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For migrants, a push for cross-border justice

Whitney Eulich

December 14, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

The rights of migrant workers, especially related to legal issues, are often ignored. Lawyers are helping Mexican workers sue abusive employers in US courts.

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Baltimore's infant mortality efforts at work in poorest neighborhoods: Saving the Smallest

Brie Zeltner

December 11, 2015 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

When Baltimore launched a citywide effort to reduce infant mortality in 2009 called B'More for Healthy Babies, Upton Druid Heights was a prime target. That effort has since cut down infant deaths in the city by 24 percent and led to a record low number of annual sleep-related infant deaths.

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Using paramedics to help hospice patients avoid unwanted care

Stephanie O'Neill

December 10, 2015 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

A hospice patient's end-of-life desires are most often thwarted when well-meaning loved ones see the patient in some sort of distress. New programs ask first-responder paramedics to work with hospice programs to better honor a person’s end-of-life wishes.

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Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How

Kelly McEvers

December 10, 2015 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal—to end chronic homelessness. As of 2015, the state, which has adopted a "housing first" approach, can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent.

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This One-Man NGO Is Saving Water One Drop at a Time

Priti Salian

December 08, 2015 |

TakePart |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

The Drop Dead Foundation, founded and headed up by an 80-year-old man in Mumbai, India, is fighting water waste by fixing leaks, one home at a time. With the world's most precious resource going to waste, lower-income homes in India simply do not have the resources to pay for plumbing services. This is where the foundation steps in.

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Boston Nonprofit Sees Legal Services As Key To Curbing Veteran Homelessness

Bob Oakes Shannon Dooling

November 11, 2015 |

WBUR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston-based Veterans Legal Services (VLS) is the only organization of its kind in the state. The nonprofit helps veterans access benefits and navigate civil court proceedings. Its clients are specifically low-income and homeless veterans, all of whom struggle financially.

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Lifelong Heroes: Meet The Vets Who Rebuild Communities After Disasters

Alexandra Svokos

November 11, 2015 |

Elite Daily |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

Team Rubicon, a non-profit organization of military veterans that provides disaster relief, has provided relief after flooding in Detroit, tornadoes in Oklahoma, a typhoon in the Philippines and an earthquake in Nepal, among dozens of other communities across the globe.

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Underage drinking treatment evolves with better understanding

Weston Morrow

November 08, 2015 |

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

During the last 12 years, the number of minors in Alaska sentenced to time in correctional facilities because of drug or alcohol charges has been steadily reduced, from 730 in 2003 to 395 in 2014. A big contributing factor behind that improvement has come with the department’s progress in, firstly, assessing what kids need treatment and, secondly, getting them into the right treatment programs.

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For underage drinking in Canada, a dose of realism over idealism

Casey Grove

November 07, 2015 |

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

From spreading a culture of moderation nationwide to advocating better communication between parents and kids, health officials in Canada have been working to reduce the harmful effects of underage drinking.

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Boston Brings Several Agencies Together To Help Find Housing For Homeless Veterans

Lisa Mullins Lynn Jolicoeur

November 04, 2015 |

WBUR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston aims to end chronic homelessness by 2018 by paying special attention to veterans. The city is working with private agencies to find housing units and offer homeless veterans a case worker to ensure that they find somewhere to live.

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