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  • Art Helps Returning Citizens ‘Cross the Threshold'

    December 11, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Performance art provides a healing outlet for formerly incarcerated individuals. In New York City, the Ritual4Return program encourages participants to express the transition in their lives through art. Using an artistic expression helps individuals cope with the experience of incarceration and encourages them to reflect on crossing the threshold into the next stage of life. The program operates with the support of grants from universities, foundations, and private donations through a Kickstarter campaign.

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  • Ypsi charity helps formerly homeless people furnish their new homes

    December 11, 2019 |

    Concentrate |

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    Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

    A nonprofit was born out of a gesture of kindness from a group of friends who came together to fix and furnish a home for a single mom suddenly finding herself without a place to stay. House N2 Home has renovated and furnished homes for dozens of families and has partnered with local organizations such as a domestic violence shelter, a Salvation Army family center, and an interfaith group that provides homelessness services to the community.

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  • The world's first 3D-printed neighborhood now has its first houses

    December 11, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Tenosique, Tabasco

    3D-printed homes offer a solution to affordable housing in remote and underserved areas. New Story, nonprofit in San Francisco that specializes in 3D printed homes, recently expanded its work to Tabasco, Mexico. After using 3D printers to help communities in El Salvador, Bolivia, and Haiti rebuild after natural disasters, the nonprofit has brought its model to create an affordable neighborhood in rural Mexico. Partnering with Icon, the developers of a 3D printer, and a local nonprofit, Echale a Tu Casa, the initiative has created its first homes for residents.

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  • Would You Open Your Home to an Ex-Prisoner?

    December 11, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Home-sharing programs help formerly incarcerated individuals avoid homelessness. The Homecoming Project, operated by Impact Justice, a nonprofit in California, leverages the sharing economy model to reduce homelessness and recidivism among ex-prisoners. The program pairs individuals leaving prison with good records with hosts willing to share their homes. The arrangement provides stability and a supportive environment for ex-prisoners to reintegrate into the community.

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  • The Sandy Hook Nonprofit Fighting Shootings by Fostering More Inclusive Schools

    December 11, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Ellicott City, Maryland

    Start With Hello, an initiative from the NGO Sandy Hook Promise, gives students the opportunity to diversify who they know and interact with in a long-term effort to prevent school violence and shootings. The program, funded by public and private grants, has spread to 11,600 schools across the United States, with each school also getting training on inclusivity. While an impact evaluation hasn't been finished, early studies show that those who participate in the program respond better to mental distress.

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  • 'Big Sisters' ride to rescue of Nepali child brides

    December 11, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Surkhet

    Support and counseling from trusted volunteers empowers young women to stay in school and out of child marriage. In Nepal, the Sisters for Sisters program was the result of a governmental effort to reduce child marriages. Volunteers, many of whom were child brides themselves, help fight stigma and cultural pressures by leading discussions with young women on topics like sexual health and life choices.

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  • Opening doors: Pakistan's first transgender beauty salon

    December 11, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh

    Bebo Haider, a transgender woman, was turned away from beauty salons in Pakistan so many times that she created her own salon open to people from all walks of life. The salon, called "Trawah," opened in January 2019 and aims to serve people from mainstream society as well as trans-communities in order to create a dialogue between the two. The salon also serves as a livelihood for trans people, with 25-35 customers a month, and is also funded by the Sub Rang Society and Oxfam Pakistan.

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  • Why this farmer moves his cows every day

    December 10, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Bluffton, Georgia

    Pastures are able to replenish when livestock can move around. By permitting cattle to travel between pastures for feeding, Will Harris’ ranching technique allows the soil to retain more carbon. The carbon captured by the healthier soil also helps to offset the emissions caused by livestock production.

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  • The landfill where you once dumped your garbage might be a great spot for a solar farm

    December 10, 2019 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Landfills can offer prime real estate for solar potential due to the lack of trees and access to direct sunlight, and Maine is taking advantage of this. Seen as a sustainable renewable energy project, this is just one more method the state is implementing in order to advocate for increased solar power as an environmentally-friendly strategy.

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  • Dallas Has Been Dispatching Social Workers to Some 911 Calls. It's Working.

    December 10, 2019 |

    Dallas Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Determined to break a damaging cycle of arrests for people experiencing mental health crises, Dallas has started sending teams of social workers and emergency responders instead of just police officers to these 911 calls. Initial assessments show that individuals are receiving better care and the city is seeing significant fiscal savings.

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