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  • TransWork, Philadelphia airport team up for job fair aimed at increasing trans employment

    September 11, 2019 |

    Philadelphia Gay News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    For trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people, finding employment - and keeping it - can be difficult because of their identities. To help combat that, organizations like TransWork are creating employment programs for entrepreneurs and job seekers to connect with companies and investors.

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  • The psychiatrist helping mentally ill people left to wander India's streets

    September 09, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    In India, many people suffering from undiagnosed mental illnesses end up wandering on the streets, but a Mumbai psychiatrist is addressing the problem by treating their illnesses and reuniting them with their families. The psychiatrist, who started a foundation with his wife to tackle this issue, houses and treats the patients at a residential treatment centre, and then the foundation's social workers reunite them with their loved ones.

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  • Where Texting Brings People to Court

    September 09, 2019 |

    70 Million |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West Palm Beach, Florida

    In Palm Beach County, an automated system sends text-message reminders, instead of just postal mail notices, to people with upcoming court dates. About 14% of those jailed in the county were there on warrants for failure to appear in court, placing a burden both on the system and on people's disrupted lives. Since the system was started, warrants for failure to appear are down by more than half, although other factors are also at play. At the very least, every court appearance someone makes is one less public cost and private hassle.

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  • MHCC program offers drop outs a path to their diploma

    September 06, 2019 |

    The Gresham Outlook |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    A dual enrollment program for people who did not complete high school will offer a path to a high school diploma and college credits at the same time. The new Oregon chapter of Achieving the Dream Gateway to College joins 35 others across the U.S.

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  • LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Face Layered Marginalization, So These Four Organizations Are Here to Help

    September 05, 2019 |

    Teen Vogue |

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    Response Location: United States

    LGBTQ asylum seekers face a unique set of problems coming to the United States, often from places where gender expression and sexuality are strictly regulated. Four organizations across the US, Mexico, and Canada are filling this unique niche. For example, AsylumConnect created an app of resources on how to apply for asylum and a catalogue of LGBTQ-friendly services and organizations in the US for them to learn about. All four aim to validate LGBTQ asylum seekers and keep them safe.

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  • Regaining Innocence in Rural America

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Depending on location and socio-economics, treating childhood cancer looks different for many families. In Washington, organizations are cognizant of this gap and are aiming to eliminate barriers for these families by increasing access to resources.

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  • Knocking on doors, BPS superintendent stresses school attendance

    September 04, 2019 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    This fall, a group of volunteers, led by Boston Public Schools' superintendent, went door to door to talk with students who had previously shown patterns of absenteeism. The effort, one part of the city's effort to reduce chronic absences, is intended to show students that adults in the community are invested in their success.

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  • Can Calbright reinvent online community college?

    September 03, 2019 |

    Education Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    With $100 million in funds from California's state legislature, a group is launching an online community college targeted at adult learners. The college is unique for its focus on skill-based learning in lieu of traditional degree-based learning and its mobile learning options that allow students to digest 30-minute modules on-the-go. "Calbright's long-term success depends in large part on how willing employers are to validate potential employees' skills-based learning."

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  • Drive-thru brothels: why cities are building 'sexual infrastructure'

    September 02, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Germany, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

    Attitudes towards the legalization of sex work are changing around the world, and now some cities have even started considering public spaces for sex work while developing urban infrastructure plans. From Cologne, Germany (where there are "sex drive-throughs" that are equipped with safety features, facilities for rest, and toilets for the workers) to Amsterdam (where they are developing new rules for window-based sex work), governments are now increasingly inviting sex workers and their representatives to the negotiating table.

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  • Teaching Young Students About the Birds and the Bees

    September 01, 2019 |

    The Innovator |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In public schools in New York and across the country, sexual education classes that don't work are a serious issue. To combat misinformation and myths, the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) program trains college students to be health educators in classrooms, utilizing near-peer relationships to help increase transparency and accuracy when teaching about sex, birth control, consent, and healthy relationships.

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