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How One California City Began Bringing Its Murder Rate Down—Without Cops

Heather Tirado Gilligan

November 12, 2014 |

The Nation (New York) |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

Richmond, California's Office of Neighborhood Safety responded to alarmingly high gun violence levels with an outreach approach to young men at high risk of getting shot or of shooting others. Instead of a heavy-handed enforcement strategy, the office intervenes in likely retaliatory violence and enrolls men as fellows in a year-long program offering counseling, education, job training, and a $500 monthly stipend for fellows on the right track. In the programs first three years, gun homicides dropped and 65 of 68 fellows survived.

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A winning model at Tapestry Charter School

Sandra Tan

October 11, 2014 |

The Buffalo News |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

Tapestry graduates 93 percent of its students on time, and 80 percent of graduates go on to college in the fall. Its success derives from its autonomy as a charter school and from its idea of forming "crews" of students that act as in-school families.

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In This World Cup, the Goal Is a Better Life

Tina Rosenberg

October 09, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Chile, Santiago

The Homeless World Cup is the premier soccer tournament for homeless players. Programs around the world use soccer as a means of building a sense of community, sublimating negative energies, and encouraging personal growth.

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Responses To Gang Violence: The GIFT Program

Allison Frost

October 08, 2014 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Gang violence reduction services are often centered on singular gang members, leaving a gap meeting the needs of those affected by gang activity. GIFT, the Gang Impacted Families Team, is working to expand support for entire families affected by gang violence in the state of Oregon.

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A charter school that beats City Honors

Mary B. Pasciak

October 06, 2014 |

The Buffalo News |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

The Charter School for Applied Technologies has the highest graduation rate in Erie County, despite its predominantly poor, minority student makeup, in large part simply by instilling high expectations.

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A Chance to Go From Hard Lives to Healing

Patricia Leigh Brown

September 18, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

A novel way to help young men growing up in communities in which concentrated poverty, violence and unemployment are well-documented barriers to health and longevity: male youth of color are trained to be the emergency response team to help stabilize street victims before doctors or nurses begin procedures.

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An Untapped Force in the Fight for Literacy

Tina Rosenberg

September 11, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Teaching reading skills to children early is crucial, especially with respect to their educational success later in life. School systems are switching reading programs to help underachieving students have one on one time with a tutor.

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Reclaiming ‘We the People,' One Person at a Time

David Bornstein

September 04, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Retreat programs can improve self-awareness and understanding of others. The Center for Courage & Renewal creates safe environments for people to speak honestly with each other, something Parker J. Palmer says is needed to de-polarize society.

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Camden Turns Around With New Police Force

Kate Zernike

August 31, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

Since moving to a county-run police department, Camden, N.J., historically one of the nation’s poorest and most dangerous cities, has altered its culture to overcome years of mistrust by developing a personal relationship with and empowering the local community.

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Migration outlier: How Nicaragua escaped neighbors' deadly spiral

Ivan Castro

August 28, 2014 |

Reuters |

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Response Location: Nicaragua, Managua, Managua

Crushing poverty and extreme violence - fueled by drug trafficking and police corruption - are behind a mass migration of Central American children to the United States in recent months that has overwhelmed U.S. border resources and driven illegal immigration to the fore in U.S. congressional elections. But the United Nations has praised Nicaragua's security model, which includes social services to help youths in gangs find jobs as well as sport programs like little-league baseball teams.

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