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PASCEP workshop teaches life skills after incarceration

Ayooluwa Ariyo

February 13, 2018 |

The Temple News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, a former attorney who was incarcerated for embezzlement founded the National Workforce Opportunity Network. The program has partnered with Temple University to provide services and job training for the recently incarcerated.

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No Price Tags: These Neighbors Built Their Own Economy Without Money

Araz Hachadourian

January 24, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Time-banking is a way of trading goods and skills using labor hours rather than cash. The system connects neighbors to fulfill each other’s needs, everything from bike repairs to cooking and cleaning. More than 2,000 hours have been exchanged through St. Louis’ Cowry Collective, one of the nearly 500 time banks in the United States.

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Drug crisis in Ohio: What solutions are making a difference?

Katie Wedell Doug Oplinger

January 23, 2018 |

Dayton Daily News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dayton, Ohio

As a state, Ohio has shifted time and resources towards fighting the opioid addiction crisis, with many agencies, organizations and people collaborating on solutions. The standout solution thus far has been the Community Overdose Action Team which combines efforts to work on "eight focus areas from increasing treatment accessibility to decreasing the illegal supply of drugs."

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Hawaii is offering citizens money to care for their family—will they take it?

Odette Chalaby

January 19, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

Many people, often women, spend large amounts of their lives engaging in unpaid care work, dropping out of the labor market or taking a pay cut to care for their families. Hawaii has launched the Kupuna Caregivers Program to provide financial benefits for citizens who spend large amounts of time caring for others.

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Cuba: Hurricane preparation

Fi Glover Henrietta Moore Martha Lane Fox

January 16, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Cuba

Cuba has one of the world’s lowest storm fatality rates in part because citizens learn how to prepare and respond to hurricanes beginning in elementary school. Children know where to go in an evacuation, neighbors open their homes to those in need, local leaders distribute supplies, and vulnerable people such as those with disabilities are assisted early.

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Caregiver support group aims to reduce elder abuse

Tracy Geibel

August 09, 2017 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Richland County, Ohio

Apollo Healthcare Services has started an elder caregiver support group in Richland County, OH. The intent of this support group is to give caregivers an outlet to voice their frustrations or experiences that accompany elder caregiving so that they are less likely to take out that frustration on the elders in their care.

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Feelif technology: Feeling life under your fingers

Maja Prijatelj Videmšek

June 24, 2017 |

AzerNews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Slovenia, Ljubljana

A new tablet, called the Feelif multimedia device, allows blind children to learn braille and geometry and play interactive learning games with their fingers. The device allows children to create drawings and write on a tablet and then feel what they've created in a 3 dimensional way.

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STARS Program Helps Drug Court, Families Align

John Kelly

May 04, 2017 |

The Chronicle of Social Change |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services arose from the need to improve the outcomes of drug addicted parents and their children, such as increasing reunification statistics. STARS employs case workers who have previously been drug addicted, and can provide immediate support and services such as meeting with the participant, accessing treatment options, and drug screening.

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Postmen Delivering Kindness to the Elderly

Elizabeth Cassin Tom Colls

April 11, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, St. Helier, Bailiwick of Jersey

On the island of Jersey, postal workers don’t just deliver the mail: they also check up on elderly people during their routes. With a quick face-to-face chat, they check that they’ve taken their medication and if there’s anything else they need. The project has caught the attention of post offices (and health professionals) around the world as an approach against the social care crisis for a rapidly-aging population.

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A transformative practice in Mongolia is helping people die with grace and dignity

Andrew North

April 06, 2017 |

Quartz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia, under the influence of Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren, has become very advanced in its palliative care. Patients are given full information about their diagnosis, are provided with the proper pain medications, families are involved and guided and spiritual considerations are included creating a better system of care.

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