Rafu Shimpo
1 October 2020
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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 the elderly include lessons about social media, making zoom calls, and using tablets and smart phones. Seniors are also being supported through home deliveries and weekly phone calls just to check in and say 'hi'.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/a-digital-tool-to-unlock-learning
David Bornstein
The New York Times
19 September 2012
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PowerMyLearning, a program that any student, parent, or teacher can use for free, helps students take ownership of their own learning. When most attention is being placed on teacher effectiveness, this program redirects those efforts toward students.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/for-healthy-aging-a-late-act-in-the-footlights
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
15 August 2012
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Through the Burbank Senior Artists Colony - a community created by EngAGE - low-income seniors learn how to become artists. The recreational classes hosted by the community keep people feeling phsyically and mentally young, allowing them to focus on recreation instead of financial hardship.
https://medium.com/bright/a-peek-inside-three-cutting-edge-schools-347e71c5fa4b
Nichole Dobo
Bright Magazine
6 October 2015
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Increased technology in classrooms is popular among schools in the U.S. However, research suggests that its effect is sub-optimal due to low-quality software, implementation, and participants' digital skills.
https://medium.com/bright/more-than-just-code-40d02897dcd2
Emily J Smith
Bright Magazine
14 May 2015
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Currently, women make up only 20% of computing jobs - in 2012, only 18% of computer science (CS) graduates were women , a figure that has been cut in half since 1984 when women made up 37% of CS majors. Now, girls are taught coding and computer programing in an after school program built to inspire girls to become more involved in computer science, a predominantly male job market.
https://qz.com/951879/palliative-care-in-mongolia-is-helping-people-die-with-grace-and-dignity
Andrew North
Quartz
6 April 2017
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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, families are involved and guided and spiritual considerations are included creating a better system of care.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04yzcr4
Elizabeth Cassin
Tom Colls
BBC
11 April 2017
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 there’s anything else they need. The project has caught the attention of post offices (and health professionals) around the world as an approach against the social care crisis for a rapidly-aging population.
http://www.startribune.com/years-with-no-nation-90-days-to-become-a-minnesotan/391310421
Mila Koumpilova
Minneapolis Star Tribune
31 December 2016
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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 applications to health insurance paperwork - but all with the end goal of helping the relocated families towards independence and sustainability in their new life.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161007/news/161009100
Marie Wilson
Daily Herald
7 October 2016
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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 caregivers to take much-needed rest breaks and rely less heavily on state programs for support.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/analysis/stars-program-helps-drug-court-families-align
John Kelly
The Chronicle of Social Change
4 May 2017
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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 workers who have previously been drug addicted, and can provide immediate support and services such as meeting with the participant, accessing treatment options, and drug screening.
https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2017/0125/One-town-s-quest-to-join-tech-revolution-and-what-it-says-about-digital-inequality
Kyle Spencer
Christian Science Monitor
25 January 2017
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As technology continues to play an ever increasing role in education - and subsequently, job opportunities - many rural towns with limited resources are struggling to provide their students, particularly those from low-income families, with the devices necessary to stay ahead in the digital age. In Greeley, CO - a town with significant minority and refugee populations that have little or no internet access at home - the digital divide and the wealth disparity between school districts is particularly stark. But the schools in Greeley remain determined - cobbling together old donated computers, salvaged devices, grants and fundraisers, to try and help provide better opportunities and more efficient education for all their students.
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