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  • Affordable housing is disappearing. So cities are designating parking lots to sleep in.

    October 11, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    Cities like Santa Barbara are creating "Safe Parking Programs" that designate certain parking lots as safe and legal for residents living in their cars to park at night. An organized intake procedure on-site attempts to connect these homeless residents with relevant resources.

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  • Spain's Happy Little Carless City

    October 11, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Spain, Pontevedra

    In Pontevedra, Spain, the city has taken incremental action to reduce cars and congestion in the city center. As the city is small and walkable on foot, walking has become the foremost transportation option, not through extreme regulatory hurdles, but by engaging business owners, providing short-term parking and even free parking on the edge of town, and making sure pedestrians feel front and center. Through slight design changes, local government and citizens alike have been able to reimagine what a walkable city looks like, then put it into effect with great success.

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  • Taking The Cops Out Of Mental Health-Related 911 Rescues

    October 11, 2019 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Eugene, Oregon’s Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) program provides specialists in response to mental health-related calls instead of police. The 30-year-old program partners with nonprofits, law enforcement, and social services to provide individuals in crisis the resources they need. Around the country, cities like Denver, Oakland, and Vancouver seek to implement similar approaches, recognizing the need for more supportive, community-oriented approaches to mental health.

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  • Sacred Conversations: This Battle Creek book group tackles race and healing through words and action

    October 10, 2019 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    A very special 15-person book club in Battle Creek, Michigan is using the book club format to discuss hard topics like race. The conversations steer profound, intimate, and personal, and many members testify to how much it has changed them. In addition to having read 68 books, the group also performs social justice work such as donating to the Equal Justice Initiative, rolling bandages for doctors in the DRC, and donating food and goods to local pantries.

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  • Employers Try a New Perk: Matching Student Loan Payments With 401(k) Contributions

    October 10, 2019 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Companies across the United States implement creative responses to help their employees save for retirement while they tackle student debt. Some companies pay a set monthly sum -- often between $100 to $200 per month -- towards employee student debt; others offer 401(k) contributions to ensure employees build a retirement savings while they have to focus on paying off loans.

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  • Cleveland Rape Crisis Center responds to need with new office in Shaker Square

    October 10, 2019 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center spent months deeply listening to their community before opening a new location in Shaker Square. The new location was decided upon as a direct response to the stated needs of the African-American community, who often face unique challenges in reporting and being treated for sexual assault. The center is funded by Ohio’s Victims of Crime Act program, and besides offering standard sexual assault services like counseling and case management, it also does community outreach beyond sexual violence.

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  • Nonprofits join forces to provide ‘one-stop shop' for youth seeking housing, medical services

    October 09, 2019 |

    Philadelphia Gay News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, an HIV-prevention group has partnered with another youth-focused social services organization to connect patients experiencing homeless or housing insecurity with appropriate resources. By offering wellness and housing services in one location, the partnership is making accessing help a lot easier for the vulnerable populations they serve.

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  • After the Disaster: The toll storms take on mental health in India

    October 08, 2019 |

    Earth Journalism Network |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Kerala

    The rise of natural disasters due to climate change in India has had a psychological impact on many, including children, but psychologists in the state of Kerala are working to address the trauma through targeted training. From better equipping school counselors and providing on-site counselors for students, the communities have reported a decrease in fear in the children.

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  • To Raise Graduation Rates For Students Of Color, Salem-Keizer Schools Focus On Relationships

    October 08, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    Oregon schools are leveraging the power of relationships to improve attendance and graduation rates for Pacific Islander and Black students. Community resource specialists step in to get students to school, doctor's appointments, family funerals, and more: “I’m honestly not doing anything special. I hate to say that, there’s no science around what I’m doing. It’s just trust and building a relationship and giving them the time."

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  • After Prison, Healthy Lives Built On Access To Care And Community

    October 07, 2019 |

    Health Affairs |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Transitions Clinic Network is a program that helps to connect people who were arrested on drug charges with health-care professionals and a social support system once they are released. Originally piloted in San Francisco, this program now has over 30 affiliates throughout the country.

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