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  • Fighting Poverty With Jobs

    August 30, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    America Works is a program that has been working to help vulnerable populations gain employment since 1984. They've helped more than 70,000 people find and keep jobs, largely in part due to their personalized approach and persistence -- even as they acknowledge the lack of a one-size-fixes-all approach.

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  • The School District Building Tiny Homes for Teachers

    July 25, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Vail, Arizona

    A rural school district in Arizona is building a village of tiny houses for its teachers, who cannot afford to live in the district because of low salaries and high home prices. The tiny houses are being built on district-owned land and teachers pay about $125/month for rent, utilities, and Internet, but critics argue that the houses don't solve the larger issue: that teachers are not paid enough to live there.

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  • Would you give a job to this gangster?

    June 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

    In El Salvador a nonprofit partners with employers to find jobs for gang members who want a way out of that life. It's a key component to helping people escape gang violence, although companies must work with churches and community groups to get the former gang members job training and to negotiate their separation with the gang leaders. They must also convince their fellow companies this is a viable solution, as well as their own employees, who will work with the former gang members.

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  • How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

    June 07, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Although many of the schools surrounding Silicon Valley's tech companies are populated by Latino children, less than five percent of the area's tech professionals are Latino. A number of organizations are working to introduce and expose students to the tech giants just miles from where they learn. For instance, Pathways, Exposure, Academic Connection, Knowledge (PEAK) takes students on tours of Google, Facebook, and the offices of other similar companies and coordinates internships for local students over breaks.

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  • Nonprofits: Providing Education For People During And After Incarceration

    May 16, 2018 |

    Philadelphia Neighborhoods |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Nonprofits in the Philadelphia area work to bring education to offenders who are in corrections facilities, as well as those who are re-entering into the world. Research shows that, with access to classes, novels, and career resources, offenders are significantly less likely to be re-incarcerated than they are without these services.

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  • Want to Quit the Gang Life? Try This Job On

    May 15, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Being in a gang or selling drugs is risky and often poorly paid, but many people caught up in it see too many obstacles in alternate paths to change. Readi Chicago addresses these barriers with cognitive behavioral therapy and subsidized jobs that allow participants to gradually build up skills and move into better positions. But the most important people are the outreach workers, many of whom came out of incarceration or gang life, and can build relationships to convince people to sign up.

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  • One way the US is working out its homeless problem

    April 25, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Employment and long-term housing help homeless individuals get back on their feet. Albuquerque's "There's A Better Way" offers jobs, food, counseling, and housing to those in need, one of more than 20 programs across the country putting the focus on helping, rather than punishing, people living on the streets.

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  • In California, a data-driven 'life boat' for those transitioning out of foster care

    March 16, 2018 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    When youth leave foster care, they can have incredible difficulties finding employment, housing, and transitioning into a life beyond the challenges of foster care. In California, First Place for Youth is a non-profit that uses a data-driven approach to measure their impact on the young people to whom they provide apartments and assign advocates.

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  • U.S. Group Matches Refugees With Employers

    March 01, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: United States

    Talent Beyond Boundaries is helping refugees find jobs. The U.S. based aid group “helps displaced people obtain work visas and tries to match companies with workers who can meet specific needs.” TBB also helps people with their resumes, and interview skills.

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  • Last year, 39 UK youths were fatally stabbed. None were in Scotland. Why?

    February 28, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Scotland, Glasgow

    Glasgow used to be called the murder capital of Western Europe until officials decided to tackle violent crime with a public health focus, using tactics similar to those used to control epidemics. A carrot and stick approach included harsher sentences for possessing a knife, but also an array of services designed to connect gang kids with jobs, housing, therapy and education. Violence dropped dramatically as much of the gang infrastructure was dismantled, so other cities are exploring adopting the model.

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