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A Solution to Ending Homelessness Might Be in the Data

Mia Ryder-Marks

April 29, 2021 |

Eugene Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

Built for Zero is a data-driven approach to ending homelessness with a proven track record of success. The strategy is scalable and takes into account variables within different communities. It aims to bring homelessness rates down to “functional zero,” which means that the number of people experiencing homelessness is low enough that they can all be housed if they wanted.

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Dependency Court Programs Focus On Babies' Health

Martín Macías, Jr.

April 29, 2021 |

The Imprint |

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Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

The Safe Babies program model trains judges to oversee foster-care cases with the goal of fixing the problems that led social workers to remove young children from their homes. Operating swiftly, so that babies do not lose precious weeks and months apart from their parents at a critical time, programs like Best For Babies in Pierce County, Washington, put teams of medical and mental health experts on a case. Nationwide, the program used in 30 states makes family reunification much more likely and rapid, with healthier parental attachments and child development.

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Portland's Bybee Lakes Hope Center: A jail no more

Jim Redden

April 28, 2021 |

Portland Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Multnomah County sold its unused Wapato Jail to a developer whose nonprofit partner has used grants and donations to turn the former jail into Bybee Lakes Hope Center, a residential treatment program for unhoused people. After two weeks in temporary homeless-shelter status, people can opt to enroll in a three-month treatment program, something that 65% of them have agreed to do. That program combines sober living rules with job training and other services. Nearly 200 people have completed the program. The center is working on a large expansion project providing hundreds more beds.

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Alabama school district sees ‘overwhelming' need to teach ESL learners

Trisha Powell Crain

April 28, 2021 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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Response Location: United States, Madison, Alabama

Across Alabama, districts are using summer school breaks as a chance to bridge learning gaps for elementary school students who struggled to adjust to remote schooling or didn’t get as much face time with teachers during the pandemic. In Madison, English-language learning students were able to participate in a summer program to practice their language skills while incorporating field trips and fun activities, like cooking.

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Building blocks: B.C. city takes aim at homelessness with two temporary modular housing projects

Tobin Ng

April 27, 2021 |

Capital Current |

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Response Location: Canada, Richmond, British Columbia

Temporary modular housing is alleviating homelessness in Richmond, Canada. Stacked units are quicker and cheaper to construct and the temporary housing comes with wraparound services such as meals, support groups, and health care to help people experiencing homelessness get back on their feet. The first modular housing project resulted in a public outcry that the city successfully used as a lesson in engaging the community the second time around.

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The Unscripted Project uses improv to boost confidence among local youth

Mahala Garcia-Bartch

April 27, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Unscripted Project in Philadelphia is helping middle schoolers learn valuable life skills an unconventional method—improv. During a workshop, participants learn to persevere in the face of adversity, equipping them to succeed within and beyond the classroom.

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City officials expand free internet access to Philadelphia prekindergarten students

Johann Calhoun

April 26, 2021 |

Chalkbeat Philadelphia |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Families with students in prekindergarten in Philadelphia now are eligible for PHLConnectED, a program that provides students with free internet access during remote learning. The program has already reached out to over 12,000 families.

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Housing nonprofit provides essential home repairs to Cuyahoga County residents

Collin Cunningham

April 26, 2021 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

A housing nonprofit connects contractors with homeowners in need of urgent repairs. Tax-funded grant dollars are used for crucial projects that affect a resident’s health and safety so that people are not displaced. The initiative prevents homeowners on a fixed income from losing their homes due to unexpected expenses.

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How to Sell the Coronavirus Vaccines to a Divided, Uneasy America

David Montgomery

April 26, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

To help address Covid vaccine hesitancy, the non-profit marketing firm Ad Council and its partners developed a multi-dimensional public service campaign. Relying on a balance between appealing to personal responsibility and to the desire to return to normalcy, they focused the messaging and their efforts on encouraging people to do their research and ask the questions that were stopping them from being vaccinated. Preliminary data indicate that the campaign has reached hundreds of thousands of people and encouraged conversations that have impacted the public attitude towards the vaccines.

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Cleveland's Black Churches Host Vaccine Clinics To Protect Their Flock

Conor Morris

April 23, 2021 |

ideastream |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

Black churches in Cleveland are transforming into vaccine clinics during the coronavirus pandemic to help get shots into the arms of those who have had trouble accessing a vaccine appointment. The sites have largely reported that of the 2,700 people who have received their first dose through the initiative, the vast majority of the shots they've administered have gone to Black people.

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