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  • A Court's All-Hands Approach Aids Girls Most at Risk

    January 28, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Girls Court brings an all-hands-on-deck approach to the lives of vulnerable girls, linking them to social service agencies, providing informal Saturday sessions on everything from body image to legal jargon, and offering a team of adults in whom they can develop trust.

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  • Playing the Odds on Saving

    January 15, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Lotteries aren’t usually considered part of the solution to a savings crisis experienced across America, particularly by the nation's poor, but with more hopefuls purchasing lottery tickets than setting aside rainy day funds, one organization, Doorways to Dreams, is working to change federal and state laws to allow banks to offer prize-linked savings. In Michigan, the programs have seen some success.

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  • Dropouts flooding Kent's second-change iGrad school

    January 12, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Kent, Washington

    Cities save money and help kids by connecting them with diploma programs. In Washington, iGrad is helping students do just this – and seeing results.

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  • For Mothers-to-Be, Finding Health Care in a Group

    December 18, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To educate and prepare new mothers, Centering Pregnancy and Centering Parenting sites in the United States offer community-based patient-centered care in low-income areas. Centering offers interactive learning, check-ups, and social support, so that women can take charge of their health.

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  • Three years in, co-parenting court claims success

    December 13, 2013 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Hennepin County Court, serving Minneapolis, MN and the surrounding area, has developed a co-parenting court – helping unmarried parents work together to raise their children, work through issues, and strengthen their partnership. Born out of a need for an alternative to family court, where individuals – typically fathers – are just given a child support amount to pay before being on their way, the program offers ongoing support, including co-developing a childcare plan to qualifying parents.

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  • Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

    December 12, 2013 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

    Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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  • Helping Brazil's Poor Heal at Home

    December 11, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Physical illnesses trigger and exacerbate poverty because costs are too high to treat them. The Associação Saúde Criança in Rio de Janeiro counsels helps by assisting families with services such as food, medicine, vocational training, housing, and legal aid, which helps mothers achieve their personal goals.

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  • In Tanzania, Farmers Reap the Benefits of Radio

    November 27, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    In Tanzania, a country that has yet to fully embrace mobile phones and whose road infrastructure remains weak, farmers have embraced radio as a means of receiving pricing and planting information. The reach and relatively low expense of radio afford the medium its popularity.

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  • Health law outreach to Asian Americans lags

    November 23, 2013 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Rockville, Maryland

    In the United States approximately 15% Asian-Americans have no health insurance and have had a difficulty understanding the options available in the Affordable Care Act. Although the White House has reached out to Asian-Americans in video chats, the state and community forums for Asian Americans have proved to be the most successful. Interpreter teams help Asian-Americans with the paperwork and understanding the policies.

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  • Program removes barriers to learning English

    November 14, 2013 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Huntington Beach, California

    The Twilight Education Club is a non-profit working to break down the barriers – transportation, child care and cost – that typically prevent the economically disadvantaged from accessing social services such as language classes. While the Twilight program is specifically geared toward the needs of the parents - getting better jobs and securing greater stability - the long-term focus remains on creating future opportunities for their children.

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