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  • Fighting climate gentrification with a radical community garden

    February 25, 2019 |

    Scalawag |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    To cope with and combat gentrification, residents of Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood created a community garden called the Femme Fairy Garden, founded by Fempower. Community members come together every Sunday to tend to their plants and connect with their neighbors.

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  • The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.

    February 21, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Emeryville

    Economists have often debated the positives of a higher minimum wage in the United States as a matter of productivity, profits, and losses but in this article, Matthew Desmond explores another way that the success of increasing minimum wage can be measured: through public health and impacts on things like depression, anxiety, stress, and more. Studies have shown that higher minimum wages have been connected to lower rates of teenage alcohol consumption and preventing premature deaths.

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  • A Day at the Fair —  A Syrian's Journey to Employment in Germany

    February 21, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Berlin, Germany, hosts Europe's largest job fair for refugees, connecting refugees looking for jobs with employers trying to fill empty positions. For many, learning English and navigating German bureaucracy are amongst the biggest hurdles in securing steady employment, but job fairs can help.

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  • Fighting Weight: Eastside Boxing keeps youth off the streets

    February 21, 2019 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    By taking up boxing, Michigan’s youth learn to diffuse violence and cope with their stressors. Kalamazoo Eastside Boxing provides structure, mentorship, and a social outlet for disadvantaged and troubled youth across Michigan. In addition to keeping young people off of the streets, being a part of the boxing club helps to improve their sense of self-worth.

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  • Working Solutions: Recruiting Veterans to Healthcare

    February 21, 2019 |

    WGME-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, South Paris, Maine

    The Maine Department of Labor and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services have joined forces in Oxford County with the hopes of recruiting veterans with medical skills training to the healthcare field. Known as the Expediting Healthcare Employment for Veterans Project, the aim is to make the certification and hiring process more efficient, while also promoting more individuals to join the dwindling medical professional field.

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  • Little Angels Service Dogs detect seizures

    February 20, 2019 |

    KFMB-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    In San Diego, Little Angels Service Dogs are being trained to not just assist people but also recognize symptoms leading up to seizures. This practice allows people to proactively handle their seizures before they happen.

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  • For a Warming World, A New Strategy for Protecting Watersheds

    February 19, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    As climate change alters environments across the United States, it has become increasingly important to manage watersheds as a preventative measure to wildfires. Amid responses across the country, one private-public partnership, the Rio Grande Water Fund, is leading the way, demonstrating enough success that the model has become federal policy. The Fund brings together government agencies, NGOs, businesses, and residents to fund watershed restoration which, in turn, creates jobs and build more resilient ecosystems.

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  • For cops, stress may be the biggest danger. This city is trying new ways to improve their mental health.

    February 19, 2019 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Stockton, California is known as one of the most dangerous cities in the state, making the police department one of the most overburdened departments as well. That hasn't deterred the department from taking steps to change police culture by implementing programs such as a wellness network that aims to reduce officer PTSD.

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  • Denver Program Aims To Divert Low-Level Drug, Prostitution Offenders Away From Jail

    February 19, 2019 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    In Colorado, four communities are piloting a program that offers low-level drug or prostitution offenders an alternative to prison. This program, known as Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, matches the offender with a case manager who in turn connects them with treatment and training resources.

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  • Special Courts for Veterans Languish

    February 19, 2019 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Veterans treatment courts were developed in 2008 as a way for veterans to receive mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment rather than face incarceration. Created to address the mental health concerns that can lead to drug abuse and other issues, the courts have not seen the successes that were originally anticipated. Due to little demand, inconvenient locations, and mixed results, experts are calling into question the existence of such specialized courts.

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