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A lifeline for orphaned children in Taraba

Yahuza Bawage

April 26, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Jalingo, Taraba State

The United Methodist Church in Nigeria Orphanage provides children who have lost their parents with a place to live, education, and healthcare.

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B-CU, church food distribution program benefits students and the community

Timothy Moss

April 25, 2024 |

Daytona Times |

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Response Location: United States, Daytona Beach, Florida

The mobile food distribution program by the Mind of Christ Ministries and Bethune-Cookman University has been feeding families since 2013. The program addresses local food insecurity while also providing university students with a meaningful way to give back to the community and earn required volunteer hours. The program estimates it reaches more than 200,000 people each year.

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St. Paul partnership brings trust, opportunities to troubled Karen youth

Kyeland Jackson

April 25, 2024 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

A partnership between the local school district, police and the nonprofits the Karen Organization of Minnesota and The Urban Village is helping fight addiction and gang influence among Karen youth. Since the partnership was formed, overdoses among youth have decreased significantly, and some students have begun forming supportive relationships with specialists from nonprofits and local police whom they can lean on when they need to.

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For Gary Kids Struggling with Truancy, This Program Offers a Lifeline

Maddy Franklin

April 25, 2024 |

Capital B (Gary) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Gary, Indiana

To help address chronic absenteeism, Project Rebuild works with families to determine the root cause of school absences and connect them to needed resources and services. In the 2022-23 school year, 81 percent of families referred to the nonprofit completed the program, with a total of 61 families participating. Only one percent of families who participate have to be referred again for continued truancy concerns.

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More public colleges admit high schoolers even before they've applied

Elaine S. Povich

April 24, 2024 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

Some public universities are sending acceptance letters to students who meet certain academic criteria before they apply to college in an effort to fill college rosters in the face of declining high school populations. These “direct admissions programs proactively reach out to students to let them know what their next steps are if they want to attend college, eliminating the need for fees and complicated applications and helping make higher education more accessible.

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Chicago student group organized "peace talk" forums for conversations on Israel and Gaza

Lindsay Eanet

April 24, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Chicago |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Student organizers with Chi Youth 4 Justice facilitated PzTalks, a series of forums at Chicago high schools to encourage conversation around Israel and Gaza and build bridges between Jewish and Arab American students. The events were held at 10 public high schools around the city and were tailored to each school’s population and priorities, with some drawing on restorative justice techniques to encourage open, respectful dialogue.

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California to expand re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated individuals. Here's how they work

Levi Sumagaysay

April 24, 2024 |

CalMatters |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

California is shifting to expand programs that help give incarcerated people the skills and knowledge they need to effectively transition back into society. Various re-entry programs for men and women across the state that connect people with education and job resources helped dropped recidivism rates from 44.6% to 41.9%, based on the state’s most recent data, and also cost taxpayers less than the average cost of incarceration.

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El modelo de escuelas comunitarias en Aurora sirve de ejemplo mientras el interés crece en el estado

Yesenia Robles

April 23, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

Las escuelas comunitarias se enfocan en usar a socios comunitarios para abordar las necesidades integrales de las familias; trabajan con organizaciones para evaluar la vista de los estudiantes en la escuela, ayudar a los padres para que aprendan cómo continuar las lecciones en sus hogares, y reunar a las familias para que compartan sus diversas culturas. El año pasado en Colorado, atendieron a más de 4,700 personas en los eventos, y líderes dicen que los estudiantes cuyas familias participan están demostrando mejores resultados en comparación con aquellos cuyas familias no participan.

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Plastic-choked rivers in Ecuador are being cleared with conveyor belts

Kimberley Brown

April 22, 2024 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

The startup Ichthion created a system that skims plastic off of rivers in Ecuador to prevent it from reaching the ocean. A floating barrier stretches across the river to catch the plastic without disrupting fish, and a person manually guides the pollution onto the shore where it’s sorted for recycling.

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Sustainable plastic recycling: Cleaner life for us, better livelihood for waste collectors

Sadiqur Rahman

April 22, 2024 |

Bangladesh First |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Narayanganj

The Recycling for the Environment by Strengthening Income and Livelihoods of Entrepreneurs (RESILIENT) Project helps support the economy of waste collectors and aggregators by providing training, safety equipment and mentorship on how to handle finances and operate a waste business. Waste collectors and aggregators who have participated in the RESILIENT Project earn increased profits and are able to collect and recycle more plastics and other materials.

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