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  • In Philadelphia, healing trauma is intense, difficult work: Pathways to Peace

    Brie Zeltner

    June 07, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Healing trauma has never been an easy process but programs like Healing Hurt People help to promote recovery in traumatized, angry young men. This program, in partnership with local medical services, aims to provide therapy in place of violence, which would only cause more trauma down the road. Those who stick with the program have found great success in overcoming their pasts.

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  • Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out?

    Jessica Huseman Aymann Ismail

    June 05, 2016 |

    Slate |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Anchorage schools employ a hybrid approach to integrating refugees—neither cordoning them off fully from the school at large, nor dropping them fully into the general student population. The city's Newcomers' Center plays an integral role in giving refugees a sense of community.

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  • Giving Homeless People Homes In SF Saved City 56% In Costs Over 4 Years

    Eleanor Goldberg

    June 03, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, empirical evidence emerges that providing housing to the homeless reduces the overall cost to the average taxpayer, in large part by reducing homeless populations' dependence on other city services and improving their health by offering shelter.

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  • Inside The Impact At Playworks

    Devin Thorpe

    June 01, 2016 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    The founder of the education nonprofit Playworks discusses her organizations mission to "solve big problems in public schools by helping kids have more fun".

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  • Building Family Assets

    Megan Kamerick

    May 26, 2016 |

    PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    To improve financial literacy and knowledge around child development, Prosperity Works – a program in New Mexico – is offering classes focused on these issues to parents. This program offers the foundational education necessary to open a bank account and use Individual Development Accounts to save funds for housing or educational needs.

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  • Schools confront students' rising mental health toll

    James Vaznis

    May 17, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Marlborough, Massachusetts

    Over the last decade, many Massachusetts schools have seen the number of cases grow from just a few students a year being hospitalized for mental health issues to upwards of several dozen, often transforming guidance offices into de facto psychiatric wards, educators say.

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  • A Tale of Two Cities

    Benjamin Ryan

    May 16, 2016 |

    POZ Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Two of America’s largest cities, New York City and San Francisco, are working to reduce HIV rates by bringing better health care options closer to the communities and connecting individuals with resources such as insurance and payment methods. Although the two cities are using different approaches, both are seeing early success in fighting against the epidemic.

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  • Repairing Wounded Soldiers' Sex Lives

    Joseph Darius Jaafari

    May 12, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

    New veteran services focus on sexual rehabilitation as a part of occupational rehab programs for veterans with genital injuries or other physical and mental limitations. Physical therapy and idea generation help wounded veterans relearn how to be intimate with themselves and their partners.

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  • YouthBuild Philly Offers Local Dropouts a Second Chance

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    May 11, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    YouthBuild focuses on a tough demographic: 18- to 21-year-old drop-outs who are eligible for neither regular high school nor adult education. The program mixes classroom learning and vocational education, qualifying them for entry-level jobs or college.

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  • Cuando Valencia fue tierra de acogida

    Esma Kucukalic

    May 09, 2016 |

    Revista Plaza |

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    Response Location: Spain, Valencia

    Cuando en 1992 el albergue municipal de Biar (Alicante) recibió por primera vez un contingente de refugiados procedentes de la guerra de los Balcanes, residentes trabajaron juntos a crear la Asociación de Ayuda para la Población Infantil de Bosnia y Croacia. Con el objetivo de acoger a refugiados, los vecinos ofrecieron sus casas, su dinero y su tiempo para acomodar, educar y reubicar a las familias nuevas.

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