Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1954 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Mental health support in preschool may help lower sky-high expulsion rates

Chabeli Carrazana

July 20, 2021 |

The 19th |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arkansas

Project PLAY, the third of Arkansas’ three-tiered mental health consultation system, has reduced high expulsion and suspension rates for children in child care settings. The program provides consultants who go into classrooms for several months of weekly visits to observe children and then work with staff and parents to address behavioral and mental health issues. The consultations can lead to earlier diagnoses of sensory disorders and increase the confidence and empowerment of child care providers. Lower expulsion rates have a long-term impact on children’s social, emotional, and educational development.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Studio Rebels Against Mexico's Male-Dominated Art Scene

Ena Aguilar Peláez

July 20, 2021 |

Global Press Journal |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

As a response to the marginalization and sexism women engravers face, a studio collective features the engravings of around 60 women from all over Mexico. The “Mujeres Grabando” exhibit’s original 30 pieces of art were received in response to a call online for women to contribute to the collective. Now, the exhibition travels all over the country and the featured artists have been elevated and are able to sell their art. The studio members have had opportunities to collaborate and make meaningful connections.

Read More
Go to Original Story
After 'painfully slow' start, restorative justice program tries to reset

Paul Cuno-Booth

July 17, 2021 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

The Cheshire County Restorative Justice Program works to take low-level defendants, accused of things like shoplifting or alcohol violations out of court and into an alternative process, sparing them criminal records that would later weigh them down. The program’s goal is to push the legal system toward restorative justice, reimagining its traditional processes.

Read More
Go to Original Story
A New Project Is Bringing the Gay ‘Green Book' Online

Marianne Dhenin

June 29, 2021 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In 1965 a traveling salesman published a series of travel guides with gay or gay-friendly businesses across the U.S. that became survival guides for the LGBTQ community. “Mapping the Gay Guides” has digitized those collections, allowing users to explore the original descriptions and added historical content written by graduate students. Reasons for why locations appear and disappear from year-to-year are provided, which sometimes intersect with LGBTQ hate crimes. A $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will allow them to continue to preserve and make the forgotten history accessible.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Helpline Fills Gaps in Local Housing Assistance

Kathleen Shannon

June 29, 2021 |

KDNK Community Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado

Bridging Resources is a helpline launched by a group of nonprofits that connects residents to existing services. Bilingual operators field calls and connect callers to agencies that can provide food, rental assistance, childcare, and legal advice among other services. The operators actually call the agencies with residents on the line to ensure the connection is made. Seventy-eight callers received assistance in the helpline’s first ten weeks, split almost evenly between English and Spanish speakers, which reinforced the importance of providing bilingual assistance.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Safe Spaces: Youth friendly centre provides judgement-free forum for sexual and reproductive health convos in Yola

Bashar Abubakar

June 14, 2021 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Yolo

Today for Tomorrow Foundation is a youth-led and youth-serving non-profit that provides safe spaces for talking about sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and other socially taboo topics. Over 40 people have participated in the discussions and other programming. Discussions range from dispelling common myths - like the myth that using contraceptives before marriage prevents a woman from getting pregnant in the future - to teaching safe sex practices and developing a sense of empowerment so that the youth can advocate for their own wellbeing and not be constrained by the judgment of others.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Wichita couple overcomes drug addiction, creates organization for teens

Hunter Funk

June 12, 2021 |

KSNW-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wichita, Kansas

Rise Up for Youth is a program built into some Wichita schools that works to keep teenagers out of gangs and helps them focus on positive changes in their community. There are two programs — one for males called the Brotherhood and one for females called Sisterhood – which encourage teens to keep busy and find activities that give them a natural high. Participants visit prisons, talk with police and people coming out of incarceration, and make college visits. Since the program started, 100% of student participants have graduated from high school and many have gone on to college and have successful careers.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How one police agency used martial arts to reduce use-of-force injuries

Melissa Blasius

June 11, 2021 |

KNXV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Marietta, Georgia

In Marietta, Ga., a viral video of police beating a man to gain control of him in an arrest led to mandatory training for new police officers in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The martial arts training reduced injuries to both officers and those they are trying to arrest because it reduced the need for punching, striking, or using Tasers or guns. The training also makes officers more confident and calmer, thus less apt to resort to greater uses of force. A retired Phoenix police officer with a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu plans to offer free training in Tempe to area police officers.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Art Teachers Are Teaching Girls to Code

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

June 10, 2021 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

Code/Art trains art teachers in a curriculum that combines art and coding, with the goal of inspiring girls to code. They also offer weekly clubs for elementary and middle school girls, a Future Female Tech Leaders program for high schoolers, and an annual conference to celebrate the girls’ achievements. Teachers who take the training can satisfy continuing education requirements by learning four lessons: an abstract art generator and donut maker game, coding self-portraits using JavaScript, and 3-D modeling. Facilitators are assisted by college-age interns, who are available to help in the classroom.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Seminary Built on Slavery and Jim Crow Labor Has Begun Paying Reparations

Will Wright

May 31, 2021 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Virginia

The Virginia Theological Seminary is giving cash to descendants of Black Americans forced to work there during slavery and Jim Crow. Annual payments, taken from a fund set to grow at a sustainable rate, will go to the closest direct descendant of each Black worker. Fifteen descendants have received payments so far, but that number will likely grow as genealogists continue to search through records. The payments, along with efforts to build relationships with the families, are the Seminary’s way of acknowledging their role in the exploitation and recognizing the contributions of those forced to work there.

Read More
Go to Original Story