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  • Inside Dallas schools' attempt to eliminate most suspensions to help kids of color

    May 18, 2022 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    In an effort to eliminate suspensions that disproportionately affect Black and brown students, Dallas Independent School District created on-campus reset centers where staff mediate conflicts between students and help them reflect on their behavior. Disciplinary action has declined since the centers were implemented, and the percentage of students being repeatedly disciplined fell from 28 percent to 13 percent.

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  • The push toward a four-day workweek is gaining momentum

    May 18, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States

    4 Day Week Global offers workshops, cross-company mentorship, and assistance with tracking productivity and employee wellbeing to help companies implement shortened workweeks. The nonprofit has piloted its program with 38 companies so far, and organizations that have switched to a four-day schedule report increased productivity and improved work-life balance for workers.

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  • Forth Hope: La esperanza navega por el río Ucayali

    May 17, 2022 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Peru

    En el fondo de la Amazonía peruana donde no llegan fácilmente los médicos, el barco Forth Hope lleva curación, alivio, vacunas y prevención. Desde el año 2002, ha visitado y ayudado a millones de personas con apoyo médico, odontólogo, psicólogo y obstétrica.

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  • This rural N.C. farm helps formerly incarcerated women build back their lives, careers

    May 16, 2022 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Alamance County, North Carolina

    Benevolence Farm provides reentry services for women to help ease the transition after incarceration. The nonprofit provides free room and board, a guaranteed job, career counseling, health appointments, and transportation.

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  • Black Men Heal delivers mental health to Black men in Philly and beyond

    May 16, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Black Men Heal provides access to mental health treatment and resources to men of color. The organization offers eight free therapy sessions to Black men who fill out an application to qualify for the program and are then matched with therapists of color. Black Men Heal has provided 1,295 free sessions so far and has graduated its 10th cohort of patients, 75% of whom are staying in therapy.

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  • In Barcelona, a group of Roma people is fighting against poor representation in universities

    May 16, 2022 |

    Ereb |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Through admissions counseling, tutoring and fellowship, volunteer-based association CampusRom is helping get more Roma students into Spanish university classrooms — and stay there. In 2021, 75% of enrolled students passed their courses, many participants return as volunteers after finishing their studies, and the system has been adopted in other Spanish regions of the country as well.

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  • College works to tackle growing housing insecurity among students

    May 13, 2022 |

    el Don |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    The Fainbarg Chase Thrive Center allocated about $20,000 in emergency grants to provide students with temporary housing in partnership with local hotels that also cover utility bills and down payments. So far, the Center has supported 13 students financially, the majority of which were in need of long-term housing support after experiencing homelessness.

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  • A Visually Impaired Nigerian Is Training Others To Use Gadgets With Ease

    May 12, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kogi State

    In a country where the prevalence of blindness for all ages is 4.2% of the population, Zions Assistive Tech Solutions (ZATS) trains people who are blind on how to effectively use technology like phones and computers.

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  • Success coaches help workers with problems outside the workplace. That helps their employers, too

    May 11, 2022 |

    WXXI |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Businesses are partnering with the Employer Resource Network, which provides “success coaches” for employees. These coaches serve as in-house social workers, helping employees navigate issues like food insecurity, child care, and emergencies — all of which often contribute to employee retention issues. The coaches were introduced as a way to address retention and help support employees so they don’t feel as if they have no other choice but to leave their jobs when trouble arises. The Network originally started in Michigan, but has since expanded to 11 states and serves 200 employers.

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  • 'Deliberative town halls' encourage civil dialogue, OSU institute says

    May 10, 2022 |

    WKSU |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    The Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability's "deliberative town halls" pair willing lawmakers with a random, representative sample of constituents so voters can share feedback and ask questions without being drowned out by the loudest voices in political spaces. All participants are given the same background materials created by a nonpartisan source to inform their discussion, which means there's no squabbling over establishing basic facts, and politicians must adapt to the natural flow of conversation rather than relying on canned talking points.

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