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To tackle addiction, the French look beyond drugs to care for the person

Taylor Knopf

February 11, 2019 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: France

Designated harm reduction centers can reduce overdoses and infections among those suffering from addiction. Facilities that operate as safe spaces can also offer resources such as treatment or housing, such as at the Planterose DropIn Center in Bordeaux and the SOS SleepIn Center in Paris. The strategy of helping addicts first use safely, and then rebuild social connections, has helped France to reduce its rate of HIV infection.

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These designers are crowdsourcing menstrual products for homeless women

Katharine Schwab

February 08, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help provide women experiencing homelessness with menstrual products, the Perigives project has created posters and drop boxes that anyone can print and place in a public restroom. The initiative has shown some success, although it's difficult to quantify - and organizers are working to improve the posters and collaborate on other solutions.

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Currently in 21 schools, MPS wants to expand school based mental health program district wide

Krista Johnson

February 08, 2019 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

Over twenty Montgomery public schools have hired school-based mental health counselors in order to bridge the gap between students' mental health and their ability to access professionals that can help. "The whole idea behind it is that you have therapists going into the schools right where the child is at and we find you often get better results," said Donna Leslie, executive director of the authority. "Students feel more comfortable than coming into an office setting ... when we're going into the school, we're just a part of that school's team."

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Cities across Colorado saw how gentrification impacted Denver. They're trying to avoid the same pitfalls.

Kevin Simpson

February 06, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

As gentrification drives involuntary displacement in Denver, Colorado, the city planners elsewhere in Colorado aim to avoid the same fate by instituting policy safeguards. Fort Collins has put in extra protection for mobile home parks, one of the only viable housing options for low-income residents, and another city program controls utility costs.

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‘Feels like home': Israeli school for migrant kids wins by bridging worlds

Dina Kraft

February 06, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

A school in Tel Aviv welcomes immigrant and refugee children with open arms, providing language classes, long school days, extracurricular activities, and more. Members of the community volunteer to tutor and lead after-school courses, allowing children to learn while their parents work late. Now, more schools are popping up in Tel Aviv with similar aspirations.

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This Israeli Facebook group is a lifeline for women caught in a cycle of prostitution

Sarah Toth Stub

February 05, 2019 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

An Israeli Facebook group serves as a women's network for current or former prostitutes seeking help and support. The Hebrew-language group, called Lo Omdot Mineged, provides help in many forms, ranging from crowdsourcing money for groceries to building alliances with women struggling to find work outside of prostitution.

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Closing the Connectivity Gap for SF's Homeless Youth

Melia Russell

February 05, 2019 |

Government Technology |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Access to a smartphone or Internet services can assist in escaping homelessness. By offering WiFi, San Francisco-based homeless shelters hope not only to bring more individuals in off the street, but also to provide them with tools necessary to plan their daily lives, look for work, and connect with other social services. By providing Internet connectivity to those who often need it the most, Larkin Street Youth Services has turned homeless centers into places where individuals in need can reconnect with society.

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Africa Embraces an $8 Billion Solar Market for Going Off-Grid

Sophia Akram

February 04, 2019 |

OZY |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Many African "off-grid" countries, where as many as 80 percent of populations lack reliable access to electricity, are turning to a low-cost, environmentally friendly model: solar-powered, pay-as-you-go LEDs. Cheaper and more eco-friendly than alternatives like kerosene or diesel fuel, the LEDs like the one M-KOPA make boast 600,000 customers across East Africa. The technology has the sharp reduction in solar panel and battery cost to thank for increased access.

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When It's Hard to Make Ends Meet, Can Smart Apps Help?

Tina Rosenberg

February 04, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Elsie, Michigan

Smartphone technology levels the playing field for low-income people, utilizing services that manage SNAP food-assistance budgets, pay parking tickets on time, payday loans, and more. Applications like Fresh EBT work with families to create budgets to better manage their monthly income.

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Denver Pays Homeless Residents to Help Clean Up the City

Alan Thompson Hallie Steiner

February 04, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

After a highly successful pilot run, Denver formally instituted Denver Day Works, an initiative that pays homeless residents to clean up and landscape the city during the day. So far, the program has helped over 150 people find permanent employment.

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