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New Washtenaw County program to offer paid tech apprenticeships, emphasizing underrepresented groups

Sarah Rigg

June 20, 2018 |

Concentrate |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

The Washington Technology Industry Association started Apprenti, a program to train and place people in tech apprenticeships. After its successful pilot in Seattle, the program is coming to Michigan, supported by the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan. The program aims to include groups of people who are underrepresented in tech jobs. Apprenti is part of a larger strategy to develop and support talent as part of Michigan’s growing mobility ecosystem.

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Basic income could work—if you do it Canada-style

Brian Bergstein

June 20, 2018 |

MIT Technology Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Lindsay, Ontario

In Lindsay, Ontario, the provincial government is funding a pilot for a universal basic income that provides monthly stipends to those who are facing poverty to help boost them to at least 75 percent of the poverty line. Although the longterm benefits and costs are yet to be seen, so far participants have reported that it has acted as "a social equalizer, a recognition that people who make little or no money are often doing things that are socially valuable."

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These college students moonlight as ‘grandkids' for hire. Seniors love it.

Tara Bahrampour

June 20, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

Papa is a new business that started in Miami, Florida to connect senior citizens with college-students who are willing to provide companionship, combat loneliness, and help with services. The service helps seniors, but it also helps to take pressure off of caregivers.

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The doctor from Myanmar faced with 1 million patients and a plague of rats

Danielle Stephens

June 20, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Myanmar

A doctor faced with a public health crisis in his remote Myanmar village called on an UK organization to help him enact a solution. Rather than trying to treat hundreds of patients a day, the doctor started a local branch of Health and Hope to train a man and a women from each small village in his region. Now, residents of these villages don't have to die from treatable diseases because a local health expert is nearby.

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What happens when ordinary people learn economics?

Aditya Chakrabortty

June 20, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Manchester

A free economics course is empowering everyday citizens to learn more about economics from an academic perspective, then helping them apply the concepts to their understanding of their own financial situations. In five classes over a two month period, people who might be traditionally left out of the system get a chance to learn alongside others. The result is an enthusiastic group who wants to do more to help society better understand finances, too.

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Nebraska prisons playing major role in mental health care

JoAnne Young

June 20, 2018 |

Lincoln Journal Star |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Nebraska prisons house many of the state's mentally ill, and they are working on comprehensive care for them. Prisons work to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism through mentorship programs. The Mental Health Association runs programs in Nebraska prisons and trains peer supporters on the inside.

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How off-the-grid Navajo residents are getting running water

Fred de Sam Lazaro

June 20, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Thoreau, New Mexico

In the Navajo Nation, a territory the size of West Virginia that spans counties in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, people live in extreme poverty and lack access to clean water or electricity. A group called DigDeep is now serving the Navajo residents with large water storage systems and solar-powered pumps to bring water directly into the home rather than traveling miles away to carry water home. DigDeep is equipping nearly 300 homes in the area and has since received funding from Rotary International to expand their work further.

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Caring for California's aging prisoners

Sharon Bernstein

June 20, 2018 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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Landing On Your Feet

Jill Harkins

June 20, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PAR-Recycle Works has a twofold mission: reduce recidivism and help the planet. By teaching employees to break down electronics, the program has a sustainable source of funding through the sale of scrap metal. So far, the program has employed 33 formerly incarcerated individuals, and it is successfully helping them reintegrate into society.

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Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers?

Janelle Zara

June 20, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As artists of color are routinely marginalized or erased from art history, black gallerists have served a critical role to support and champion black artists. Gallerists provide an entry point for artists as well as promoting work to collectors and institutions and protecting the context in which the work is displayed.

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