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  • Criminalizing Mental Illness, Part 2

    January 14, 2021 |

    KALW |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles County's Office of Diversion and Reentry has moved about 6,000 people out of jails and into programs providing mental health care, drug treatment, housing, and job training at a cost that is about one-fifth that of incarcerating people with mental illness. Like Eugene, Oregon's CAHOOTS program, ODR provides an alternative to the default model in the U.S. of incarcerating people with such health problems. L.A. County is now shifting as much as $500 million from policing to supportive services because programs like ODR and CAHOOTS fall far short of the actual need.

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  • Helping Summit County's 90,000 older adults stay safe in their homes

    January 14, 2021 |

    The Devil Strip |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    Senior citizens are getting the home renovations they need to make their homes accessible and safe. These renovations allow them to remain safe and comfortable in their homes, where they have made a lifetime of memories.

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  • A Tiny Public Housing Authority Offered Residents the Vaccine. Could Others Follow Suit?

    January 12, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Central Falls, Rhode Island

    A small public housing authority in Rhode Island took the initiative to develop a methodology to administer the COVID-19 vaccine once the city began to offer the vaccine publicly. While a significant number of the residents had signed up to receive the vaccine, this number increased after the mayor and mayor-elect were publicly vaccinated at the site.

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  • Jobs, Houses and Cows: China's Costly Drive to Erase Extreme Poverty

    December 31, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: China

    The Chinese government is providing money, livestock, and better homes to successfully help break the cycle of poverty. $700 billion in loans and grants have gone toward the rural poverty alleviation program in addition to investments in infrastructure and job creation. The program is intended for those experiencing extreme poverty in the countryside. Critics predict that the program is unsustainably expensive but the short-term results are promising.

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  • Could This Housing Project Be A Model For Addressing Homelessness On Kauai?

    December 24, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Kauai, Hawaii

    Affordable housing and wraparound services are being offered to residents experiencing homelessness in Kauai, Hawaii. A new development constructed from shipping containers isn’t meant to be a permanent solution but it does provide “a place to land with a roof over their heads, paid utilities, a laundry room, and wraparound social services.” Residents, most of whom are working families, can take advantage of help finding and securing a job in addition to credit training.

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  • Are 'villages' the future of elder care?

    December 21, 2020 |

    WHEC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Since 2002, aging neighbors in Boston have been creating networks, known as villages, of supportive services that allow them to remain in their homes rather than leave to live in a senior center or nursing home. Now, there are 350 villages throughout the U.S., including one in Buffalo, NY known as Canopy. Staffed with volunteers, the program has not always been the most financially viable, but it has grown to serve senior citizens in seven zip codes.

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  • 'It was a godsend': New Minnesota hiring program helps care homes hit hard by COVID-19

    December 18, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    After facing staffing shortages during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the Minnesota Department of Human Services developed an aggressive emergency hiring initiative ahead of potential new outbreaks. Using third-party staffing agencies and encouraging applicants from all backgrounds – like those recently unemployed from the service industry – the initiative has "provided rapid relief to dozens of nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, group homes, homeless shelters and substance abuse treatment centers."

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  • Momentum for ADUs as Caregiving Needs Grow

    December 17, 2020 |

    Minority Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    In parts of California and New York, caregivers are constructing a small, free-standing building on their residential property to better care for loved ones. These structures, known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), have proved to be a popular option, but the costs to implement the small dwelling are not always accessible to all who are interested. To offset the cost, however, a company in San Jose offers prefabricated modular ADUs.

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  • Two cities tried to fix homelessness, only one succeeded

    December 14, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Houston's effort to significantly decrease homelessness was successful due to the overhaul of its previous system which was disjointed, had too many services gaps, and often duplicated services. The new system provides concerted and seamless services in line with the Housing First principles. San Diego's lack of a cohesive plan to carry out the Housing First strategy has left it a lot less effective.

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  • The Happy Little Nursing Homes Outsmarting Covid-19

    December 11, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    An alternative model to nursing homes is offering an innovative option that provides a comfortable, warm, and inviting environment to residents while also minimizing the spread of coronavirus. Green House Project (GHP) began as the brainchild of Dr. Bill Thomas, who sought to “humanize” nursing homes by creating home-based care for small groups of senior citizens. GHP has scaled the idea to 32 states by providing training to senior living providers on how to recreate the environment and resources necessary to help elders thrive and feel at home.

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