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'It has transformed my life': the restaurant where all staff have a disability

Stephen Burgen

June 10, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia

A haute cuisine restaurant in the Spanish city of Jerez offers employment only for people with disabilities who are left out of the mainstream workforce. The restaurant employs 20 people with conditions ranging from Down's syndrome to cerebral palsy, and they say that they are treated just like anyone else and that it has transformed their lives. The restaurant has also caught people's attention for the food alone and even receives recipes and guest chefs from the top chefs in the country.

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Can You Reshape Your Brain's Response To Pain?

Patti Neighmond

June 10, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

People who experience trauma in their early childhood are at a higher likelihood of experiencing chronic pain in later years, which often goes untreated. However, emotional awareness and expression therapy, which combines talk therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy, has shown significant success in treating those suffering from this health issue.

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6 lessons for Cleveland from European school-to-work models: Pathways to Prosperity

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2019 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

What can Cleveland learn from Europe's school-to-work models, dual education programs, and overall early introduction to career education that could be helpful in closing the skills gap? Cleveland community leaders think starting to provide information about job pathways as early as middle school and teaching specific occupational trades alongside general academic skills could be key.

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Eye On the Elderly: Ohio Increasingly Relies on Volunteers to Handle Aging Adult Affairs

Katie Ellington

June 09, 2019 |

Eye On Ohio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

Though Ohio has traditionally relied on volunteers to be guardians to elder folks who don't have support of family or loved ones, the court system looks to partnerships with external organizations to give at-risk seniors the support they need. The state has a long way to go, but the collective action between government entities, private ventures and nonprofit organizations is closing the gap for seniors without solid guardianship.

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Free heroin? Unusual clinic offers 'chance at being human again'

Leonardo Palleja, Nick Purdon

June 09, 2019 |

CBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

In Vancouver, a program at the Crosstown Clinic is combatting drug overdoses by administering low-dose heroin to people who use drugs to keep them from experiencing withdrawal symptoms. The idea behind this approach is to treat the addiction like a medical problem rather than a criminal one.

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For Remote Communities In Scotland's Outer Hebrides, Mobile Libraries Are A Lifeline

Celeste Noche

June 08, 2019 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Scotland, Stornoway

Mobile libraries provide a crucial point of engagement for remote communities. In Scotland, the country’s mobile library service has provided residents of its Western Isles with access to books, Gaelic culture, and a chance to socialize within a very rural setting since the 1950s. The service becomes even more crucial as the population on the islands dwindles, and funding for libraries and other community centers grows scarcer.

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How to minimize your 'noise footprint'

Paige Towers

June 07, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

No matter where you are in the world, noise pollution negatively impacts your life and the lives of many animals. Becoming more aware of the unnecessary noises in the world, such as lawnmowers and snowmobiles, may be the solution to reduce this environmental and health crisis.

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School turns old buses into mobile cafes for students

Kumasi Aaron

June 07, 2019 |

KMGH-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Across America, there is a food insecurity problem that increasingly impacts children as they head into summer breaks from school. To address the gap that is created during this time, a school district in Denver, Colorado has turned to recycling out-of-use school buses into mobile cafes that are open to all students during lunchtime, regardless of the district they live in.

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Savings Accounts for Disabled Americans Catch On, but Slowly

Ann Carrns

June 07, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

State-based accounts allow people with disabilities to save money for education and other expenses while still maintaining eligibility for federal benefits. Supporters of the tool think it could reach and help many more.

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The mighty mediator: IMP's Clara Barby

Anna Patton

June 07, 2019 |

Pioneers Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

A nonprofit initiative called the Impact Management Project identified ways to measure impact in the nonprofit and social enterprise worlds. Using intense crowdsourcing and measurement of their own success, the initiative created a checklist of five dimensions of impact that could be applicable on a global scale.

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