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  • No child support, no hunting: Payments up under Utah policy

    Zaid Jilani

    August 13, 2022 |

    NewsNation |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    A new Utah law prevents residents who are more than $2,500 behind on child support payments from obtaining a hunting or fishing license, a strategy lawmakers say provides an incentive without legal ramifications that would affect parents' ability to care for their children in the future. Though the law only applies to a small portion of parents who owe child support, the state saw 494 individuals come into compliance after their hunting and fishing licenses were blocked, with payments increasing by nearly $2 million the year after the new law went into effect.

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  • Nigerian Kids With Cerebral Palsy Are Overcoming Discrimination At School, Here Is How

    Ekpali Saint

    August 12, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Let Cerebral Palsy Kids Learn foundation trains Nigerian teachers in how to better serve students with the condition, while also educating parents about cerebral palsy and providing support and assistance to place their children in mainstream schools. The organization has placed more than 100 students in partner schools since 2017 and has trained more than 500 parents and teachers.

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  • Crucial but underpaid, Michigan home care staff face inflation now, too

    Karly Graham

    July 18, 2022 |

    Bridge Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Direct care workers, including certified nurse assistants and home health aides, provide personal care to help aging or disabled individuals remain independently at home. There are approximately 165,000 of these workers across the state that serve more than 100,000 families with daily activities like bathing and meal preparation.

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  • Success coaches help workers with problems outside the workplace. That helps their employers, too

    April Franklin

    May 11, 2022 |

    WXXI |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    Businesses are partnering with the Employer Resource Network, which provides “success coaches” for employees. These coaches serve as in-house social workers, helping employees navigate issues like food insecurity, child care, and emergencies — all of which often contribute to employee retention issues. The coaches were introduced as a way to address retention and help support employees so they don’t feel as if they have no other choice but to leave their jobs when trouble arises. The Network originally started in Michigan, but has since expanded to 11 states and serves 200 employers.

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  • ‘I had to be broken to be fixed': the courses trying to change abusive men

    Anna Moore

    May 09, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cheshire County

    LifeLine is an intensive, multi-week course that works with perpetrators of abuse to encourage behavior change in them. It is run by My CWA, one among a growing number of non-profits that have been accredited by Respect, UK's lead organization for programs for perpetrators, to run similar courses that follow carefully drafted principles. The aim has been to support survivors of domestic abuse more holistically by addressing the root cause, and now with compelling evidence to show that the approach works, the Home Office has also come aboard.

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  • Malabar Care Connect reduces healthcare barriers for students and families

    Katie Ellington

    May 09, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    A health center based in a school provides free services to students and their families to help children succeed academically.

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  • College. Work. Starting a business. KC grads with disabilities have options

    Maria Benevento

    April 28, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    The Transition Academy connects people with mental and physical disabilities with helpful resources to increase their access to jobs and higher education. The group also connects families with resources, experiences, and knowledge to create a smooth transition out of high school for students with disabilities and provides a Facebook community for families to connect and share insights.

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  • Tina Turner, Greek tragedy, and the proven poverty cure that empowers women

    Lane Anderson

    March 25, 2022 |

    Matriarchy Report |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Brazil's Bolsa Familia program provides monthly grants to families to help cover the costs of education and health care. The funds, which are specifically disbursed to women, have improved poverty rates and helped empower some women to leave abusive relationships.

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  • The Nordic way to stop bullying

    David Robson

    March 13, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program strives to address bullying in school by analyzing the entire school ecosystem to create a culture that doesn’t tolerate negative behavior like bullying. The Program includes students, their families and school staff to guide the creation of bullying prevention efforts. The Program was tested in more than 200 schools in Pennsylvania and following the program, the schools reported 2,000 fewer cases of bullying over a two-year span.

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  • Redefining Mobility For Children With Disabilities

    Jejje Muhinde

    January 11, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Angel Rider Wheelchairs provides free wheelchairs to children across Rwanda. The group constructs and distributes the wheelchairs themselves and coordinates with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities, who provides a list of children nominated to receive one. Access to the wheelchairs have changed the quality of life for many of the children, allowing them to attend school and other social activities for the first time in their lives. The non-profit has donated over 2,000 wheelchairs in the last five years.

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