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  • We Can Eliminate Child Poverty

    March 19, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Cash payments have proven to be effective in decreasing child poverty rates. Eastern Cherokee families in North Carolina receive bi-annual casino profits which have led to multiple positive outcomes that were not shared by other families living nearby. In Canada, national poverty rates dropped by 20 percent after the introduction of the Canada Child Benefit which provides cash to families depending on their income.

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  • A month into pilot program, Portland Street Response Team brings hope to the streets

    March 19, 2021 |

    KGW-TV |

    Broadcast TV Talk Show |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    In its first month of operation, Portland Street Response Team began intervening with people on the streets who are experiencing substance abuse or mental health problems. The program, modeled on Eugene, Oregon's CAHOOTS program, provides counseling and paramedic services on 911 calls that once were handled only by police or fire officials. The pilot program is limited to one neighborhood and daytime hours, but will expand if results continue to show positive impacts. The target neighborhood was chosen for its cultural diversity and large numbers of people experiencing homelessness.

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  • The equalizers

    March 19, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Education quickly pivoted when COVID-19 led to school closures by training teachers to teach online, providing email addresses, and giving families autonomous learning guides. The Ministry also digitized its enrollment data so that it could track and stay connected with students, while also ensuring that all families had the food and nutrition they needed while children were not able to attend school in person.

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  • Hopeworks expands its outreach to support small businesses and fight regional poverty

    March 17, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Hopeworks is providing a paid job training program along with internship and employment opportunities in any of three businesses owned by the nonprofit. Hopeworks also provides living arrangements in a residential program where students, alumni, and interns can all live together. The nonprofit adopted a trauma-informed approach that allows participants to learn healthy coping mechanisms.

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  • This ‘Hygiene Hub' Is Run By People Experiencing Homelessness

    March 16, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    People experiencing homelessness can now access hot showers and bathrooms at the Hygiene Hub. Staff at the Portland initiative include both unhoused paid workers and housed volunteers, all with extensive staff training to help create a safe space so everyone who needs services at the Hygiene Hub feels welcomed.

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  • Why This County Is Giving Foster Youth $1,000 A Month, No Strings Attached

    March 13, 2021 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clara County, California

    A pilot program in Santa Clara County, California, is providing a guaranteed monthly income to young adults who age out of the foster care system. In addition to $1,000 the recipients will also have access to financial advice. This particular demographic was chosen for the pilot program based on statistics that show foster care youth are susceptible to homelessness and mental illness in part due to a lack of a support system.

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  • LA opens its first tiny home village to ease homeless crisis

    March 11, 2021 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A community of 39 tiny homes has been built in Los Angeles, California, providing people experiencing homelessness with a safe and private place to live. Chandler Street Village provides three meals and wraparound services that help residents stay housed. Legal aid, employment searches, and mental health treatment provide a comprehensive approach to easing the housing crisis.

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  • What Can Biden's Plan Do for Poverty? Look to Bangladesh.

    March 10, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Bangladesh has made huge strides in reducing poverty by investing in women experiencing the most economic hardships. As a result, children have lower rates of malnutrition, fewer child marriages, higher rates of completing elementary school, and women have more job opportunities. Over the course of 15 years, 25 million Bangladeshis have been able to break out of poverty. Progress in Bangladesh is a model of success that could be possible in America with Biden's American Rescue Plan which has provisions that would mitigate childhood poverty in America.

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  • Home Game

    March 10, 2021 |

    Santa Fe Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    A variety of approaches are helping ease housing instability in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Built for Zero program helps different entities coordinate homeless services through a comprehensive database that strives to capture everyone experiencing homelessness at any given time. An affordable-housing complex known as Siler Yard was also created through the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for artists to live and work in. Additionally, Public Land Trusts have also created a considerable amount of affordable housing in Santa Fe.

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  • California job seekers found new careers with help from a rent relief program. Here's how

    March 09, 2021 |

    Sacramento Bee |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Rent relief payments in California are helping public housing residents pursue full-time employment. The Jobs-Plus initiative provides payments that are conditional on enrolling in job training and placement programs. An increased income often disqualifies public housing residents from benefits and subsidies such as food stamps, childcare, and discounted rent rates which can negate the increased income from higher wages or more hours. Rent relief empowers residents to build a security net for themselves in addition to pursing full-time employment without the strain of losing much-needed benefits.

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