Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
The Laconia Daily Sun
Roberta Baker
24 March 2021
Sanbornton, New Hampshire, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Sanbornton Connect is a local information exchange and social network for aging residents who share advice about meeting the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of living out their years independently in their ...
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...
12 October 2020
Austin, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
The African American Youth Harvest Foundation in Austin, Texas, is aiming to close the gap for young Black boys who are not ready for kindergarten. The nonprofit works closely with families, and helps provide for imme...
Rafu Shimpo
Ellen Endo
1 October 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Senior citizens in Los Angeles are coping with isolation during these times of social distancing by learning how to use technology that will connect them to their loved ones. Technology training specifically geared to...
31 May 2020
South Korea
Text
800-1500 Words
About 3,200 mostly older South Koreans living alone are monitored by voice-enabled smart speakers to check on their welfare during the coronavirus shutdown. Use of web search terms indicating distress, or when the dev...
5 September 2019
Geel, Belgium
Text
Over 3000 Words
Normalizing mental health care helps create inclusive communities. In Geel, in Belgium, centuries of pilgrims seeking the blessing of Dymphna, the city’s patron saint of mental illness, have created a culture of commu...
6 June 2019
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
As family and community style dinners become increasingly less commonplace, studies are showing that communication, academics and nutrition may suffer, but The Family Dinner Project is working to change this by offeri...
31 May 2019
Burlingame, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
For millennials looking to gain a stronger sense of commitment to social justice and service work, religious traditions can provide a helpful framework. The Nuns and Nones program in Burlingame, California, places you...
18 March 2019
Tennessee, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Investing in families provides positive results and helps keep the cost of child welfare lower in the long-term. Nonprofit programs, like the one run by Youth Villages, can help children and families overcome challeng...
6 March 2019
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Ohio, the Richland County Children Services' Kinship Care program is helping care providers support children in their custody, when the parents are unwilling or unable to provide care themselves. The program functi...
29 August 2018
Alaska, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In Alaska, the Community Health Aide Program is helping to connect people in remote, rural parts of the state to medical care. The program, started decades ago in collaboration with the Indian Health Service, local go...
7 June 2018
United Kingdom
Text
800-1500 Words
A good pampering can feel fantastic. Beauty and wellness experiences such as pedicures and massages are particularly special for women and men in care homes, lifting moods and helping individuals express themselves. “...
24 January 2018
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Time-banking is a way of trading goods and skills using labor hours rather than cash. The system connects neighbors to fulfill each other’s needs, everything from bike repairs to cooking and cleaning. More than 2,000 ...
19 January 2018
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Many people, often women, spend large amounts of their lives engaging in unpaid care work, dropping out of the labor market or taking a pay cut to care for their families. Hawaii has launched the Kupuna Caregivers Pr...
9 August 2017
Richland County, Ohio, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Apollo Healthcare Services has started an elder caregiver support group in Richland County, OH. The intent of this support group is to give caregivers an outlet to voice their frustrations or experiences that accompan...
The Chronicle of Social Change
John Kelly
4 May 2017
Sacramento, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services arose from the need to improve the outcomes of drug addicted parents and their children, such as increasing reunification statistics. STARS employs case worker...
11 April 2017
St. Helier, Bailiwick of Jersey, United Kingdom
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
On the island of Jersey, postal workers don’t just deliver the mail: they also check up on elderly people during their routes. With a quick face-to-face chat, they check that they’ve taken their medication and if ther...
6 April 2017
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Text
Over 3000 Words
Mongolia, under the influence of Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren, has become very advanced in its palliative care. Patients are given full information about their diagnosis, are provided with the proper pain medications, fami...
31 December 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Thousands of refugees are navigating hurdles of integration in the United States. Organizations like the Minnesota Council of Churches provide comprehensive support in a number of areas - from housing to job applicati...
Daily Herald
Marie Wilson
7 October 2016
Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregi...
Bangor Daily News
Erin Rhoda
25 December 2015
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As the traditional family structure changes and the elderly population of the United States grows, options for independent living grow challenging for the aged, who struggle with issues like loneliness, transportation...
1 December 2013
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As the elderly become more likely to have multiple chronic conditions and experience a gradual decline in health towards the end of their lives, a health care approach that centers hospitalization and intensive care m...
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