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  • Addressing The Digital Divide In Education

    October 07, 2016 |

    KNME-PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Farmington, New Mexico

    Many families in rural New Mexico still do not have high speed internet access at home. In Farmington, the public school district, a local college, and nonprofits are working to close the gap in the digital divide for students by addressing access to technology and the internet.

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  • Naperville family's creative home solution for son with autism

    October 07, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Naperville, Illinois

    Part 3 of the Caregivers Crisis series: In light of a shortage of state group living facilities in Illinois, one family is partnering with a non-profit to retrofit their home into a safe, independent living space for their autistic son, creating a future for him when his aging parents can no longer take care of his daily needs.

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  • Online respite training helps build 'networks of support'

    October 07, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Illinois

    A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregivers to take much-needed rest breaks and rely less heavily on state programs for support.

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  • This Machine Could Prevent Gun Violence — If Only Cops Used It

    October 06, 2016 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

    Gun crimes with no leads can torment police investigators and agitate communities. NIBIN is a database that tracks the unique marks that guns leave on shell casings, showing whether that same gun was used in another crime or could lead to evidence.

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  • This doctor pioneered a way to treat stress in children, a startling source of future disease

    October 06, 2016 |

    The Washington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Dr. Nadine Burke Harris noticed an unusually high rate of illnesses in young patients frequenting her San Francisco clinic, and began to dig into the strong correlation between stress factors like poverty and abuse to the rising public health crises of what is known as "toxic stress" in children. Her work helped lead a growing, nationwide movement of treating physical health by addressing emotional trauma, in schools and law enforcement as well as clinics, offering children better support and evolving policies to address mental health.

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  • Albuquerque's Big Employers Start Major Buy Local, Hire Local Program

    October 05, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. To solve this problem, the Healthy Neighborhoods Albuquerque, a city wide initiative was formed. Their strategy is to train, hire and buy locally.

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  • When parents of people with disabilities reach the breaking point

    October 05, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lisle, Illinois

    Part 1 of the Caregivers Crisis series: As parents of adults with disabilities face their own struggles with aging, health, and mobility they often find themselves at the frayed end of their resources. The Parent Support Project brings these parents together to provide counseling, information on resources, financial counseling, moral support, and renewed energy to keep moving forward with their lives.

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  • Replacing Military-Style Detention

    October 05, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Mississippians who receive earned probation for crimes that do not carry a death sentence or involve deadly weapons will now have access to high-school equivalency education, alcohol and drug counseling, re-entry and employment services—and perhaps, most importantly, "Thinking for a Change," an evidence-based cognitive behavioral-therapy program.

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  • It Takes a Library

    October 04, 2016 |

    Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dixon, New Mexico

    In New Mexico, public libraries are funded by municipalities. That means, if you live in an unincorporated town, there’s no funding stream for a local public library. But, in northern New Mexico, residents in several towns have joined together to create independent libraries that have transformed their communities.

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  • The Empathetic Police Academy

    October 04, 2016 |

    Starbucks Channel |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Burlen, Washington

    Susan Rahr, a former sheriff, didn’t agree with the “boot camp atmosphere” of police academies. She also didn’t agree with the tough vigilante, us vs them attitude she observed from her fellow officers, and in school. So, when she became director of the Criminal Justice Training Center she changed the curriculum. The program has become a “national model of how law enforcement officers can be more empathetic to and respectful of the communities they serve without diminishing their own safety.”

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