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  • Native families get a head start with home visits

    October 19, 2016 |

    Small Towns Big Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

    Across the United States, native families are implementing community-based family preparedness efforts in order to create a pathway that leads to school-readiness for children. At Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, this program is known as Tiwa Babies. Comprised of home visits, communication strategies and a curriculum that tracks developmental milestones – all while also implementing Native cultural teachings – Tiwa Babies has shown significant success for those families that choose to participate.

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  • Longmont's Hopelight Medical Clinic providing free or low-cost care

    October 18, 2016 |

    Times-Call |

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    Response Location: United States, Longmont, Colorado

    In Longmont, Colorado the Hopelight Medical Clinic is fondly referred to as the "little clinic that could" since it provides services such as low-cost medical care, free wellness support groups, health counseling and after-school music and art classes. Based on a two-pronged approach of lessening the patient load on local hospitals while also creating a culture of collaboration amongst local doctors, the pilot program aims to treat those that are most impacted by the income gap.

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  • This little town decided to go green. And they did it without the government.

    October 16, 2016 |

    Upworthy |

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    Response Location: England, Ashton Hayes

    Ashton Hayes- a small town in England- adopted a Carbon Neutrality mission, meaning they hoped to produce as much energy as they consumed. Over the past 10 years they have reduced their emissions by 40%, attributing their success to the resulting neighbourhood cohesion, dedication, and it being a public decision as opposed to one made or implemented by politicians.

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  • Can Española Valley High School crack down on truancy?

    October 15, 2016 |

    Rio Grande Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    To improve its consistently high truancy rates, last academic year Española Valley High School implemented a new truancy and dropout prevention program aimed at shaping up poor attendance. The results are yet to be determined — but debate still rages within the school about the best method for battling truancy.

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  • Prisoners With Hep C Get Cured In Some States But Not Others

    October 13, 2016 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Currently, debates are ongoing about what to do with the substantial number of US prisoners with Hepatitis C. This piece highlights successful legal action in Pennsylvania that ensured costly treatment for prisoners.

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  • Germany has a different approach, better results

    October 10, 2016 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    In the United States, minors are often tried and sentenced as adults, leading to traumatizing circumstances and high recidivism. In Germany, minors cannot be tried as adults and are put in prisons that double as farms, aiming to mirror the outside world.

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  • Getting Tried as an Adult Depends on Skin Color

    October 10, 2016 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Many minors, especially those who are black or hispanic, are tried and sentenced as adults. A new New Jersey law requires minors to at least begin their sentence in juvenile facilities, but there are still problems.

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  • The One and Only Texas Wind Boom

    October 03, 2016 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    To increase renewable energy from wind, Texas is the site of many wind turbines across wind farms, which not only produce energy but also provide income to farmers who own the land. There are still some problems but by deregulating the electricity market, making use of the open lands of Texas, and the relaxed attitude of Texans toward living near turbines Texas is a major generator; while other states struggle behind.

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  • Baclofen: the controversial pill that could 'cure' alcoholism

    September 16, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: France

    For some alcoholics, finding a way to quit can be a long and frustrating journey. Baclofen is a new drug in France that has previously been used to treat Multiple Sclerosis but is now being used to 'cure alcoholics'.

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  • Save the refugees, become a banker

    September 08, 2016 |

    The Correspondent |

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    Response Location: United States

    Research has shown that "feel good altruism" is making you feel good but is not helping people in need. In order to pivot towards "effective altruism," one must question many factors like effectiveness, beneficiaries, consequences, the probability of success, and areas of neglect. The most effective altruism just might be donating to impactful charities with measurable outcomes.

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