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  • How Community Networks Stem Childhood Traumas

    August 17, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Walla Walla, Washington

    The development of the ACE score in the late 1990s revealed that the causes behind many serious social issues-- from violence to graduation rates to poverty-- were rooted in trauma and stress experienced by the individuals enacting them. The Family Policy Council based in Washington State examined the connections between social problems and related issues and found that community networks, armed with this new ACE information, provided valuable knowledge on how to improve conditions across a spectrum of issues, even with modest resources.

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  • Youth Judge Now Adhering To Fed Regs

    August 17, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    In 2012, Hinds County passed a consent decree that restricted the amount of time youth spent detained at the Henley Young Juvenile Justice Center, also limiting the mental health resources that can help offenders. However, the courts passed this legislation without the input of the youth court judge, who had noted problems with the early dismissal of youths. In 2016, the youth-court judge filed a motion and compromised with the Henley Young Detention Center to adjust the policies in the consent decree and now better serves the youth court system.

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  • How three U.S. mini-farms are sowing the seeds of global food security

    August 17, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Three biointensive mini-farms in the US are teaching small-scale farmers from throughout the world how to grow more food through sustainable practices that focus on using less water and land. After bringing these farmers onto the US farms to learn the methods through a hands-on approach, the farmers then return to their home countries to implement and encourage the biointensive practices.

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  • Española has tried everything to stop drug overdoses

    August 16, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    One small town in New Mexico called Española is ahead of the nation in treating opioid-related drug overdoses. The city trains law enforcement officers and community members in treating overdoses, offers needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of diseases, and it has ensured that anti-addiction drugs are readily available.

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  • Training programs promise good jobs without college degrees. Can they deliver?

    August 16, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    Many businesses are in need of technical-skilled laborers, however, such training has decreased in the last 30 years. A few non-profits are working with employers in the region to provide "skill-based" training for free. Filling these job gaps is beneficial to companies, individuals who have not obtained a college degree, and the U.S. economy.

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  • Berkeley Makes History With Wage Theft Ordinance

    August 16, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Wage theft is a widespread issue in the construction industry in California with few cases successfully resolved and costing state taxpayers $8.5 billion a year. In Berkeley, an ordinance was introduced in order to shift auditing from the state to the local level, creating an auditing system that makes building permits dependant on the city’s ability to conduct regular check-ins for payment plans over the course of projects rather than once they are complete.

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  • This Republican mayor has an incredibly simple idea to help the homeless. And it seems to be working.

    August 15, 2016 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    In en effort to curb homelessness in Albuquerque, a city run program, There’s a Better Way, hires panhandlers for for maintenance day jobs beautifying the city and then connects them with homeless services.

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  • A light of hope for China's rural children

    August 12, 2016 |

    Eco-Business |

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    Response Location: China

    In western and remote parts of China, where infrastructure is not fully developed, youth have a difficult time studying at night due to the lack of electricity. A social entrepreneur has designed a solar-powered light called Loving Lamp, with the help of Autodesk. The lamps are donated to the youth and are financed through the sales of another technology called ELittle Nut, which helps children study at the right distance from their books.

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  • Belize is working hard to save coral reefs. These kids may be their secret weapon.

    August 12, 2016 |

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    Could kids be part of the solution in the fight to save coral reefs? These researchers in Belize think so. The Community Researcher Training Program, managed by James Foley and the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), is an environmental institute in Belize that invites students from local communities to conduct research that may have a direct impact on saving these reefs.

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  • Overcoming ancient taboos, organ donors give gift of life

    August 12, 2016 |

    Shanghai Daily |

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    Response Location: China, Shanghai

    With the help of public awareness campaigns and modern technology, hospitals in Shanghai are helping to combat cultural taboos and successfully increase the number of voluntary organ donations in the country.

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