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  • Oregon's Troubled Foster Care System

    March 22, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    The foster care system in Tennessee drastically reduced the number of children removed from their homes by implementing a preventive strategy that seeks to help parents remedy problems leading to child neglect. The strategy includes parenting classes, behavioral therapy, housing vouchers, and rehab, among other services. Fewer children in Tennessee face the trauma of entering the foster care system, easing the burden on case workers and allowing them to focus on victims of abuse who need their help the most.

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  • School laundry help aims to improve student attendance

    March 22, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Laundry machines are an increasingly common sight on the campuses of Denver elementary schools. "A lot of times our teaching goes beyond the academic piece,” one principal said. “Teaching kids how to do laundry is a life skill.” The easily accessible facilities are improving student confidence and attendance.

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  • Mobile Health Clinic Unveiled To Serve Uninsured While Lowering Emergency Room Use

    March 21, 2019 |

    KUER Radio |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    In Utah, expanding health care access is taking shape in the form of RVs equipped with exam rooms, medical assistants and a nurse. Specifically designed to serve uninsured community members, the newest mobile health clinic offers "a specialized focus on women’s health, as well as mental health and substance abuse services, including medication assisted treatment which is used to help wean people of opioids."

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  • To catch sex traffickers and protect kids, Colorado is using a new screening tool statewide

    March 20, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In Colorado, a state law requiring the use of a screening tool is being used to combat sex trafficking at the individual level. The screening tool identifies and offers support and protection to victims of sex trafficking – many of whom are runaways from the foster care system – and has led to multiple prosecutions of sex traffickers.

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  • Where Kids Fought Plastic Pollution—and Won

    March 20, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bahamas

    Earlier this year, a youth-led initiative called Bahamas Plastic Movement successfully convinced the government of the Bahamas to ban all single-use plastics across the country. The founder started a summer camp for Bahamian youth to focus on plastic pollution education and engaged youth in other smaller campaigns.

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  • Detroit Pop-up Midwifery Clinic wants to get neighbors talking about birthing options

    March 19, 2019 |

    Model D |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Despite offering services for expectant mothers, Detroit's infant mortality and less-than-adequate prenatal care rates are both negative outliers when it comes to Michigan's statewide statistics for those figures. Realizing that many women may not be aware of the services available, five women created the Detroit Pop-up Midwifery Clinic that brings the educational resources straight to the people that need them.

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  • Do it yourshelf: the Jakarta libraries with book nooks on tuk-tuks

    March 19, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia

    Only 30 percent of villages in Indonesia have their own libraries. Many citizens are stepping up to provide books for children in creative places in their communities: on boats, the back of vegetable carts, strapped to horses, and more.

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  • The gardens of Quito: Urban farming in one of the world's highest cities

    March 19, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

    AGRUPAR, a program funded by the Quito local government, supports 4000 urban farming plots across the city. One of its goals is to make healthy, organically-grown produce more accessible to marginalized groups, including Venezuelan refugees and women. For 17 years, the group has provided education, support, and resources to make urban farming a reality.

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  • Helping the Homeless to Make Their Medical Preferences Known

    March 19, 2019 |

    Undark |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Venice, California

    When people experiencing homelessness are admitted to a hospital, they don't always have advance care directives in place which takes ownership away from them as far as dictating their treatment, who to contact and what to do with their organs should they die. The St. Robert’s Center in Venice, California is working to change this, however, by bringing the necessary paperwork to those that may need it most.

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  • What Oregon Can Learn From Tennessee's Child Welfare Approach

    March 18, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Investing in families provides positive results and helps keep the cost of child welfare lower in the long-term. Nonprofit programs, like the one run by Youth Villages, can help children and families overcome challenges at home instead of resorting to foster care. The Intercept program allows specialists to work closely with families and children at home, identifying both problems and potential solutions.

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