Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
7 April 2021
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Radio Talk Show
5-15 Minutes
A college professor and a former stabbing victim counsel young men in the hospital soon after they are shot or stabbed. These interventions, based on trust and shared experiences, are meant to prevent repeat injuries,...
6 April 2021
London, England, United Kingdom
Text
800-1500 Words
To discourage the spread of misinformation about the Covid vaccine and decrease vaccine hesitancy in minority communities, religious leaders and other influential people in Britain have launched campaigns to dispel co...
5 April 2021
Marin County, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In California's Marin County, mobile vaccine teams are helping to deliver vaccines to populations that are "homebound, homeless, and hesitant." The team has been able to administer 8,000 shots so far, which organizers...
31 March 2021
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
VIP Fort Worth modeled itself on a number of violence-intervention programs with a blended approach that has been so successful in such a short time that Texas officials are considering investing in a statewide versio...
The New Yorker
Ian Frazier
29 March 2021
New York, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
One of dozens of community-based anti-violence groups in New York City, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence teaches high schoolers classes on gun-violence prevention that carry an underlying message: how to fight their c...
28 March 2021
Hawaii, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The government's response to the coronavirus pandemic eliminated many bureaucratic barriers and increased funding for health clinics across Hawaii, allowing the entities to offer services such as mobile clinics and te...
27 March 2021
Uniontown, Alabama, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
To Covid vaccinations into as many arms as possible, a group of community clinics in Alabama called Cahaba Medical Care is working together with underserved communities to spread the word and schedule appointments. Al...
26 March 2021
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When Baltimore prosecutors stopped prosecuting most lower-level crimes to ease jail crowding during the pandemic, they discovered that making many fewer arrests did not fuel a crime wave. In fact, crime dropped substa...
Knox Pages
Cheryl Splain
26 March 2021
Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To help address burnout for child welfare workers in Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County Job & Family Services has launched a two-pronged approach that aims to offer wellbeing services to employees. Although the Covid...
25 March 2021
Milledgeville, Georgia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Georgia College Political Society, a non-partisan debate and discussion organization, hosts events where students from across the political spectrum discuss political issues. Discussion topics have included criminal j...
22 March 2021
Ozalla Edem-Ani, Enugu State, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
To help address a gap in health access for those living in a rural community in Nigeria, a nonprofit that "gives health, educational, and livelihood support to poor groups in Enugu State" built a hospital to serve tho...
22 March 2021
New York, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Doctors across the U.S. are mobilizing to distribute Covid vaccines to those who are homebound and likely vulnerable to the coronavirus. Although efforts are still early, in New York, one hospital's house calls progra...
21 March 2021
Italy
Text
1500-3000 Words
Italian initiatives to combat food waste are connecting surplus food producers with those who need it. The volunteer-run groups have raised awareness of waste and food insecurity, built connections and places of food ...
21 March 2021
Georgia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Georgia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been slow and confusing, but Wisconsin's offers lessons for how to improve the system. Unlike Georgia, Wisconsin has created a pre-registration list to eliminate confusion regard...
20 March 2021
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
Five years after South Dakota replaced a failing, punitive juvenile justice system that emphasized incarceration and probation with approaches focused on rehabilitation and local services for youth, the state's invest...
FunTimes Magazine
Nana AmaAddo
19 March 2021
United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A traditional African method of mutual aid, Susu, is helping members of the African Diaspora access capital for businesses, education, housing, and more. The informal loan network enables people to contribute periodic...
19 March 2021
Bangladesh
Text
1500-3000 Words
Artolution provides art education and supplies to Rohingya Survivors in Bangladesh refugee camps, all of whom experienced severe trauma, to create life-affirming and informative murals. Topics range from safe hygiene ...
16 March 2021
Costa Rica
Text
1500-3000 Words
A court in Costa Rica decided that a local municipality was illegally polluting a stream and this ruling set the stage for the country to ensure that a clean and healthy environment is a human right. They ingrained th...
15 March 2021
United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Although no universal set of policies were likely to have prevented the spread of Covid-19, the general inaction and lax interventions by countries in the western hemisphere prevented Europe, North America, and South ...
10 March 2021
Bangladesh
Text
800-1500 Words
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 compl...
10 March 2021
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
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 c...
9 March 2021
Port Angeles, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Leaders from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Port Angeles School District had a vision of creating a go-between space for students while school buildings were closed. Within the span of a month, this small community...
9 March 2021
Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Cherry Creek School district is using apprenticeships to create a more racially diverse pipeline of K-12 educators in Colorado. High school juniors and seniors are paid to participate in the apprenticeship, and ar...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
9 March 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Amy Edelstein thought that if high school students knew how to meditate they could learn how to focus, stay on track, and regulate negative self-talk. They could become better. So, in 2014 she started the Inner Streng...
8 March 2021
New South Wales, Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
Mothers and Sons is a six-week domestic-violence prevention program for boys 6-8 years old and their mothers. Unlike programs aimed at older youth and men, mothers sign up for this because they want their sons to grow...
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