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  • Women Transforming Their Lives In Prison

    November 27, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio Talk Show |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Wilsonville, Oregon

    The Insight Alliance leads a series of classes in three Oregon prisons that strive to change people's behavior by changing how they think. "When people feel better they do better," the founder says. The focus is on resisting the natural impulse to let negative thoughts control our behavior, or dwelling on them in a way that clouds thinking. In the state's only women's prison, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, a group of women in the class talk about how it has changed their lives, and how they know it will make them better people once they leave prison.

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  • The recycling program helping migrants cut down contamination in Melbourne's outer west

    November 24, 2019 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

    Cities in Australia were facing a recycling problem, but realized it was related to a large migrant population and a language barrier with the word "recycling." To help address this problem Melbourne implemented the 'Waste Watcher' program, which provides hands-on education through recycling bin audits.

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  • From Foreigner to Family Member

    November 22, 2019 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Volunteers with the Embassy Church visit detainees once a week upon request, with about 15 to 20 volunteers spending time with people during four one-hour shifts. As they built relationships with the detainees, volunteers fundraised to hire immigration lawyers and help people through the asylum process.

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  • These Colorado Residents Live In a Superfund Site. Some Had No Idea

    November 22, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pueblo, Colorado

    A community in Pueblo, Colorado comprised of around 1,700 homes are living within the Colorado Smelter Superfund site which increases their chances of exposure to lead- and arsenic-tainted soil. Many are not aware of this risk, but the EPA, the state and county public health departments, and the Army Corps of Engineers are working to improve educational outreach to community members, as well as replace the soil around each house.

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  • How Churches Fight the Stigma of H.I.V.

    November 21, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Improving outcomes in addressing HIV requires reducing stigma. In Atlanta, Georgia, faith-based communities are embracing HIV prevention campaigns and courses. Bible Way Ministries provides HIV testing at community events and offers awareness campaigns aimed at reducing stigma. In Philadelphia, Faith in Action similarly recruits religious communities to increase HIV awareness.

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  • Ruff justice: Meet the dogs helping put child rapists behind bars

    November 19, 2019 |

    Bhekisisa |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    A practice in Johannesburg is making the courtroom and trial process less scary for sexually abused children by letting them play the role of court officials alongside therapy dogs in a pretend court. The Teddy Bear Foundation, responsible for this role play activity, wants children to be less scared but also prepared for their day in court when it comes.

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  • More Seattleites are housing homeless people in their backyards, but it's hard to find the right fit

    November 18, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, the BLOCK project started two years ago to build houses for those experiencing homelessness in backyards. While the project has slow-going - with only 9 matches between families and an unhoused person completed - that's in part because the non-profit is incredibly deliberate about its process in recognition of some controversy the idea has recieved.

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  • Houston, we have a solution: How the city curbed homelessness

    November 18, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Across the country, governments at every level are working to tackle homelessness. In Houston, connecting permanent housing to services has proven an effective strategy but it has required an increase in affordable housing stock and more strategic organization between non-profits and officials.

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  • GPS for Air Travel Came With Big Downsides: Noise, Then Lawsuits

    November 18, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Scottsdale, Arizona

    To enhance air travel, the F.A.A. rolled out a system that enables airplanes to fly closer together using GPS, rather than the traditional radar locators. But residents near these new flight paths have risen up to contest the air pollution created by the lower, more frequent flight patterns. With impending lawsuits, the F.A.A. has to work with local officials to create a joint solution.

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  • Creative Freedom

    November 18, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    New York-based nonprofit, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), runs theater programs for individuals experiencing incarceration as a way of improving mental health and reducing recidivism. While the United States’ criminal justice system has been focused on punitive measures, there’s been a trend toward rehabilitation across the country in recent years. Participants in RTA have shown a rate of recidivism of just 5% – compared to a 60% national average – but funding and sustainability remain a consistent hurdle.

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