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  • Mercy aims to lower costs by assisting frequent ER patients

    April 10, 2019 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    In Durango, Colorado, the emergency room was being treated as a primary care center by those that did not understand how to navigate the health care system when faced with times of uncertainty in their life. To both address the misuse of the hospital and provide additional resources to this community Mercy Regional Medical Center implemented the Life Interruptions Need Kindness program which connects a social worker with the patient.

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  • By Forgiving Warrants and Fines, Communities Give People a Fresh Start

    April 09, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Stand With Dignity, a grassroots, community organizing group in New Orleans, has coordinated warrant clinics for those driving with suspended licenses. These clinics have forgiven $2 million worth of traffic fines and reinstated licenses for hundreds of individuals, in the hopes of breaking the cycle of unpaid fines, which is often a driver of unemployment and poverty.

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  • Where Homeownership Starts at $1 per Square Foot

    April 09, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, a new program is offering homeownership for just $1 per square foot to marginalized and vulnerable people, including those who are unhoused, people with disabilities, or the formerly incarcerated. After proving an income of between $7,000 and $12,000 and the abilities to pay rent, as well as financial classes and volunteering, people can qualify to live in tiny homes, which are then handed off to the resident mortgage-free after seven years. So far, the program has built six tiny homes.

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  • Beyond the Stigma: Closing the gap in cancer treatment for those with serious mental illness

    April 09, 2019 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    People with mental illnesses often do not receive patient-centered care that takes into consideration the mental illness along with the health concern they’re facing. Aiming to address this issue as is specifically pertains to cancer patients, a model in Massachusetts is seeing a higher success of completing cancer treatments by addressing patient’s needs for accommodations.

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  • In the Aftermath of Civil War, a Writing Workshop Aims for Peace

    April 09, 2019 |

    Literary Hub |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Jaffna

    The Sri Lankan Civil War lasted from 1983 to 2009 and bitterly divided the country into two sides between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Years later in 2012, a literary program called Write to Reconcile was created by Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Shyam Selvadurai to use creative writing as a tool to open up dialogue between the two sides that still have misconceptions and prejudices against each other. Many participants in the workshop, which ended in 2017, testify to how much the program changed their perspectives.

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  • Treat dental patients with community-based solution

    April 06, 2019 |

    The Augusta Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

    Dr. Angie’s Dental Health Exchange is bringing equitable dental care to the South Bend, Indiana community by offering free exams in exchange for good deeds. Catering to community members that may not be able to financially consider dental care, clients are able to pay for their treatments in community service or blood donations.

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  • Facing opioid and foster-care crisis, Spokane's Rising Strong seeks to keep families together

    April 05, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    Keeping families together eases the burden on the foster care system and reduces issues such as homelessness and substance abuse in the long term. Former foster children in Spokane, Washington, end up relying heavily upon other social welfare institutions throughout their lives. To break this cycle, Rising Strong, a program funded largely by a philanthropic contribution, focuses on rebuilding families while addressing behavior issues through an intensive, live-in program.

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  • The connection between eviction and suicide

    April 05, 2019 |

    Street Roots |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    When suicide rates began to show a steady incline in Oregon, researchers found that this strongly correlated with a population that had been evicted from their homes. In Washington County, the supervisor of the county’s public health program who is also the county’s epidemiologist, began aggregating data that allowed her to develop a list of risk factors that were distributed to crises intervenors as well as make alterations to eviction notices.

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  • New Jersey high school opens doors every Friday night to keep students off streets

    April 05, 2019 |

    WABC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    In Newark, NJ, kids are opting to stay late at school on Friday nights to hang out. This is possible because of West Side High School’s Lights On program, created to give students structured entertainment and to protect them from gun violence and crime.

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  • When a laundromat becomes a library

    April 02, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Librarians in New York City are attempting to "promote literacy in ordinary locations." By adding books and staff to laundromats in low-income communities, they are providing opportunities for children living in "book deserts."

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