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http://edsource.org/2019/california-community-colleges-work-to-solve-housing-for-foster-youths/617426?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ashley A. Smith
EdSource
12 September 2019
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Several programs have cropped up throughout California to help former foster youth navigate what has been identified as the biggest challenge of aging out of the foster case system -- housing. NextUp and other initiatives at community colleges provide counseling and financial support to students who lack a built-in support network.
https://hechingerreport.org/college-dreams-often-melt-away-in-summer-months-near-peer-counseling-is-helping-keep-them-alive?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Sarah Gonser
The Hechinger Report
30 August 2019
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A "near-peer" mentoring program offers a promising model for similar initiatives working to prevent "summer melt" for low-income students in the summer between their graduation from high school and arrival at college. College-age mentors provide in-person coaching and respond to texts about financial aid and other concerns.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2019/0823/Atlanta-refused-to-give-up-on-homelessness.-It-s-working?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Alex P. Kellogg
The Christian Science Monitor
23 August 2019
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Atlanta has seen a decline in rates of people experiencing homelessness from 2008-2018, a trend that is particularly meaningful as other cities contend with stubbornly high numbers. Part of the solution? A new source of more flexible and consistent funding allowing non-profits to provide the assistance needed and help get people into permanent supportive housing.
https://www.apnews.com/b8a1d51ea629407381bac476ef2c560f?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jake Bleiberg
Associated Press
16 August 2019
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With people across the United States living in constant fear of mass shootings, in these despondent times, some churches paying companies to train and arm their members in preparation. While the FBI and other security experts don’t fully support the response, the approach has gained traction. While those protecting the places of worship are all unpaid volunteers, companies like Sheepdog Defense Group are paid by churches.
https://www.pottsmerc.com/news/finding-solutions-improving-our-own-environment/article_2e1b1732-b937-11e9-9d9e-bb5ea697d90a.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Madison Kuklentz
Gabriella DeMelfi
Thomas Garlick
The Mercury
9 August 2019
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Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy has built a grassroots base of volunteers that help clean up the local environment. Through education at schools and summer workshops, outreach projects, and asking volunteers to recruit new people, the Conservancy saw over 1,000 volunteers at its annual stream cleanup event. While the organization is still trying to figure out how to retain volunteers for long-term projects, the response to immediate projects has been overwhelming.
https://durangoherald.com/articles/288881-garden-project-starts-weekly-fresh-produce-distribution?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Mary Shinn
Durango Herald
7 August 2019
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Thanks to a two-year grant from Colorado’s Health Foundation, several food-centered nonprofit organizations are working to help residents of southwestern Colorado replace high-calorie, low nutrition food with seasonal vegetables. The Garden Project, the Good Food Collective, and the Manna Market deliver food boxes every week to community organizations including senior centers in La Plata and the Women’s Resource Center. Food distributions also take place in undisclosed locations for immigrants.
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