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Postmen Delivering Kindness to the Elderly

Elizabeth Cassin Tom Colls

April 11, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, St. Helier, Bailiwick of Jersey

On the island of Jersey, postal workers don’t just deliver the mail: they also check up on elderly people during their routes. With a quick face-to-face chat, they check that they’ve taken their medication and if there’s anything else they need. The project has caught the attention of post offices (and health professionals) around the world as an approach against the social care crisis for a rapidly-aging population.

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A transformative practice in Mongolia is helping people die with grace and dignity

Andrew North

April 06, 2017 |

Quartz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia, under the influence of Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren, has become very advanced in its palliative care. Patients are given full information about their diagnosis, are provided with the proper pain medications, families are involved and guided and spiritual considerations are included creating a better system of care.

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Dating app helps Indians with disabilities find their perfect partner

Priti Salian

March 10, 2017 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

For those whose disabilities hinder their dating lives, matchmaking apps can help build connections. In India, the dating app, Inclov, serves as a tool for those with disabilities to create meaningful relationships and find potentional partners. With the app, individuals can seek partners in a safe environment that is transparent and accepting of disabilities.

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Years with no nation, 90 days to become a Minnesotan

Mila Koumpilova

December 31, 2016 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thousands of refugees are navigating hurdles of integration in the United States. Organizations like the Minnesota Council of Churches provide comprehensive support in a number of areas - from housing to job applications to health insurance paperwork - but all with the end goal of helping the relocated families towards independence and sustainability in their new life.

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Online respite training helps build 'networks of support'

Marie Wilson

October 07, 2016 |

Daily Herald |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Illinois

A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregivers to take much-needed rest breaks and rely less heavily on state programs for support.

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The Town that Tried it All

Leah Todd Lin

August 05, 2016 |

Small Towns Big Change |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

The Santa Fe Mountain Center uses harm reduction strategies such as needle exchanges and providing naloxone and other supplies for safer drug use, to help those struggling with addiction. These strategies aim to reduce unnecessary harm while building trust to help people enter treatment when they’re ready. In the past year, the Center collected over one million needles, gave out more than 3,000 doses of naloxone and recorded over 700 successful overdose referrals.

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Meet the Ex-Inmate Whose Successful Prison Rehab Program Goes Beyond Drug Treatment

Melissa Hellmann

August 04, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Led by peers and providing everything from group therapy to tips on how to build credit, the Timelist program works with the recently paroled as well as the presently incarcerated to reduce recidivism. Seven years after it started, Timelist’s comprehensive approach has a perfect record of it’s graduates staying out of prison.

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For Centuries, A Small Town Has Embraced Strangers With Mental Illness

Angus Chen

July 01, 2016 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Belgium, Geel

Institutionalizing the mentally ill can exacerbate their symptoms, while dehumanizing them and taking away opportunities for agency. For centuries, the town of Geel in Belgium has a government-funded program that places “boarders” in residential homes where they receive care like a family member. The solution to the problem is to not treat the mentally ill as a social problem, but rather as a social norm.

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Meet the Full-Service Social Media Secretary for Prisoners

Maurice Chammah

June 29, 2016 |

The Marshall Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Toledo, Ohio

"A social secretary for people who have been deprived of the forms of communication that are now ubiquitous almost everywhere except for prisons," Renea Royster is part of a network of organizations (including Pigeonly, Infolincs, Inmatefone, and Phone Donkey) helping prisoners keep in touch with people on the outside.

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A year later, how this grassroots effort to help elders live at home is snowballing

Erin Rhoda

December 25, 2015 |

Bangor Daily News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Blue Hill, Maine

As the traditional family structure changes and the elderly population of the United States grows, options for independent living grow challenging for the aged, who struggle with issues like loneliness, transportation to medical appointments, and carrying groceries. A grassroots effort called At Home is working to bring together community services, medical providers, and volunteers to provide assistance to seniors and afford them the opportunity to live independently in their own houses.

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