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The Addiction Recovery Story We Don't Hear Enough

Nicholas Kristof

February 14, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Women in Recovery is a diversion program for women who would otherwise face prison time for drug-related offenses. The comprehensive program lasts 18 months and helps participants restore their mental health, reunite with their children, develop skills that help them get jobs, secure housing and reenter the community. Women in Recovery helps reduce recidivism rates and 70% of women who start the program complete it and graduate.

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A San Francisco Program Helps Older People Manage Their Hoarding Behavior – and Stay Housed

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

February 13, 2024 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Organizations like Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Adult Protective Services, and the Mental Health Association of San Francisco help the elderly who exhibit hoarding behaviors by hosting interventions and connecting them with support groups. The groups also host clean-outs to help those with hoarding behaviors avoid eviction.

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Prison system works to combat health care coverage gap by enrolling people in Medicaid before release

Rachel Crumpler

February 13, 2024 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

With the new statewide Medicaid expansion, the Department of Adult Correction is working to ensure fewer people reenter society after incarceration and enter a healthcare coverage gap by helping people apply for Medicaid before release. With the Medicaid expansion, 80% of the 15,000 people released from prison each year are now eligible for coverage, and prison staff submit about 100 Medicaid applications each week.

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Silent voices, loud Impact: EQUIP initiative connects deaf youth with soft skills and confidence

Yahuza Bawage

February 12, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Equip the Deaf Initiative helps people with hearing impairments learn skills that help them pursue further education and excel in their careers. Through collaborations with local schools and foundations, the Initiative has benefited 55 people with hearing impairments by teaching effective communication, leadership and problem–solving skills.

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Can Baby Bonds Deliver on Promise to Close Rhode Island's Wealth Gap?

Nancy Lavin

February 10, 2024 |

Rhode Island Current |

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Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Connecticut and several other East Coast states are implementing baby bond programs to help children in low-income families generate wealth. The programs create trust funds for babies born into families on public health insurance that are managed by the state until they turn 18.

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'A solution that nobody even imagined': The Village as a model for housing and mental health and addictions support

Shalu Mehta

February 09, 2024 |

The Discourse |

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Response Location: Canada, Duncan, British Columbia

A site full of tiny homes called The Village provides stable, transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness in Duncan, British Columbia. The organizations that run the site provide residents with addiction recovery support and necessities like food while creating a welcoming, culturally safe community.

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Solar States

Courtney Duchene

February 08, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia-based company Solar States offers a paid training opportunity for city residents to learn to install solar panels and earn the necessary credentials to help them start careers in the industry. The company’s newest program, Find Your Ladder, is a training opportunity for people who have been through the criminal justice system.

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Comox Valley Farmers' Market coupon needs have 'skyrocketed'

Madeline Dunnett

February 07, 2024 |

The Discourse |

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Response Location: Canada, Comox Valley, British Columbia

The BC Farmer’s Market Nutrition Coupon Program in British Columbia, Canada, provides lower-income families and seniors with coupons to purchase food at farmer’s markets. The program improves food security by ensuring more people have access to fresh, healthy food and supporting local farmers.

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

Neal Morton

February 05, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Union Public School District is making efforts to encourage and support more students from underrepresented backgrounds to take advanced math courses. Instead of sticking with the traditional one-time placement test that determines a student’s math trajectory from sixth grade onward, Union schools offer in-school tutoring and longer class periods to support students who show promise in advanced math.

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Black Mayors Visit Innovative Temporary Housing Complex in LA

Solomon O. Smith

February 05, 2024 |

Inland Valley News |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Hilda L. Solis Care First Village provides temporary housing and support services for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles with the goal of transitioning them into permanent housing. Residents get a private room with a TV and a shower and share other facilities like kitchens and laundry rooms.

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