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How community activists, police and residents drove down shootings in East Harlem

Brittany Kriegstein

May 05, 2025 |

Gothamist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, East Harlem, New York

East Harlem’s Cornerstone youth programming at community centers brings together community nonprofits, police, residents, and other local agencies to address gun violence in the public housing. Through community outreach, more strategic gang enforcement policies, and other programming, the approach has led to a 30% reduction in shootings in the area.

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Mental Health Monday: How ACS keeps students safe with AI

Emily Crabtree

May 05, 2025 |

WBIR-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Anderson County, Tennessee

Gaggle monitors student behaviors on school devices using AI software to identify keywords on the device that could indicate a mental health crisis. The AI alerts a Gaggle employee, who evaluates the situation and elevates it to the school and local law enforcement if necessary.

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Parents often struggle to find help for troubled youngsters — but this Maryland program can help

Katelynn Winebrenner

May 05, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hagerstown, Maryland

The Co-Location Internship Program between Salisbury University and Maryland’s child psychiatry access program places social work graduate students in pediatric offices to connect youth and their families with behavioral and mental health care for free. Since the program began in 2012, interns have conducted 12,160 family visits, with a 98.3% satisfaction rate.

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This Youth-led Initiative is Debunking Myths About Health Insurance, PHCs in Nigeria's Capital

Isabella Ikpe

May 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

DEAN Initiative's Youth Health Access Initiative addresses healthcare misconceptions among young people through targeted community outreach, educational workshops in local languages, and training programs for healthcare workers. The initiative specifically addresses myths that Primary Healthcare Centers are only for pregnant women and children, and that health insurance is only for the sick, helping to increase healthcare accessibility.

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In Sri Lanka, 'the Ocean Is For Everyone'

Zinara Rathnayake

May 02, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sri Lanka, Weligama

SeaSisters offers free swim and surf lessons to local women and girls, challenging social norms and fear that traditionally keep them from enjoying the ocean. The group has since trained 150 participants, helping them overcome their fears and find a newfound sense of freedom.

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The Quiet Engine for Affordable Housing in Red and Blue States

Lucas Grindley

May 01, 2025 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) like BlueHub Loan Fund are stepping up to help create and preserve affordable housing. BlueHub Loan Fund recently financed a project in Nashville that converted two abandoned motels into affordable studio apartments, when larger banks wouldn’t finance the project.

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Baby Saver boxes: Lifelines to moms or criminal tools?

Mia Malan, Jessica Pitchford, Yolanda Mdzeke, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Thatego Mashabela, Justin Barlow

April 30, 2025 |

Bhekisisa |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

Baby Savers allow mothers to place their babies for adoption anonymously. The box is monitored, and once a baby is received, social workers are notified to help organize housing and care. Many mothers and advocates see this as life-saving care, though many others are critical of the boxes, and they don’t have support from local government agencies. Despite that, some Savers have been open for over 20 years, taking in thousands of babies over the years.

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How this Limpopo NGO prepared itself for Trump funding cuts

Zano Kunene

April 29, 2025 |

Bhekisisa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Limpopo

After sudden U.S. government funding cuts jeopardized South Africa's HIV programs, Limpopo's Hlokomela Clinic quickly reorganized around existing resources, training community health workers to identify and encourage farm workers to visit still-operational clinic sites for HIV testing. By leveraging volunteers, they partially offset the impact of losing their dedicated HIV testing outreach team and program funding.

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De la exclusión al empleo: la formación digital que transforma vidas

Florencia Tuchin

April 28, 2025 |

Revista Haz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina

Potrero Digital es una iniciativa argentina que ofrece formación tecnológica gratuita e integral a jóvenes vulnerables, logrando que más del 60% acceda a empleos formales en la economía digital y mejore significativamente sus habilidades socioemocionales y autoestima.

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Colleges partnered with an EV battery factory to train students and ignite the economy. Trump's clean energy war complicates their plans

Kavitha Cardoza

April 28, 2025 |

The Hechinger Report |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

To quickly build a skilled workforce, two Kansas community colleges and Panasonic created an accelerated 8-week apprenticeship, funded by the company and featuring tailored classroom and practical training. The program aims to fast-track workers into Panasonic's new EV battery factory while providing clear career pathways through stackable credentials.

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