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  • Guiding Mothers and Babies Through the Opioid Crisis

    Jack Graham

    June 26, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Lake First Nation, Ontario

    When the opioid crisis hit indigenous communities throughout North America, solutions that were working in urban areas, weren't available to these isolated, rural regions. To combat the crisis specifically as it relates to pregnancy, health care workers and community members from the tribes are working together to implement programs that connect newborns and their families with the medical assistance they need.

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  • LGBTQ-focused therapy center offers scholarships for transpeople of color

    Laura Smythe

    June 20, 2019 |

    Philadelphia Gay News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    There are many factors that prohibit people from being able to attend mental health counseling including financial reasoning and difficulty finding the right therapist. This is often even more difficult for the LGBTQ community, but in Philadelphia, the LGBTQ-focused Walnut Psychotherapy Center is helping to eliminate some of these barriers by creating a wellness fund that distributes therapy scholarships.

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  • Appetites: Food truck helps keep Minnesota kids fed when school is out

    Megan Burks

    June 20, 2019 |

    MPR News |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Food trucks have taken much of the United States by storm, but now the concept is being applied to helping keep children well nourished during summer months when school is out. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, trucks are now roaming the streets in St. Paul, Minnesota serving nutritional meals to children in the local school district.

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  • Bitwise Goes Big

    James Fallows

    June 19, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    A company called Bitwise in Fresno, California thinks beyond financial gain and factors social background and economic justice into their developer training programs. Bitwise offers a coding school as well as a custom software business that hires graduates from their training program to help with commercial projects.

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  • A decade ago, these girls weren't allowed to play lacrosse. Now they inspire a reservation.

    Roman Stubbs

    June 18, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Covington, New York

    Allowing women on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation to play lacrosse, historically an all-male sport in the Mohawk tradition, has had an empowering effect. In a time when “eighty-four percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have endured physical, sexual or psychological violence in their lifetime,” being able to play a sport that could lead to a division 1 scholarship is motivating many of these young women, in addition to building skills and challenging traditional gender roles.

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  • Father's Day bailout: 10 Philly dads get to spend the holiday with their kids

    Michaela Winberg

    June 14, 2019 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Leading up to Father’s Day, Philadelphia criminal justice organization Frontline Dads raised money to bail out fathers. Inspired by the annual Mother’s Day bailouts that happen around the country, Frontline Dad aims to not just free father’s, but raise awareness about the issue of cash bail as well. Beyond bailing out fathers, participants will also have access to services like haircuts, counseling, and job placement assistance.

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  • These voters are using democracy vouchers to influence Seattle's City Council races

    Daniel Beekman

    June 12, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, taxpayers are funding a program called democracy vouchers, in which registered voters and other eligible residents receive $25 vouchers that they can contribute toward city council races. In this program unique to Seattle, each donor can contribute up to four vouchers, which are helping to diversify the field for grassroots candidates.

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  • Rural students often go unnoticed by colleges. Can virtual counseling put them on the map?

    Steven Friess

    June 11, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Red Wing, Minnesota

    A variety of nonprofit and philanthropic programs have started offering virtual college counseling to students living in rural communities. Through these setups, recent college graduates are often paired with students at schools where there are no full-time counselors or where the ratio of counselor to student is as high as 600 to 1.

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  • The green bank for kids - set up by a child

    Dan Collyns

    May 31, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Peru, Arequipa

    José Adolfo Quisocala is no ordinary 14 year old. He started a bank to teach local children to save money, and he is able to help them make money through a recycling program that rewards those who contribute paper and plastic. So far he works with 2,000 children and seven schools, with more demand on the way.

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  • One City Invests in Child Care That Parents Can Afford: Family and Friends

    Mattie Quinn

    May 31, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    As the cost of early childcare education reaches unsustainable levels for many families, advocates are working to support, teach, and validate the informal caregivers, including relatives, friends, and neighbors, who continue to fill in the gaps. Minneapolis, where an estimated 70 percent of preschool-aged children are cared for by family members or friends, is one city leading the charge.

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