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In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger

Cindy Rodriguez

February 04, 2015 |

WNYC |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Underlying or repressed pain can often be a trigger for children in the foster system. A team at NYU's Child Study Center trains foster care workers to recognize and treat the signs of past trauma in children.

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How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps

Stephen J. Dubner

December 04, 2014 |

Freakonomics |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Fixing the education system in the country requires addressing the problem of student motivation to endure and succeed in school. Pathways to Education is a Toronto-based program designed to keep at-risk kids in school. It offers four different kinds of support: counseling, academic, social and financial, all of which contribute to a 46 percent decrease in the student drop-out rate.

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In This World Cup, the Goal Is a Better Life

Tina Rosenberg

October 09, 2014 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Chile, Santiago

The Homeless World Cup is the premier soccer tournament for homeless players. Programs around the world use soccer as a means of building a sense of community, sublimating negative energies, and encouraging personal growth.

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In the Long War on Poverty, Small Victories That Matter

David Bornstein

January 08, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A panoply of responses to poverty has emerged to address poverty in the United States and abroad. The responses share in three key tactics: Measuring impact, paying for success, and collaboration.

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At Year's End, News of a Global Health Success

Tina Rosenberg

December 19, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone

Child mortality rates in third-world countries are often shockingly high. But they are gradually decreasing due to efforts that target contagious diseases and more widespread health education.

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A Network of Support

David Bornstein

February 25, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

It’s now common for youth to remain in foster care or residential treatment for years. For troubled or victimized children in need, assistance at home is often more effective than foster placement.

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A Families-First Approach to Foster Care

David Bornstein

February 21, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

The foster care system is widely acknowledged to be 'broken', and to ignore those who age out of the system. A program in Memphis is improving the lives of at-risk youths by working to reunite them with their original families.

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