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  • 'They probably saved my life' | Former inmate says nonprofit keeps him, others out of jail

    January 21, 2021 |

    KSDK-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    St. Louis' Concordance Academy of Leadership turns the traditional approach to prison re-entry programs on its head. Rather than pushing people just released from prison to find housing and a job, the academy pays its participants a living wage while it provides them with the counseling and other support they need not to slip back into trouble. Once their lives are stable, they focus in the 18-month program on employment. The 6-year-old program improves the chances of staying out of prison by more than 40%, according to one study. Concordance is raising the money it needs to expand to other cities.

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  • When Drivers are in the Drivers' Seat for Taxi and Ride-Hail Companies

    January 21, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    Driver cooperatives are providing an alternative for gig workers who use ride-hailing apps to make a living. Though the pay isn’t high, drivers are paid fairly for the time they spend working, have stable schedules and employment, and know their complaints and suggestions will be heard and implemented.

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  • Hacer jabones y reciclar restos de velas: soluciones ante la escasez en proyecto Corazón Solidario

    January 20, 2021 |

    elTOQUE |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    Corazón Solidario es un refugio diurno para personas con transtornos psiquiátricos en Santa Clara que ofrece un espacio seguro durante la semana para que las personas que lo necesitan. El centro enfrenta los problemas de la escases que vive el país, pero encuentra maneras de seguir produciendo para cubrir sus costos y darle un estipendio a los pacientes.

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  • A Tale of Two Karens

    January 20, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    Braver Angels formed after the 2016 election to depolarize politics. The group’s Red / Blue Workshops bring together equal numbers of liberals and conservatives for structured conversations to help people build trust, understand one another, find commonalities, and learn lessons to bring back to their communities. It is rooted in couples and family therapy, with an emphasis on active listening and reflecting back what you hear. Instructions for organizing a workshop are on the group’s website and they have about 11,000 members, with a recent online event, Hold America Together, attracting 4,500 viewers.

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  • Students Strengthen Their Faith by Making Own Bible Study Group Due to COVID-19

    January 20, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    College students from the University of Georgia meet virtually every week for a bible study group that allows them to connect and worship despite social distancing restrictions that have been in place since the onset of the pandemic. Building a virtual religious community has also provided benefits - such as flexibility - which were not possible in person.

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  • After shootings hit new high, Durham to spend $935,000 on an alternative to police

    January 20, 2021 |

    The News & Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Because two Durham neighborhoods using the Cure Violence method of "violence interruption" bucked the citywide trend toward higher gun violence, the city will expand its Bull City United violence-prevention program to four more neighborhoods. The additional $935,488 cost will pay for 16 employees, many of them formerly incarcerated, who will mediate disputes after a shooting, to prevent retaliation, and who will conduct outreach to people at risk of gun violence.

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  • Seafood Delicacies Find Their Way Into Home Kitchens

    January 19, 2021 |

    Life & Thyme |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    After restaurants closed due to COVID-19 and tariffs were implemented on exports to China, fishermen and women in the United States had to shift their business model to sell directly to consumers. For example, Get Hooked, a subscription-based community-supported fishery in California that delivers daily catches to customers, saw their business double after the pandemic hit. This new model allows home cooks to support local suppliers and explore new foods.

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  • Simple change to fishing gear saves thousands of birds in Namibia

    January 19, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Namibia

    Tens of thousands of vulnerable bird species have been saved over the last decade thanks to new equipment that has been installed by Namibian fishing boats. By fitting colorful hosepipe to lines towed behind boats, a study has shown that birds are scared away and don’t end up getting tangled in the lines. The material is also fairly cheap to implement, which allowed the solution to be widely implemented.

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  • In Eugene, Oregon, civilian response workers—not police—are dispatched to nonviolent crises

    January 19, 2021 |

    The Christian Century |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Eugene's well-established CAHOOTS program for replacing police as first responders to certain types of 911 calls has become a model for multiple cities as they seek to replicate its success in an era of questioning the role of police. While it saves its city money and replaces arrests and possible violence with social and health services for people needing housing or mental health care, or suffering from addiction, CAHOOTS is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of programs responding to these challenges. Communities' differences will dictate what works best for them.

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  • Where surveillance cameras work but the justice system doesn't

    January 19, 2021 |

    Rest of World |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Mexico City's 11-year-old video surveillance system, one of the most advanced in the world, was a massive investment in public safety: about $660 million to date to cover the city with more than 30,000 cameras and other devices. Like so much else in Mexico's law enforcement apparatus, it has done little to control crime but instead has become a tool of corruption and official impunity. While the cameras have helped keep tourists and elites safer, the vast majority of crimes go unreported and only a tiny number of police investigations benefit from the surveillance system.

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