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  • More than shelter: How DC homelessness organizations help LGBTQ youth thrive

    Natasha Riddle

    July 10, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Providing housing that serves as an affirming, empowering space with access to resources can help young LGBTQ people overcome homelessness. Organizations in Washington D.C. such as Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL), the Wanda Alston Foundation, and Casa Ruby provide inclusive housing that also includes services, from job placement to mental health care.

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  • A fungus threatens survival of the only toads that live high in the Rocky Mountains

    Jennifer Brown

    July 09, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Buena Vista, Colorado

    Researchers from the University of Colorado and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are hoping the experimental antifungal bacterial baths they gave toads in the Rocky Mountains are working. A fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been killing amphibians around the world, but researchers think they may have found a way to stop it. In the lab, the experimental bath showed a 40% decrease in mortality, indicating promising results in the wild.

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  • A ‘Second Chance' After 27 Years in Prison: How Criminal Justice Helped an Ex-Inmate Graduate

    Erica Green

    July 08, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Since 2016, the Second Chance Pell program has been providing financial aid for those experiencing incarceration to pursue a college education. Started under the Obama administration, it has gained bipartisan support and traction in the Trump administration as well. Considering 90% of incarcerated individuals will be released, the Second Chance Pell program serves as a demonstrated commitment to reduce recidivism and mass incarceration.

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  • First, they lost their children. Then the conspiracy theories started. Now, the parents of Newtown are fighting back.

    Susan Svrluga

    July 08, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Newtown, Connecticut

    After losing their children at Sandy Hook, many parents began receiving heavy online harassment, including death threats. But then they began to fight back. As a founder of the HONR Network, Lenny Pozner and other parents are combating trolls through lawsuits targeted at the conspiracy theorists themselves and larger companies like Google.

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  • How Norway turns criminals into good neighbours

    Emma Jane Kirby

    July 07, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Norway, Halden

    Norway’s Halden Prison is taking a different approach to incarceration: emphasizing rehabilitation over punishment, which has led to a 20% decrease in recidivism in just two years. Over the past two decades, the country has sought rigorous criminal justice reform, which at Halden Prison means job training and certifications, yoga and other recreational activities, reenvisioning the role guards play, and spaces that look more like home than a jail cell.

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  • Need a Mental Health Day? Some States Give Students the Option

    Derrick Bryson Taylor

    July 07, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    In Utah and Oregon, students can now take "mental health days" in addition to routine sick days. Lawmakers and parents say this move is necessary to continue breaking stigmas and to address pervasive anxiety in the country's middle and high schools.

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  • The hip hop school taking on Medellin's mean streets

    Oliver Gordon

    July 05, 2019 |

    Struggles from Below Magazine |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    Learning the art of hip-hop provides youth with an alternative to the violence and despair that characterize disadvantaged neighborhoods. In Medellin, Colombia, a program called 4 Elementos teaches kids dance, Dj’ing, rap, and graffiti in a structured way, providing a creative outlet. Hosted in the high school of one the cities most troubled neighborhoods, the program began as an initiative of the Colombian hip-hop group, Crew Peligrosos. Having already reached thousands of kids, the program is looking to expand across Colombia with support from the ABC Foundation.

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  • Restoring Nez Perce language for future generations

    Daisy Zavala

    July 03, 2019 |

    The Daily Evergreen |

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    Response Location: United States, Idaho

    The Nez Perce Tribe and Lapwai School District are making a concerted effort to keep the tribe's language alive -- as part of an elective, every day students at an Idaho high school have the chance to learn the language from members of the tribe.

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  • How grassroots partnerships are working toward long-term food security

    Alexis Allison

    July 03, 2019 |

    Columbia Missourian |

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    Response Location: United States, Branson, Missouri

    Overcoming the causes of social isolation plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity. From faith-based community meals paired with job programs in Branson, to food recycling initiatives that tap into local markets in Kansas, multiple organizations across Missouri and the United States are developing solutions oriented toward local needs. In some cases, such as the work of Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in Bloomington, IN, building community leads to political advocacy and civic engagement.

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  • How Sonoma's Vineyards Survived a Siege of Fire, Smoke and Ash

    Michele Bigley

    July 03, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Sonoma, California

    Through collective action and informed practices, such as promoting grazing in vineyards, residents in fire-ravaged communities build a more resilient future. Across California’s wine region, locals have begun to reorient their way of life to mitigate the effects of future wildfires. The Good Fire Alliance, nonprofit group of organizations, focuses on promoting community resilience to wildfires, educating about safe burning practices, grazing, and encouraging general fire-ecology awareness.

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