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  • 1 Neighborhood. 24 Kindergarten Classes. 40 Languages. (Some Miming Helps.)

    June 29, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    At Toronto's Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy, the immigrant-heavy kindergarten class enters speaking over 40 different languages. Most students are from low-income backgrounds, with many needing individualized special education. Through miming, pictures, and a longer school day, Mustard Academy works to reach and prepare all kindergarten-age children before they begin elementary classes.

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  • For refugees to find jobs, they need more than just language lessons

    June 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Targeted outreach can encourage employers to hire refugees. Australia’s Refugee Talent provides one-on-one interview coaching for refugees and an online job platform for employers, helping both groups overcome cultural barriers and information gaps.

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  • Loneliness can kill you — but is it government's job to solve it?

    June 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

    Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise globally, and feelings of loneliness can be extremely detrimental to health and longevity. In Denmark, the "National Movement Against Loneliness" and GENLYD train community members to recognize signs of loneliness and refer those at risk to these programs and provide services such as group dinners and group activities based on hobby.

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  • People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There

    June 25, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Canada

    A recently proposed Canadian law would create comprehensive support for the repatriation of cultural objects back from museums to First Nations people. The law addresses a common and critical hurdle for repatriation: funds for the transport and safe storage of objects upon their return.

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  • When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic

    June 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Marshalltown, Iowa

    Primary care practioners are prescribing buprenorphine to patients struggling with opioid substance use disorder, providing a support for medication-assisted recovery. Practices use a team-based approach and grant funding to provide this support and overcome the challenges of limited staff capacity and insufficient reimbursement.

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  • Where Danes Butt Heads (Politely) With Their Leaders

    June 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Allinge

    Thousands of Danes attend a political festival called Folkemodet every year to mingle with government ministers and corporate executives and enjoy live music, comedy, and art. The casual atmosphere allows participants to ask tough questions of their leaders in person. Participants say the festival helps them learn more about political issues and inspires them to become more politically active.

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  • Sonic youth: the UK school turning teenagers' lives around

    June 21, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Swanley

    SupaJam, a music school in England, targets kids aged 16-18 who are not in school or employed for a range of reasons. By the time students graduate, 97 percent leave with a nationally recognized business diploma. “These kids are too young to abandon," one of the cofounders says. “This is our society and we have to fight for them."

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  • Caring for California's aging prisoners

    June 20, 2018 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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  • Fresh pickings: prescribing produce, not pills

    June 20, 2018 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Fresh Prescription is a Detroit-based program that creates a mechanism for doctors to prescribe healthy food and fresh produce instead of medications to low-income patients, pregnant women, and people with young children. The program provides patients with a card where they can spend money on fresh fruits and vegetables from local food vendors, bridging the gap between good nutrition and good health.

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  • Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers?

    June 20, 2018 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As artists of color are routinely marginalized or erased from art history, black gallerists have served a critical role to support and champion black artists. Gallerists provide an entry point for artists as well as promoting work to collectors and institutions and protecting the context in which the work is displayed.

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