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  • Faith-based maternity homes ‘create a haven' in states with strict abortion laws

    October 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chilton County, Alabama

    Selah’s Oasis is a maternity home that provides housing for pregnant women and new, single mothers. The Center offers pregnancy resources including free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and parenting classes, as well as Bible study, baby supplies and counseling against abortion. At maternity homes, women can stay for the duration of their pregnancy, as well as for several months, or even years, after giving birth. Selah’s Oasis serves about 400 people per year, but due to increased need, they’ve already met that goal by September and are expecting the number to climb to 500 to 600 people by the end of the year.

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  • CT agencies help clients find job opportunities, build self-sufficiency

    October 03, 2023 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Darien, Connecticut

    The nonprofit Person to Person offers its clients a Financial Opportunity Center program alongside other support services like providing food and clothing. Those enrolled in the program are paired with caseworkers who help them with activities like career training, managing their finances, and accessing income support after meeting their basic needs.

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  • The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers

    October 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

    The Network for Empowerment and Program Initiatives (Nepi) helps former child soldiers who struggle with mental health and drug abuse to address and heal from their traumas through cognitive behavioral therapy. The group also provides $200 cash transfers to help participants get back on their feet after completing the Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia (Styl) program, which has helped tens of thousands of young men.

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  • First days of Driver's Licenses for All bring relief to Minnesotans

    October 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Eagan, Minnesota

    Local legislature passed Driver’s Licenses for All in February, which ended the 20-year requirement that driver's license applicants must show proof of legal residency. This new legislation, which recently went into effect October 1, opens the door to the estimated 81,000 undocumented individuals living in the state to apply for their driver’s licenses.

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  • In California, doctors from Mexico help fill the need for some patients. ‘As good as any doctor.'

    September 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulare, California

    The Licensed Physicians from Mexico Pilot Program allows Mexican doctors and dentists to work in non-profit clinics across the state on a three-year work visa to help address both the shortage of doctors in the area and the lack of culturally relevant care from Spanish-speaking providers. Currently, there are more than 30 Mexican doctors working across several counties and there are plans to expand the program to more counties and to include providers who speak Mexican indigenous languages like Mixtec.

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  • Miles4Migrants has flown more than 43,000 refugees to safety through donated airline miles. Now its future is at risk.

    September 27, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The United States-based nonprofit Miles4Migrants has flown over 43,000 migrants around the world to safety by pooling donated frequent flyer miles, credit card points, and cash.

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  • Community Regional offering breastfeeding education and resources to Valley mothers

    September 26, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    The Mother's Resource Center provides resources, education and a support system for women working to breastfeed their newborns. The Center has been open for 15 years — though it's recently been seeing an increase in moms in need of services — and all services and resources are available to mothers at an adjustable fee depending on their financial situation.

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  • Incarcerated people partner with state officials to encourage voter turnout in prisons

    September 25, 2023 |

    Maine Morning Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    In Maine, one of only two states where people in prison retain their right to vote, the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP engages incarcerated voters through flyers, posters, guest speakers, and group discussions about political issues. Over the past two decades, the organization has helped more than 1,000 people register to vote in Maine prisons.

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  • What America can learn from Canada's new '$10 a Day' child care system

    September 23, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    The $10 a Day initiative, which started in British Columbia and is now being expanded throughout Canada, subsidizes child care centers so that tuition for families can be capped at a more affordable rate. Between 2021 and 2022, the government helped fund 1,271 child care spaces in the province.

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  • Burgers but no beers: Emigrant Gap restaurant is connected to drug-alcohol recovery program

    September 21, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Emigrant Gap, California

    The Sierra-Pacific Teen Challenge program supports people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse with robust skills training, employment, on-site housing, and peer support. Of those who complete the program, about 85% remain clean and sober after 5 years.

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