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  • 'Community creates change' | New Knoxville nonprofit provides housing, support for homeless LGBTQ+ youth

    May 23, 2022 |

    WBIR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Knoxville, Tennessee

    The nonprofit Bryant’s Bridge gives LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness a place to live and connects them to health insurance and job and life training to help them transition into adulthood successfully.

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  • A Cry for Help from Teen Boys in Austin is Answered

    May 22, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The mentoring program Project MALES helps young Black and Latino men normalize talking to peers about their feelings and struggles in an effort to tackle the teen mental health crisis.

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  • Help Hits the Streets with a Crisis Response Team

    May 21, 2022 |

    What's Next Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Street Crisis Response Team program is an alternative to policing made up of first-responder teams trained in trauma-informed crisis management. These teams can be dispatched for non-violent mental or behavioral health emergencies in public spaces and focus on compassion and trust-building in the community to de-escalate crises. They can also transport people to hospitals, shelters, or places to receive other mental health interventions.

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  • Imagine Living in a Country Where Voting Is Mandatory

    May 20, 2022 |

    Teen Vogue |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    Voting in Australia became mandatory at the national level in 1924, and voter turnout has not fallen below 90% since. Voters can also cast their ballot at any polling place in their home state, with many polling places offering snacks and fundraise for local schools or churches. The atmosphere on election day, which is held on a Saturday, is festive and party-like. Mandatory voting has ensured that all groups have their voices heard.

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  • Blackburn Middle Schoolers Grow, Sell Produce at Own Farmers Market

    May 20, 2022 |

    Mississippi Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    In Blackburn Middle School's Learning Garden, students get hands-on experience with planting, cultivating, and selling their own crops. The school also hosts a student-led farmers market and collard greens cook-off where they can show off the fruits of their labor.

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  • Genesis Row project provides sober living for those in recovery

    May 19, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Mansfield Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (UMADAOP) helps individuals in recovery programs access housing through its Genesis Row Project. The non-profit currently owns six houses and following some renovations, plans to house 20 people.

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  • Three Calhoun County entities work together to keep those needing mental health services out of jail

    May 19, 2022 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    As a part of Michigan’s Social Work Defender Project, social work coordinators at the Calhoun County Public Defender’s Office also work to provide mental health services to fit their client’s needs and keep them from returning to the criminal justice system.

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  • Happier Employees, Higher Profits: Covid's Surprising Lesson for Restaurants

    May 19, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Alamos, California

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, owners of the French bistro Bell's took a financial risk and began investing more money in their employees to incentivize working, increase employee satisfaction and retention and overall drive more profits. The decision has since paid off and is reimagining the traditional restaurant structure.

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  • Feeding Richmond: How community fridges tackle food insecurity

    May 19, 2022 |

    WTVR-TV |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    The RVA Community Fridges addresses the issue of food insecurity by setting up household or industrial refrigerators outside of a host business, like a restaurant, non-profit or church. Anyone can swing by a fridge and take whatever they need or leave whatever they can. To fill the fridges, community members, local businesses, and other organizations donate purchased or cooked food.

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  • Succour for Nigerian Persons with Albinism

    May 19, 2022 |

    TalkHealth9Ja-TV |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Albino Foundation in Nigeria connects people with albinism to hospitals and government funding for expensive skin cancer treatments.

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