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Twin Falls Optimist Youth House has shown great success in the community; looking for community's help to expand

Elizabeth Hadley

July 26, 2023 |

KMVT-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Twin Falls, Idaho

The Twin Falls Optimist Youth House cares for at-risk youth and those who have aged out of the foster care system. Youth can join the program once they turn 18 and receive a place to live plus valuable life skills, employment and education assistance. The House opened five years ago and can house 17 people at a time, though there are plans to expand. Since opening, it has helped 50 kids in need.

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Portland drag performers raise funds at ‘Drag the House Up!'

Ellen Clarke

July 26, 2023 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Groups like Portland: Neighbors Welcome and Black & Beyond the Binary Collective aims to provide safe, affordable housing to people in crisis — specifically members of the LGBTQ+ community. The group partners with other local organizations to raise funds through donations and events like drag shows to help address extreme rates of homelessness and housing discrimination within the LGBTQ+ community. These groups have helped more than 200 people access housing in the past four years and are continuing to acquire funds to expand their services.

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A Year With 988: What Worked? What Challenges Lie Ahead?

Colleen DeGuzman

July 26, 2023 |

KFF Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline reached its one-year milestone this month and has greatly increased the accessibility of mental health care. Since launching last July, 988 has received about four million calls, chats and texts. The hotline offers 24/7 support and the average response time is now down to 35 seconds, a dramatic decrease from the previous one minute and 20 seconds.

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Newly disabled people aren't given a 'how-to' guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps.

Jasmine Mithani

July 26, 2023 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Disability doula work is the practice of helping a newly disabled person navigate life changes. It typically involves another disabled person sharing knowledge, resources and lived experiences to support someone in need. Through the work if disabled individuals offering services on their own, or through groups like Project LETS, disability doula work can help reduce feelings of shame, grief and loneliness newly disabled people often face.

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Zimbabwe's therapeutic 'friendship benches' coming to a city near you

Sally Howard Nyasha Chingono

July 26, 2023 |

Positive.News |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

Through the Friendship Bench project, local elderly women are trained in the basics of cognitive behavioral therapy and given a park bench in their communities where locals experiencing mental health issues can meet with them to talk and seek therapy. Founded in 2007, the project has helped 280,000 people in 70 communities throughout the country.

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This Oakland climbing group is getting more Black people ‘psyched' about the sport

Azucena Rasilla

July 24, 2023 |

The Oaklandside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Black Rock Collective strives to build community among both new and experienced Black climbers, providing support, education and friendship within a historically white-dominated sport. Since launching in December 2021, the group has grown to over 80 members. They host meetups three times a month throughout the area and also have a WhatsApp group chat where members can chat and organize climbs.

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Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives

Misbahu el-Hamza Hadiza Mohammed

July 24, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Yobe

To address gaps in healthcare access, the local government partnered with organizations like Plan International, German Cooperation and the World Bank’s Saving One Million Lives Project to build, refurbish and equip primary healthcare centers across the state to provide better care. As of May 2023, 138 centers have been built or upgraded, offering maternity care services, child healthcare, vaccinations and family planning among other services.

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How NYC's Harbor School is trying to reduce summer school stigma

Michael Elsen-Rooney

July 24, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School on Governors Island offers a summer school program that provides a low-pressure environment for students to complete coursework they may struggle with during the traditional school year. Students benefit from flexible scheduling that allows many to work part-time, as well as more individualized academic attention thanks to lower student-teacher ratios.

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'Achieve your dreams at home'

Nora Mabie

July 22, 2023 |

Indian Country Today |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, Browning, Montana

In 2019, Montana’s Blackfeet Community College launched its first four-year bachelor’s in nursing degree program with the goal of helping to address care shortages in the local Indigenous community. The program’s first graduate, who received her degree in 2023 and is now working as a long-term care nurse, said the college’s relationship-based approach helped her stick with her studies even through the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How local, state programs are helping fill retiring doctors' ranks

Kelly Burch

July 22, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

Several state and local programs are emerging to fill the shoes of retiring doctors in the area, like the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. ANEW covers the cost of higher education for local nurses to become APRNs to then work as primary care nurse practitioners tto help address the lack of doctors and increase access to healthcare. So far, about 40 APRNs have graduated from the ANEWA program, 68% of which are from rural communities.

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