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Interrupting Cycles of Harm, Inside and Outside Prison Walls

Allen Arthur

April 01, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A growing number of programs are working to interrupt cycles of trauma and harm with currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Beyond Violence uses curriculum co-designed by women currently incarcerated and uses peer co-facilitation to address the aggression and violence women have experienced personally, as well as been perpetrators of. The curriculum, which also highlights the impact of individuals’ communities, relationships, and social structures, improves mental health and facilitates long-term healing.

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Aging with dignity: health care employee recruitment

Amanda Anderson

April 01, 2022 |

Pioneer PBS |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Hutchinson, Minnesota

To combat worker shortages, the Presbyterian Homes and Services — a network of over 50 senior living communities — has been partnering with the International Personnel Resource of the Philippines to bring registered nurses from overseas to the states.

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The Future of Work Is Green Jobs in New York

Lissa Harris

March 31, 2022 |

The River |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hudson, New York

Several organizations in the Hudson Valley provide workforce development training geared towards increasing the number of qualified workers who can go into the emerging green jobs sector. Ulster BOCES provides vocational programs for high school students that include on-the-job training and certificates relevant to the clean energy sector. NYSERDA’s clean-energy on-the-job training program provides training assistance and partial reimbursement for the wages of new hires.

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On-campus food pantry tries to keep up with demand

Katherine Arroyo Sergio Gutierrez

March 29, 2022 |

el Don |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

The Fainbarg-Chase Thrive Center food pantry provides Santa Ana College students with a daily snack and one free bag of groceries per week. The food pantry sees about 80 to 90 students daily and offers monthly cooking demos over Zoom.

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How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

Jake Price

March 29, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

Photojournalism |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Nourish New York connects small farmers to food pantries to bring fresh, healthy, and culturally-relevant food to those in need in response to the food distribution crisis caused by the pandemic. Though it was never intended to be permanent, the organization’s existence has since been signed into law and its budget has doubled to $50 million and it has become a reliable source of food throughout the state.

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Harm Reduction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver

March 28, 2022 |

HBO |

Broadcast TV Programs |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Overdose prevention centers in New York City provide a place for people with drug addictions to use drugs safely under supervision.

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Anti-vax preachers and the race to vaccinate South Sudan

Seyi Rhodes

March 27, 2022 |

Unreported World |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: South Sudan

Crown Agents is an international development organization working to get people vaccinated against COVID-19, despite vaccine shortages and misinformation from anti-vaxxers.

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The dining shed—soon to be banned in NYC—awakened a sense of what's possible with the city street

Aaron Timms

March 24, 2022 |

The Counter |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, many restaurants in New York City introduced “dining and drinking sheds,” ad-hoc sidewalk structures that allowed patrons to gather outside, where it was generally considered safer. Cities across the country followed suit, reimagining public spaces and their shared use. The spaces also brought customers to businesses that struggled to stay afloat during pandemic fears and shutdowns.

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These rural organizers have found an answer to dog whistle politics: Multi-racial, working-class solidarity

Jaisal Noor

March 24, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Organizers with Down Home North Carolina use deep canvassing, a door-knocking strategy based on active listening and in-depth, nonjudgmental conversation, to spark political discussions with voters who are often left out of the democratic process. Canvassers are trained to center issues of race and class to build solidarity across demographics and recorded high levels of support from voters in 82% of conversations surveyed between November 2021 and January 2022.

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Restorative justice solutions for youth are growing abroad, can they become part of the mix in the U.S.

Elizabeth Thompson

March 24, 2022 |

North Carolina Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy

As North Carolina reevaluates its approach to juvenile justice, the state is looking to examples like Italy, where restorative justice practices such as victim-offender mediation, in which the victim and perpetrator of a crime meet with a mediator to discuss and reconstruct the incident, play a critical role in cases involving youth. The country incarcerates fewer children and young adults on a given day than North Carolina despite its population being roughly six times the size of the state's.

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