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  • Oregon community colleges see success in revamp of remedial education

    June 07, 2023 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    Nine Oregon community colleges offer “corequisite” courses that allow students to get help and review past material alongside required math courses rather than being routed into a remedial option that can slow progress toward their degree. So far, 68 percent of corequisite students have passed their college math coursework, as compared to 65 percent of students who took math classes without the corequisite add-on.

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  • Una vivienda para cuidar la salud de personas sin hogar

    May 31, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Las Viviendas para la recuperación de la salud de Hogar Sí son un proyecto pionero en Europa que ofrece una solución a las personas afectadas por el sinhogarismo mayores de 18 años que tienen problemas de salud o necesitan cuidados paliativos, por un diagnóstico médico o alta hospitalaria.

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  • This Coffee Shop Aids In Re-Entry, But Struggles To Find Its Own Stability

    May 30, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hamilton, Ohio

    The Fringe coffee shop in Hamilton, Ohio, employs people who were formerly incarcerated as part of a re-entry program. The shop owners work with each employee to create a re-entry plan that can include things like therapy, addiction and recovery meetings, tutoring and education, and even free tattoo removal.

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  • Richland County Drug Court provides an alternative to incarceration

    May 13, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Richland County Drug Court allows low-level, non-violent offenders to participate in an intensive treatment program in lieu of incarceration. To graduate from the program, participants must complete treatment, pay all court fees and fines, avoid new charges and, if possible, get a job. The program has had 21 graduating classes since forming in 1997 and research shows it reduces recidivism rates and saves taxpayer dollars.

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  • 'We're a community': These groups are working to bail out incarcerated women in time for Mother's Day

    May 12, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    As a part of the National Bail Out effort in the United States, the Free Black Mamas DMV campaign bails incarcerated women out of jails in the Washington D.C. area in time for Mother’s Day.

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  • Headfort Foundation Provides Free Legal Aid

    May 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Headfort Foundation provides free legal services to people who are unlawfully incarcerated in Nigeria. They reach those in need of help through phone calls, submissions on their mobile app, and visiting courthouses.

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  • How a South Sudanese neighbourhood embraced community policing to reduce crime

    May 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

    In 2019, a South Sudan chief organized and empowered local “vigilante groups” (networks of households tasked with supporting each other), and since then, the community has transformed from a sparsely populated and violent neighborhood into a crowded but safe place where markets can stay open later at night. This community policing tactic has since spread to other South Sudanese areas and relies on collaboration between various authorities and ethnic groups to succeed.

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  • When Tackling Homelessness, Prevention is Often the Best Medicine

    April 20, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A Portland shelter’s Homeless Prevention Program provides rent assistance to families who have not yet been involved with social services and are about to lose their homes. In 2022, the program helped 93 families pay back rent, pay past-due utilities, or create payment plans with their landlords.

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  • Catholic nonprofit supports Nigerian inmates and advocates for police reform

    April 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organization works to release people unlawfully detained in Nigeria. At the same time, the organization provides legal representation and religious support to those awaiting trial.

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  • A new outreach team focuses on relieving disorder on Third Avenue

    April 16, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As a part of Seattle’s Third Avenue Project to relieve disorder downtown, the organization We Deliver Care has workers stationed on the streets almost constantly to provide necessities like snacks and water to those who need it. Their consistent presence and assistance builds relationships with the people they help, which allows the We Deliver Care workers to de-escalate conflicts.

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