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  • New York juvenile justice program stresses ‘safety by relationships'

    September 11, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In New York City, the Close to Home initiative is taking a different approach to juvenile justice by centering it around a localized, residential, and rehabilitative model. These facilities operate out of traditional-looking homes and are run by nonprofits like Rising Ground. Its model focuses on building relationships as a key to rehabilitation, and emphasizes the importance of staff / youth relationships and familial connections. As Wisconsin seeks to change their model of juvenile justice, it takes inspiration from Close to Home in its implementation of smaller, more regional facilities.

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  • The Courtroom of the Future Looks a Lot Like This Navajo Tradition

    September 10, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Brooklyn’s Red Hook Peacemaking Program, part of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, is bringing together individuals in conflict to practice restorative justice. The program accepts cases coming through various courts, schools, and personal references, and brings together families, friends, and adversaries to participate in moderated, peacebuilding discussions. Seeing over 100 cases each year, the program has decreased recidivism rates and spread to other cities in New York.

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  • Two Percent of Teachers Are Black Men. A City Is Trying to Recruit More.

    September 10, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    The Brothers Empowered to Teach (BE2T) initiative recruits college-age people of color to teach in schools in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The fellowship program aims to build a workforce more representative of the races and backgrounds of students in local schools and provides a stipend to student-teachers as one additional way to help with the cost of college.

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  • At Colleges, What's Old Is New: Retirees Living on Campus

    September 10, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    At Arizona State, retirees pay a fee to live on campus, take classes, and be a part of the college community. This setup offers a unique opportunity for intergenerational mixing and mentoring and a new revenue stream for institutions with declining enrollment.

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  • Cherries and Snow: Hammana Artist House breathes life back into a small Lebanese village

    September 10, 2019 |

    Beirut Today |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Hammana

    Amplifying local culture, history, and food through the arts increases tourism and can revitalize areas struggling with depopulation. The Hammana Artist House, a collaboration between a philanthropist and Collectif Kahraba, a local theater non-profit in Hammana, Lebanon, has resulted in an arts program that attracts new visitors to the town. In addition to the village’s historic cherry festival, the collaboration has resulted in a new artist residency program and projects that enhance the identity and visibility of the community.

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  • How New York and Milwaukee approach juvenile justice

    September 09, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York’s Close to Home legislation approaches the juvenile justice system through the lens of rehabilitation, moving those in up-state juvenile facilities to local, sometimes residential housing that emphasizes family and community. The approach has led to a 71% decrease in the number of youth placed in these facilities and a drastic increase in academic performance. Halfway across the country, as Wisconsin closes two of its upstate juvenile facilities, Milwaukee legislators are seeking to implement similar, community-centered programming.

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  • They were evicted and had to take their homes with them. But they also won something in return.

    September 09, 2019 |

    La Noticia |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    When the mobile park they lived in was sold and evictions were imminent, residents of Oakhaven banded together to demand relocation packages and other rights. While they were eventually forced out, they succeeded in winning more money than they were originally promised, and they credit this to their ability to organize and petition.

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  • How A Prenatal 'Bootcamp' For New Dads Helps The Whole Family

    September 08, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States

    Some health care providers across the U.S. have started to offer single-sex prenatal classes for men that are tailored to the needs and questions of new dads. "While a new mother's role in modern society is often directed by her baby's needs to breastfeed, cuddle and sleep; a new father's role isn't always spelled out." Research suggests that when men feel prepared they are better able to support their partner.

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  • Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help

    September 07, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Rockland, California

    Recent statists are showing that an alarming number of veterinarians are committing suicide due to a variety of reasons from emotional stress to financial strain. Not One More Vet, a Facebook group started by a veterinarian in California, is serving as an unofficial mental health resource for many in the field.

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  • In Chicago, Police Violence Survivors Heal Through Song

    September 06, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Communal healing represents reparations in action. The Chicago Torture Justice Center, created in 2015 through a Chicago City Council reparations ordinance, advocates for wrongfully imprisoned Black men, as well as for victims of violence and torture at the hands of police. At the community center, area nonprofits like the Old Town School of Folk Music, lead workshops like the Freedom Songbook. The program uses protest songs as a way to encourage resiliency and healing in survivors.

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