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  • How having access to laundry facilities is changing the school experience for many kids

    May 07, 2019 |

    KMGH-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    To curb chronic absences, a Denver school joined the growing number of schools nationally who have installed a washing machine within their walls to reduce stigmas and allow students to focus on learning. "Nationally, Whirpool says, 85 percent of high-risk students in elementary schools increased their attendance in 2017-18 with the help of their program."

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  • Another face of drug addiction

    May 06, 2019 |

    El País |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Central African Republic, Abidjan

    To increase awareness and proactive medical treatment for women drug users in Ivory Coast, the NGO Doctors of the World launched a callout for volunteers to hold workshops that would help improve body care, well-being and self-esteem. One workshop that came out of this was a photographic project that offered the women "another vision of their body, their face and themselves," while also testing the participants for tuberculosis.

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  • Laundromats are playing an unlikely role in the effort to shrink America's literacy gap

    May 05, 2019 |

    Quartz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The average American family spends more than two hours at the local laundromat. The Clinton Foundation and other partners have set up "Reading & Play Spaces" in 250 laundromats across the country to encourage literacy and parent-child interactions: "This project is part of a much larger vision to reinvent everyday spaces to encourage the kinds of experiences that help children thrive."

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  • A Daunting Maze of Barriers

    May 04, 2019 |

    The Maine Monitor |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

    Organizations and local governments in Maine put together the complex puzzle that is immigrant employment status. By connecting varying pieces, from providing English classes to establishing professional credentials, organizations help fill gaps in Maine's economy by recognizing and supporting qualified refugees and immigrants.

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  • Yoga class while waiting for refills? CVS tests new “health hubs”

    May 04, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    CVS is expanding their coverage from beyond just selling medical supplies to also offering on-site medical assessments as well as nutrition and wellness classes to address a growing population of people that don't have a primary care doctor. “We refer to this care concierge as the Geek Squad for healthcare,” jokes Kevin Hourican, president of CVS Pharmacy.

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  • Homeless I.D. Project puts many on the road to recovery

    May 02, 2019 |

    AZ Big Media |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Arizona's Homeless I.D. Project helps houseless folks obtain identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and social security cards to facilitate re-entry into society. IDs are often stolen or misplaced within the homeless community; the Homeless ID Project helps individuals get back on their feet and become eligible for jobs by replacing these documents.

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  • Opioids in prison: How one state's success could work in Maine

    May 02, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    Maine is looking to pilot what has been a successful inmate drug rehabilitation program in Rhode Island. Based on the premise that providing controlled doses of the drugs will decrease overdoses, the Medicated Assisted Treatment program has "showed a 60 percent decrease in drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island among those who were recently incarcerated."

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  • NMSU works to recruit, train needed bilingual teachers

    May 02, 2019 |

    New Mexico In Depth |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Although many students in New Mexico enter kindergarten speaking two languages, a lack of bilingual and dual language classrooms means students often have trouble maintaining their Spanish or that English Language Learners don't receive appropriate instruction. New Mexico State University and Las Cruces Public Schools are working to break this cycle and recruit and train more bilingual teachers by offering degree programs and incentives and extra resources to teachers who choose this path.

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  • Pomůžu ti zažít slast

    May 02, 2019 |

    Finmag |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Sexualita lidí se zdravotním postižením je v Česku tabu. I oni ale mají erotické touhy a potřebují sexuální prožitky. Situaci se v posledních letech snaží měnit spolek Freya, který vzdělává zájemce o práci sexuálních asistentů a asistentek. Ti pak pomáhají lidem s hendikepem cítit se lépe ve vlastním těle. Ukazují jim, jak jim v tom může pomoct sexualita, erotické pomůcky nebo různé typy dotyku. Služba klientům nabízí šanci naplnit základní lidské potřeby a zažít potěšení. Lidé, kteří sexuální asistenci využívají, říkají, že jim pomohla formovat sebevědomí i psychické zdraví.

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  • Saving the Teeth of Patients With Special Needs

    May 02, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    People with special needs can face medical challenges when buildings aren't built in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or doctors claim they can't treat them. In New York, the N.Y.U. College of Dentistry’s Oral Health Center for People With Disabilities directly combats this problem by treating "adult and pediatric patients across the spectrum of disabilities,"

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