and knowledge. The initiative, which encourages students to reclaim their Native identities and tackle generational trauma related to the colonized education system, graduated 10 students in its inaugural class.

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  • Pedir perdón y reparar el daño, objetivo de la justicia restaurativa por delito económico

    June 30, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Instituciones Penitenciarias ha creado un programa de reinserción, que incorpora la justicia restaurativa para incidir en la responsabilización del delito y la reparación del perjuicio causado.

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  • Not at school or work? Chicago wants to support 45,000 disconnected youth.

    June 29, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago’s Back to Our Future program aims to support youth who have stopped attending school with mentorship, mental health services, job search help, and “soft skills” training. Participants receive a stipend during their first twelve weeks in the program, and roughly 465 students have taken part so far.

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  • Insurgency spiked crime rate, but this software beats it down

    June 29, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri

    To prevent crimes related to tricycles in Maiduguri, Nigeria, the SecureN software was created to verify the vehicles through a registration process. Once they are vetted by a state association, operators and owners are given an identity card, certificate, and QR code for riders to scan before they board. The program also collects tax money.

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  • Portland Street Response is working — and in jeopardy

    June 27, 2023 |

    Street Roots |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Portland Street Response sends mental health staff, medics, community health workers, and peer support specialists into crisis situations with the goal of reducing intervention by police. The program has reduced calls to police for non-criminal cases by 3.5 percent and has resulted in only one arrest, compared to 371 arrests made by police for similar calls.

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