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  • Boulder Valley schools seeing resurgence of Latino parent activism

    January 12, 2019 |

    Boulder Daily Camera |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Boulder Valley schools are working with Latino parents to create networks of community support, feedback, and insight about the success of Latino children in the district. Parents are working with the school district to make sure stereotypes and racial bias aren't limiting their children from receiving food services and quality education that fit their needs.

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  • How Tulsa's bold experiment is bringing families closer to stability

    January 02, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    In Tulsa, Oklahoma, philanthropist George Kaiser has invested heavily in Educare, a year-round early learning program, and wraparound services, such as prison-diversion and family-based programs, with the belief that early child development can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and address the opportunity gap before it widens. The Christian Science Monitor is following three mothers with children enrolled in Educare to show how the experiment in philanthropy is playing out on the ground.

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  • The Real Possibilities for Change

    December 28, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Philadelphia could benefit from Connecticut’s Child FIRST program. The company sends therapists to family homes to help them address their mental health situations using Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Child FIRST gets federal funding and has been recognized as "evidence based" treatment by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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  • How a Colorado family launched a Christmas toy hack-a-thon for children with disabilities that has gone global

    December 25, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    What began as an individual project for a family adapting toys for their children with disabilities to use and communicate with has turned into a global non-profit operation. With a dedicated volunteer base and a frugal idea to make toys more accessible, those with disabilities across the world have been able to receive toys that are both fun and accessible.

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  • In Australia, drought dried up farm jobs — so government became the employer

    December 24, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Australia, Victoria

    As climate change has led to more frequent droughts and volatile weather in Australia, climate-dependent jobs like farming are increasingly imperiled. In response, the Australian state government of Victoria launched its Drought Employment Program, which puts underemployed farm workers back to work on environmental or cultural projects of high priority for the community. These projects, like land regeneration, also help farm workers develop new skills.

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  • It takes a community to educate a child at Lynn Middle School

    December 18, 2018 |

    New Mexico In Depth |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    At Lynn Middle School in New Mexico, local partners have joined together to bring social services, such as wi-fi, clothes, food, and health clinics, to students and their families on the school's campus. Advocates argue that these extra services offered are not in fact "extras" but instead essential components to a quality education.

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  • How Detroit businesses and institutions are contributing to employee welfare with on-site childcare

    November 27, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, employers like Wayne State University and Quicken Loans are providing on-site child care to ensure that parents have a convenient option that is optimal for family well-being. To provide quality and affordable day care, they're partnering with third party providers but even then, every child care center has a waitlist, indicating a need for even more services for working parents.

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  • Can people be saved from a terrible childhood?

    November 07, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    As more research has found links between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and negative health outcomes, a growing number of organizations and sectors are incorporating trauma-informed screening and training into their work. Police officers, primary care pediatricians, parents, and school counselors are moving away from the question "what's wrong with you?" to ask "what happened to you?"

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  • Here's a simple way Rochester could improve educational outcomes for city kids

    November 01, 2018 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

    Both Rochester, NY and Windsor, Ontario are destinations for refugees. However, Ontario has had more success acclimating these newcomers through its early education programs. On a reporting trip, Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle finds that the integration of education and social services for families and province-wide planning in lieu of local planning are key to making Ontario's system work.

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  • It takes a village: This cooperative childcare center offers more than just a place to drop off kids

    October 30, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit

    The Detroit Parent Collective is using a unique model to provide child care for all participating families: families pay per household rather than child to keep services affordable for families with multiple children, and a parent/guardian is required to be on-site at all times. The Collective offers co-working spaces as well as a sense of community, both factors that ensure the success of their model.

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