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  • In Barcelona, a group of Roma people is fighting against poor representation in universities

    May 16, 2022 |

    Ereb |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Through admissions counseling, tutoring and fellowship, volunteer-based association CampusRom is helping get more Roma students into Spanish university classrooms — and stay there. In 2021, 75% of enrolled students passed their courses, many participants return as volunteers after finishing their studies, and the system has been adopted in other Spanish regions of the country as well.

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  • L.A. Jobs Program Creates Opportunities for Employment, Stability After Incarceration

    May 16, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Playa Vista Jobs’ Hatch Program is a three-phase program that helps people who were formerly incarcerated and recently released have a smooth reentry and find stable employment in the construction industry. The program begins with getting participants to open their minds to change and emotional healing followed by 500 hours of hands-on construction training in a stable environment, including regular meals. At the end of the program participants receive help securing employment.

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  • The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash

    May 16, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    The expanded child tax credit payments provided expanded eligibility for families to receive higher credits per child. Rather than receiving the credit when filing taxes, families received a cash payment per child each month, enabling them to use the money to meet their specific needs. The program provided a cushion for millions of families struggling to cover their expenses each month but expired in 2022.

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  • Black Men Heal delivers mental health to Black men in Philly and beyond

    May 16, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Black Men Heal provides access to mental health treatment and resources to men of color. The organization offers eight free therapy sessions to Black men who fill out an application to qualify for the program and are then matched with therapists of color. Black Men Heal has provided 1,295 free sessions so far and has graduated its 10th cohort of patients, 75% of whom are staying in therapy.

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  • Finding Peace During War

    May 16, 2022 |

    NowKalamazoo |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Through peer support, street mediation, and assistance with underlying needs like groceries and help with schoolwork, Peace During War works to help people in Kalamazoo, Mich. leave gun violence behind. The organization's efforts alongside other prevention initiatives are thought to have helped the city record zero gun deaths in the first five months of 2022 after two years of record gun deaths.

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  • This rural N.C. farm helps formerly incarcerated women build back their lives, careers

    May 16, 2022 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Alamance County, North Carolina

    Benevolence Farm provides reentry services for women to help ease the transition after incarceration. The nonprofit provides free room and board, a guaranteed job, career counseling, health appointments, and transportation.

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  • They Found Peace During War. Can They Help Kalamazoo Do the Same?

    May 16, 2022 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Through peer support, street mediation, and assistance with underlying needs like groceries and help with schoolwork, Peace During War works to help people in Kalamazoo, Mich. leave gun violence behind. The organization's efforts alongside other prevention initiatives are thought to have helped the city record zero gun deaths in the first five months of 2022 after two years of record gun deaths.

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  • Flint pastor builds laundromat to help families experiencing hygiene poverty

    May 15, 2022 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Programs that bring laundry services to schools, churches, and community centers drastically improve attendance. A lack of access to laundry services and products can lead to a number of issues such as school absenteeism, which can lead to decreased literacy rates, higher suspension rates, and a higher likelihood of dropping out.

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  • Gardeners transform food waste into fuel, aiding the climate

    May 14, 2022 |

    Royal Examiner |

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    Response Location: United States

    HomeBiogas systems use anaerobic digestion to convert compostable food waste into cooking gas and reduce methane emissions.

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  • Several States Are Taking the Lead on Restoring Overtime Pay

    May 13, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States

    Washington and California are improving access to overtime pay. Washington is using phased increases to the income threshold requirement over several years. And California mandates extra pay for over eight hours of daily work.

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