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29 March 2020
Bay City, Michigan, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
With schools and libraries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a librarian in Bay County, Michigan is turning to hosting a virtual storytime. Although this approach lacks some elements of the in-person storytime, ...
15 January 2020
Malaga, Spain
Text
1500-3000 Words
There are thousands of children caught in the midst of the migrant crisis, and many of them end up without their parents or with a relative. To avoid placing migrant children in facilities that would be unable to give...
Burlington Free Press
April Barton
13 January 2020
Vermont, United States
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800-1500 Words
Vermont has opened its first donor milk center which acts as a breast milk bank for mothers that are in need of milk for their newborn babies. The Vermont Donor Milk Center aims to be a "one-stop shop," and also offer...
The Beacon Today
Brenna Brown
8 January 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Libraries around West Palm Beach, Florida, have collaborated to offer resources to children who need to work on technology-dependant homework after school, but who don't have access to the Internet or a computer at ho...
24 November 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The Rutabaga Toy Library in Philadelphia - which was born out of a borrowed idea from Austin, Texas - helps parents afford to checkout donated toys for their kids by offering low-price memberships to families in the s...
20 November 2019
Copenhagen, Denmark
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1500-3000 Words
Denmark has developed an effective model for children's homes centered around community, safety, and low staff turnover. Could the setup work in the United Kingdom?
17 November 2019
Jordan
Broadcast TV Programs
Over 15 Minutes
Sesame Street has long been used as an educational tool for children throughout the U.S., but a partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop is expanding the reach of the popular televisi...
1 November 2019
Port Orchard, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Coffee Oasis program in Port Orchard foregoes the traditional foster system and instead directly pairs homeless youth with a host family. Host families like the Coffee Oasis allow stable environments for teens or ...
25 October 2019
Miami, Florida, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Florida officials have turned to an unlikely source to help identify children with mental health stressors: bus drivers. After the Parkland shooting, the state established classes for bus drivers to learn about child ...
18 October 2019
Orleans, Indiana, United States
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Under 800 Words
In rural areas, gaining access to mental health care can be difficult, but is made even more challenging for students. To combat this, a farming and manufacturing town in Indiana is piloting telehealth access in schoo...
5 September 2019
Lebanon, Jordan
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Over 3000 Words
The King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan and the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon were both established in order to help children from all different regions battle cancer, but since war broke out, they have ...
Forbes
Christine Ro
3 September 2019
Cape Town, South Africa
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Under 800 Words
As temperatures across the world increase, many low-income areas are being hit the hardest without anywhere to turn. In South Africa, spray parks are becoming more popular as a solution, providing an inclusive place f...
2 September 2019
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
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800-1500 Words
For parents recovering from addictions, maintaining care for children can be a challenge, so a hospital in New Hampshire changed how they practice primary care in order to help. Dubbed “recovery-friendly pediatrics," ...
Twin Cities Pioneer Press
Tristan Xiong
31 August 2019
Minneapolis, Missouri, United States
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800-1500 Words
Hoop dancing, an activity with origins in indigenous dance traditions, can provide a means to physical fitness and child development. In Minneapolis, a professional hoop dancer is using this knowledge and his skill to...
The Nation
Benjamin Ryan
12 August 2019
California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The United States is the only developed nation to not have a national paid family leave policy, so several states are enacting their own form of the policy in order to better serve families and child development. The ...
19 July 2019
El Paso, Texas, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Art therapy allows minors in detention to cope with stress and trauma. In “Uncaged Art: Tronillo Children’s Detention Camp,” an art exhibition housed at the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the Unive...
10 July 2019
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Mobile delivery increases the accessibility of summer meal programs for children who rely on food assistance during the school year. Across the country, multiple initiatives by local governments, schools, nonprofits, ...
28 June 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Collaborative efforts targeting adult-peer mentoring in Kansas City, Missouri have resulted in less crime and increased trust among participants. Focusing on high-risk teens and young adults, the program known as Teen...
20 June 2019
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Food trucks have taken much of the United States by storm, but now the concept is being applied to helping keep children well nourished during summer months when school is out. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agricul...
14 June 2019
Durango, Colorado, United States
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Under 800 Words
Funded by a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, several nonprofits are working to fill the summer food security gap for children who rely on school meals. Several groups, including Pine River Shares and Friends...
5 June 2019
Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Hope Harbor, an emergency and transitional shelter in Grand Island, Nebraska, is renovating its facilities to include a playground for the shelter’s children. Funded by various grants, the new addition will provide ch...
Nigeria Health Watch
Bashar Abubakar
3 June 2019
Jigawa, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
Enrolling community members as Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs) dramatically increases the effectiveness of public health campaigns. In Nigeria, the Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has made pro...
10 May 2019
New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In the United States, most playgrounds are equipped with the same types of monkey bars, slides and swings, but a few are replacing these typical options with "dismembered store mannequins, wooden packing crates, tires...
1 May 2019
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
Increasing the confidence of parents in directing their children toward healthy choices is crucial in the battle against childhood obesity. In Leeds, England, the HENRY (Health, Exercise, and Nutrition for the Really ...
9 April 2019
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Millennials are having fewer children and caring more about environmental impact, so the toy industry is now experimenting with a newly popular "toy subscription" service. Rather than accumulating mass quantities of p...
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