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  • Victim families use their pain to help murderers change

    June 23, 2017 |

    The Salinas Californian |

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    Response Location: United States, Soledad, California

    The Monterey County chapter of Parents of Murdered Children and a rehabilitative group inside the prison at Soledad, Life CYCLE, team up to hold meetings in which parents of murder victims communicate their hurt, and their children's stories, so that incarcerated men experience a new form of accountability. The dialogues, where those convicted of crimes may for the first time truly see a victim's perspective, also benefit the survivors by letting them try to produce something good from their terrible experiences. The program is credited with lowering recidivism rates substantially.

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  • Nueces County ditches juvenile boot camp for new approach

    June 23, 2017 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Nueces County, Texas

    In Nueces County, Texas, military-style boot camp was the norm for troubled juveniles, who were forced to complete drills that simulate ROTC with instructors. The newly named Robert N. Barnes Region Juvenile Facility began replacing this antiquated method with therapeutic support and yoga relaxation techniques focus on the psycho-social health of troubled juveniles. The facility serves as a model of what boot camps could become.

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  • Two kids, broke and on her own, mom finds Pathway of Hope for family

    June 22, 2017 |

    The Courier-Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    For people like Jasmine Smith, a single mother of two who lost her job after her broken and unfixable car thwarted her commute, one's options to provide for themselves and their families are few and far between. However, through Pathway of Hope, a national Salvation Army initiative that’s supported thousands in finding housing and financial stability, Smith was given financial resources, housing assistance, emotional support, a sense of self-sufficiency, and the will to continue her education.

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  • Therapy for Everybody

    June 22, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Johnson City, Tennessee

    People living in rural areas often do not have access to therapy, additionally, the price of therapy can be expensive. In Tennessee, therapists now provide brief psychotherapy sessions within a health clinic, in order to serve the public faster and cheaper.

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  • Fight or Flight

    June 22, 2017 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    As immigration policy fluctuates under the current administration and the future of thousands of undocumented migrants remains volatile, uncertain, and complex, many find themselves in a heightened state of stress and fear. But activists in Colorado are attempting to take positive steps and support the immigrant community, specifically through the creation of the Colorado Rapid Response Network and 24-hour hotline. The network helps ensure accurate information about ICE activity is shared and that trained volunteers are available to assist with legal, human, or civil rights concerns.

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  • Female Police Squads Tackle Street Harassment in India

    June 22, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: India, Jaipur

    Sexual harassment is rampant in the streets of India, and too often escalates into violence that can lead to horrific incidents like the gang rape and murder of a female student in 2012. To help address the issue, Jaipur has established an all-women police squad, which not only provides female victims a safer and more empathetic support figure, but establishes a new level of visibility for women's strength in the face of a deeply, historically misogynistic system.

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  • In the fifth most deadly state for domestic violence deaths, a new South Carolina program sees first flicker of success

    June 21, 2017 |

    The Post and Courier |

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    Response Location: United States, Spartanburg, North Carolina

    In High Point North Carolina, domestic violence cases dramatically dropped after the city adopted a “focused deterrence” approach. “Where the city once saw between three and five domestic homicides a year, it has only had two in the last five years (one involved a couple from out of town). The last domestic homicide in High Point was in 2015.” The approach has worked in other cities as well. Now, Spartanburg County is the first to implement it at the county level.

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  • Designing Dignity in Housing for Chicago's Most Vulnerable

    June 21, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago, like other cities, there is a shortage of services and housing for homeless youth. One developer is addressing the problem by building permanent supportive housing with comprehensive services for those between the ages of 18-25.

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  • Why a $10,000 Philly tax break got almost no takers

    June 21, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, the city enrolled out a program that offered companies a $10,000 tax credit. The catch? Hire former prisoners who have crime records. To the surprise of the city, the program tanked. Now, the city created a similar, but revised program “ the Fair Chance Hiring Initiative.”

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  • An unlikely big player in digital media: unions

    June 21, 2017 |

    Columbia Journalism Review |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As a relatively new field, digital media companies were without the “building blocks” that formed the infrastructure of traditional media companies. Unionizing efforts at digital media companies are an effort to put this infrastructure in place and they touch upon issues of pay and editorial independence.

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