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  • Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories

    Zenobia Jeffries

    January 09, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Black women have historically been politically engaged, but their voices have still been ignored. A storytelling fellowship is giving these women the tools to share their experiences and start to control how their stories are being told.

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  • This scholarship program gives students more than money

    Fred de Sam Lazaro

    January 08, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    For students who are people of color, the first to attend college in their families, and from low-income families, the likelihood of finishing a four-year college degree is 12 percent. Wallin Education Partners pairs scholars, most of whom fall into at least one of these categories, in Minnesota with families who offer funding and mentoring support throughout students' entire college experience. For the 4500 students who earn scholarships through Wallin, the four-year completion rate is 92 percent.

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  • Reformed prisoners give back, save lives by monitoring SF's public restrooms

    Dominic Fracassa

    December 30, 2018 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Reformed prisoners are finding a way to contribute their skills to society by monitoring public restrooms in high-risk areas throughout San Francisco. Thanks to a partnership between Public Works Department and Hunters Point Family, these individuals are supported in finding work that includes "providing directions to tourists, returning lost wallets or cell phones, or hailing police to report drug dealers in the area."

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  • Helping Women Exit Incarceration Successfully

    Megan Kamerick

    December 27, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Crossroads for Women, a New Mexico nonprofit, is helping formerly incarcerated women find community, support, and recovery. Using trauma-informed care practices, the program offers a comprehensive list of services like housing, mental health treatment, employment counseling, and substance abuse treatment. Underlying all services is the understanding that no individual is trauma free and that community and relationships are crucial to sustainable recovery.

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  • Spain's Alma de África soccer team is like 'family' for immigrant players

    Catarina Fernandes Martins

    December 26, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia

    A professional soccer team in Andalusia called Alma de África has helped integrate migrants and locals. The team has 25 players from 16 different countries, including Spain. It provides a sense of family and belonging amid frustrating circumstances for both newcomers and locals.

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  • This City's Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?

    Abby Goodnough

    November 25, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dayton

    Fatal overdoses in Dayton, Ohio have fallen 50% in the past year. The city's success is a combination of multiple factors, including cooperation between health workers and police agencies, widespread availability of Nalaxone, Medicaid expansion, and more; however, whether these changes can be replicated and stay successful in the long-term is yet to be proven.

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  • John Pace and His Friends Expected to Die in Prison

    Katie Rose Quandt

    November 16, 2018 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Once deemed youthful “superpredators” condemned to spend their entire adult lives in prison, the peer counselors in Philadelphia’s Life After Life support group help other formerly incarcerated people transition back to freedom. Of the more than 100 former “juvenile lifers” who returned to Philadelphia after the Supreme Court deemed them eligible for a second chance, none has been convicted of a new crime or serious parole violation – a key metric that encourages Pennsylvania to continue whittling down its record-high population of juvenile-life-without-parole inmates.

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  • ‘People helping People:' North Dakota's addiction fix

    Andrew Graham

    November 16, 2018 |

    Gillette News Record |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    Free Through Recovery is North Dakota addiction services program that aims to help drug users end their dependencies and reduce prison recidivism. The rural town uses peer support and mentoring to fill the gaps in mental health services. Wyoming is grappling with overfull prisons and a growing population of drug users; they are considering replicating the program.

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  • ‘People helping people': North Dakota's addiction fix

    Andrew Graham

    November 15, 2018 |

    WyoFile |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Devils Lake, North Dakota

    In rural North Dakota where clinical treatment centers are hard to find, a program called Free Through Recovery "seeks to drive down North Dakota’s prison rates by creating networks of sobriety and support around people on probation and parole." Although local law enforcement claims the program is not an alternative to incarceration, in the short time it has been in operation, it has served over 550 people with many participants securing both housing and work opportunities.

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  • Program matching low-income "leaders" with higher-income "allies" graduates second cohort

    Sarah Rigg

    November 14, 2018 |

    Concentrate |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

    Circles Washtenaw County is a “financial stability program” that is part of a national network. The local version in Ypsilanti involves matching leaders, who participate in 12 weeks of training, with allies, who support the leaders upon completion of the program. Beyond promoting financial stability among local residents, the program also promotes accountability and helps foster relationships among people who might not otherwise work together. The program has had two successful cohorts so far, with plans to grow in the future.

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