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Babies don't come with instructions. But in Oregon, they now come with a nurse

Cory Turner

July 23, 2024 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madras, Oregon

Family Connects offers free home visits from trained nurses for families with newborns in an effort to increase access to care and reduce infant and new mother mortality rates. The nurses conduct a medical exam and then provide support, guidance and answer any questions the new parents may have. Family Connects found that mothers who participated in the program were 30% less likely to experience postpartum depression or anxiety.

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Mobile mammogram unit increases access to life-saving screenings

Katie Ellington Serrao

July 19, 2024 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Richland County, Ohio

OhioHealth’s Mobile Mammography Units provide easy access to mammograms for people who are traditionally underserved by the healthcare system and facing transportation and financial obstacles. In its first year, the unit performed 900 screenings, and the mobile unit touts a first-time screening rate that is three times higher than brick-and-mortar mammography clinics.

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Propel And Vote.org Team Up Again To Register SNAP Users To Vote

Anne Field

July 19, 2024 |

Forbes |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can get information about registering to vote directly in the same free app that they use to check their SNAP balance and learn more about their benefits. Since the initiative launched ahead of the 2024 election, roughly 15,000 SNAP recipients have registered through the app and about 52,000 people have used it to verify their registration status.

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Despite obstacles, community organizations hold registration drives for Latino voters in Wimauma

Nancy Guan

July 19, 2024 |

WUSF |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Wimauma, Florida

To reach Spanish-speaking voters, organizers with Faith in Florida set up registration drives at community gathering places, such as the Beth-El Farmworker Ministry where many residents come to access the food pantry. Though the state recently passed legislation potentially penalizing third-party groups that submit registration applications on behalf of voters, Faith in Florida has been able to continue its registration drives by instead providing QR codes that take voters to the website where they can register themselves.

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'My Civic Duty'

Evgeniya Dolgaya

July 18, 2024 |

Transitions Online |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Poland

Volnya is a volunteer mentorship program that provides support and services to newly released Belarusian political prisoners who have immigrated to other countries. Volunteers can help participants with tasks like securing a job, applying for immigration status, and getting connected to aid, and the program has worked with 69 people so far.

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Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states

Nada Hassanein

July 17, 2024 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Alaska

Dental therapists provide basic preventative dental care, filling cavities, placing crowns and extracting teeth under a dentist’s supervision. The occupation is growing as it fills gaps in access to dental care, making it easier for people to care for their oral health. Dental therapists are most common in rural, Native areas where access to care is scarce. In rural Alaska alone, more than 40,000 people now have regular access to dental care thanks to dental therapists.

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Damascus Road: Drug court changing lives, saving taxpayers 'boatload of money'

Geoff Pender

July 15, 2024 |

Mississippi Today |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbia, Mississippi

Intervention Court provides programming and support to those struggling with addiction, connecting them to jobs, schooling and skills training to help them stay sober, re-enter society and stay out of jail. Nearly 11,000 people have graduated from one of the 42 drug courts throughout the state, and the courts average a recidivism rate of just 2.9% compared to the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ 35.4%.

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In Detroit, an Infant Mental Health Program Helps New Parents and Babies

Jennifer Brookland

July 12, 2024 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Wayne State’s Infant Mental Health Program screens parents during routine well-child visits to asses their basic needs, mental health and general well-being to help bridge the gap between new parents accessing healthcare. The program is a “one-stop shop” for physical and mental healthcare needs, having served nearly 250 families in just eight months.

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This Birmingham nonprofit gives youth safe spaces to open up: 'Listen'

Alaina Bookman

July 11, 2024 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

Kings Kids Outreach provides youth with mentorship, tutoring, school supplies, counseling and other summer programs to help improve their academic performance, reduce absenteeism and protect them from growing rates of violence in the city. The group provides services to more than 2,000 children and, from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, reduced chronic absenteeism from 26.2% to 12.7%

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Austin food equity program eyeing long-term solutions to continue operations

Kelsey Thompson

July 11, 2024 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

With a primary focus on rural areas in Travis County, Texas, the Supplemental Emergency Food Access Network provides individuals and households experiencing food insecurity with culturally relevant, nutritionally dense foods.

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