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  • Czech City Eases Burden on Migrants

    February 26, 2021 |

    Deník Referendum |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic, Brno

    Intercultural city workers act as bridges between public institutions and the Arab, Moldovan/Romanian, and Russian-speaking, and Vietnamese communities. They accompany clients to government offices, where their presence makes officials more open to working them, and also to healthcare visits. The workers conduct field visits, communicate via social media, and form relationships with prominent community members. They foster inclusion by helping immigrant communities learn the social norms while also informing public institutions about the social needs of the communities.

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  • 43 Cases, No Convictions: Prosecuting the Police Falters in New York

    February 26, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    In the more than five years since New York's governor ordered the attorney general to take charge of investigations and prosecutions when police kill unarmed people, only three police officers have been charged with crimes and none has been convicted. By taking control of such cases away from local prosecutors, officials hoped to instill greater trust in outcomes, because of the close ties local prosecutors have with local police. But the narrow scope of the rule establishing the special prosecutions unit, plus a host of other systemic and legal barriers, have meant that the outcomes have not changed.

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  • One Relationship at a Time: Restorative Justice Initiatives in West Harlem are Rewriting Legacies of Violence and Mass Incarceration

    February 26, 2021 |

    Columbia Daily Spectator |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The largest police raid in New York City history did little to resolve a decades-long conflict between residents of two Harlem housing projects, nor did it address the underlying problems causing violence in the community. So two community groups, supported by grants from the Manhattan district attorney, have deployed intervention teams to de-escalate and mediate disputes. They also provide an array of services to give young people alternatives to fighting and to assist people who were arrested in the raids as they emerge from prison.

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  • Išskirtinė situacija Suomijoje – kaip, apgyvendinus 15 benamių, šaliai pavyksta sutaupyti beveik 225 tūkst. eurų

    February 26, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Suomijoje drastiškai sumažėjo benamių. Finansiškai atsiperkanti Vyriausybės programa, pagal kurią namų neturintiems žmonėms suteikiami būstai, ne tik sprendžia benamystės problemą, bet ir padeda žmonėms grįžti į visuomenės gyvenimą. Įdomiausia, kad ilgainiui ji padeda valstybei sutaupyti lėšų, kurios būtų skirtos įvairioms paslaugoms benamiams teikti, jei namų jie neturėtų.

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  • New city program tackles big trash problem in Philly: clothing and electronics waste Audio icon

    February 25, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A residential recycling program in Philadelphia is picking up electronics and clothing from homes for a fee. Retrievr has already prevented 100,000 pounds of waste from ending up in landfills. The program was implemented through the city’s Pitch & Pilot program which put out call for “solutions to reduce waste and increase waste diversion” in a bid to achieve Philadelphia’s goal of Zero Waste by 2035.

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  • How this Queens community built $1,000 college savings accounts for all its kids

    February 25, 2021 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A nonprofit in New York is helping communities provide economically disadvantaged children with a financial pathway to college. Kids in school district 30 are given $1000 each in a college-saving fund with initial money invested by the nonprofit and much of it raised through community members and businesses. The initiative was started to help bridge the racial wealth gap in the city.

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  • NYC's free pandemic child care program promised to prioritize students with disabilities. Why were so many turned away?

    February 25, 2021 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When the coronavirus pandemic shut down school buildings and led to many people working from home in New York City, a city child care program was launched to give children a place to go while they were learning from home. However, the program failed to accommodate children with disabilities who required the assistance of a paraprofessional. After realizing the gap in care, the city is now working to increase access.

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  • Baking Homemade Bread Becomes a Public Good

    February 25, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kirkland, Washington

    A community effort to help provide food to those who are food insecure during the pandemic has brought together local bakers to bake bread for food banks. The initiative, known as Community Loaves, has amassed 700 volunteers and donated 15,000 loaves to 11 food pantries across the Seattle area, and is now also gaining momentum in Oregon.

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  • Foreign-born doctors fill physician shortages in the West

    February 25, 2021 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    A program known as Conrad 30 is helping some foreign-born doctors gain the ability to practice medicine in the U.S. by waiving the need for a visa. Although there are concerns about tying a visa to a job, many doctors have been able to obtain their citizenship and continue practicing in the U.S. independent of the program.

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  • Removing Obstacles to Mental Health Care — Over the Phone

    February 25, 2021 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    StrongMinds Zambia began offering teletherapy, in part due to COVID-19 related restrictions, but also to address the many new stressors that came with the pandemic. Counselors hold group calls with five people twice a week for five weeks. Clients are not charged for treatment or the calling costs. Some of the 1,500 women and about 100 men treated via teletherapy express the benefit of anonymity that speaking over the phone brings in a therapy setting. Without fear of being identified, clients feel more comfortable talking freely, especially given existing stigmas surrounding mental health issues.

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