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  • School turns old buses into mobile cafes for students

    Kumasi Aaron

    June 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Across America, there is a food insecurity problem that increasingly impacts children as they head into summer breaks from school. To address the gap that is created during this time, a school district in Denver, Colorado has turned to recycling out-of-use school buses into mobile cafes that are open to all students during lunchtime, regardless of the district they live in.

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  • How having access to laundry facilities is changing the school experience for many kids

    Kumasi Aaron

    May 07, 2019 |

    KMGH-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    To curb chronic absences, a Denver school joined the growing number of schools nationally who have installed a washing machine within their walls to reduce stigmas and allow students to focus on learning. "Nationally, Whirpool says, 85 percent of high-risk students in elementary schools increased their attendance in 2017-18 with the help of their program."

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  • This truck is making sure the homeless have clean clothes

    Kumasi Aaron

    April 24, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Backed by $160,000 in philanthropic donations, two laundry trucks frequent 7-8 locations in Denver, Colorado to offer laundry services for people experiencing homelessness or extreme poverty. Clean clothes are vital to an individual's confidence and dignity, and can enable people to keep appointments, go to job interviews, or to just fight the stigma of homelessness. These trucks are part of a larger movement across the US to offer these mobile laundry services to those who need it most.

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  • Schools use yoga to improve behavior

    Kumasi Aaron

    November 28, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Schools around the world are increasingly teaching yoga as a stress management tool. And students are responding enthusiastically -- in one district, over 70 percent of kids chose to also use the techniques at home.

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  • Uber partnership helps patients cut costs

    Kumasi Aaron

    May 31, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Ride service hailing can help increase access to healthcare for those without reliable transportation. Partnering to reduce ride fares, Uber and hospitals are working to increase patient access to transportation. Millions in the US are unable to receive medical care due to the issue of inadequate transportation.

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  • Dogs help students beyond play

    Kumasi Aaron

    May 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In one Colorado classroom, the teacher's pet, a dog named Buster, is teaching students lessons about patience, responsibility, and confidence.

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