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  • How this clinic has changed a nation's view of family planning

    Sonia Narang

    March 09, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila

    Women in the Philippines have been coming to this small clinic in a Manila slum for years to get affordable birth control, something frowned upon in this largely conservative Catholic country.

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  • Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines

    Sonia Narang

    January 22, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    In the Philipines, contraception has been hard to find resulting in many parents without money to feed their children, unsafe abortions, and poor maternal health. A new reproductive law aims to change this by allowing contraception in clinics to help women take control of their reproductive systems.

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  • Food truck church brings faith and calzones to those in need

    Fred de Sam Lazaro

    October 30, 2014 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Mobile Action Ministries in St. Paul, Minnesota is bringing church to those who often don’t have access to it. Led by Reverand Margaret Kelly, the church brings those experiencing poverty and homelessness meals and worship in a food truck. The initiative operates on donations and partners with suburban congregations in the hopes of bridging socio-economic divides.

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  • Salt Lake City a model for S.F. on homeless solutions

    Kevin Fagan

    June 28, 2014 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    San Francisco’s chronically homeless population remains staggeringly high. Salt Lake City has managed to eradicate much of their chronically homeless by geographically placing supportive housing distant from the city’s center and receiving financial assistance from the Mormon Church. The housing is attractive, modern, and offers a good ratio between counselors and homeless clients—all of which helps make the homeless want to stay off the streets.

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  • Breaking the Silence

    Catherine Woodiwiss

    May 28, 2013 |

    Sojourners |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Clergy abuse in the Catholic church has been rampant and was often swept under the rug. Until Barrett Doyle and others started 'Bishop Accountability' to keep a record of clergy abuse, and a support group and blog have also been created as a path for healing and sharing stories that will also hopefully help prompt change in the church.

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  • At a Big Church, a Small Group Health Solution

    Tina Rosenberg

    November 10, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The best way to lose weight is to join a small group. This article looks at the case study of Saddleback Church in southern California that mixed faith and peer support to help congregates lose weight, including the pastor. Surveys found that 72% of participants lost weight as a result of the program.

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  • Holy alliance: Boston's cop-clergy partnership sees plunge in homicides

    James H. Burnett III

    March 12, 2000 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Roxbury, Massachusetts

    Partnerships between police officers and clergy are being credited with dramatically reducing the rate of homicide in Boston, particularly among teens. And it is drawing the attention of officials in larger cities across the United States, all of whom are looking at adopting some portion of the Boston model.

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