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New Philly ‘Host Home' program aims to slash LGBTQ youth homelessness, shelter costs

Laura Smythe

July 25, 2019 |

Philadelphia Gay News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, the new HostHome program is working to decrease rates of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness by connecting youth with volunteer households to host them and social workers to provide additional support. The model has been adopted in cities across the nation and is seen as a cost-effective way to house youth who might otherwise not fit definitions of homelessness and receive the supports they need.

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Inside the Ambitious Campaign to Drive Homicides in Chicago Below 400

Brian Freskos

July 11, 2019 |

The Trace |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In Chicago, community organizations, public officials, and private funders have come together behind a campaign called “<399” – with the goal of bringing homicides to under 400. This collaboration has taken on a comprehensive, community-centered approach that includes initiatives like community outreach, individual support, and mentoring. While they’ve received significant funding from the city, they’re hoping to secure long-term financial and political support from all levels of government.

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Hartford's largest nonprofits contribute more

Matt Pilon

July 08, 2019 |

Hartford Business Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut looks to Boston as an example of a city that has succeeded in establishing a connection between nonprofits - who can donate payments to the city that are exempt from property taxes - and the local government. With a massive number of successful hospitals and colleges, Boston has created a system in which it can use donated money from these highly profitable institutions to work toward city planning without paying property taxes on the donations; Hartford hopes to create a similar relationship in its own city limits.

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How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

Robin Lloyd

July 07, 2019 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Brownsville Collaborative Middle School is one of a growing number of elementary schools in the U.S. using community gardens to teach predominantly low-income students about healthy food options and provide produce to larger communities situated in food deserts.

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Car but no home? Safe parking lots spread across West Coast.

Francine Kiefer

July 01, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In California and other western states, where the number of people experiencing homelessness has increased dramatically, some nonprofits are offering up parking lots as a place for those who live in their cars to stay safely overnight. While the programs are clearly a temporary measure, they offer more than just a lot for people to stay the night - there are also caseworkers available to help people navigate the complicated bureaucracy and get the supports they need.

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Investing in success: Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation looks to expand

David Singer

June 28, 2019 |

WGME-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Gorham, Maine

Scholarships and grants can help students who are looking to being their careers after high school to succeed. In Maine, the Maine Blue Collar Scholar Fund provides financial support to high school graduates who wish to start their own businesses or pursue a career in the trades. The program encourages entrepreneurship and is currently seeking to expand its support to teachers interested in learning more about local internships and apprenticeships for their students.

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How San Mateo County Is Building a 'Prison-to-School' Pipeline

Vanessa Rancaño

June 28, 2019 |

KQED |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Mateo, California

In San Mateo's juvenile detention centers, Project Change encourages youth who have completed high school coursework to enroll in community college classes taught on the campus. Inspired by the promise of programs like these, California lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 716, which would require county probation departments to offer at least online higher ed programs. "Nobody's telling these kids to go to college — that's not on the menu. But when you make that something that's embedded in what they are receiving, that's huge," the founder of Project Change says.

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The Mentor: One Year, Two Teachers and a Quest in the Bronx to Empower Educators and Students to Think for Themselves

Kate Stringer

June 24, 2019 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Founded in the 1990s, the New Teacher Center offers a promising mentor model for new teachers. In an effort to measure the program's effectiveness and see if it impacts teacher retention, the 74 followed two participating teachers in a high-needs school in the South Bronx for one year.

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When There's No Doctor Nearby, Volunteers Help Rural Patients Manage Chronic Illness

Maggie Mullen

June 20, 2019 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Laramie, Wyoming

In Wyoming, volunteers are given health care trainings to help them as caregivers to those with chronic illnesses who are too far away from a doctor to receive adequate care. That curriculum, along with support groups, is helping those in rural communities practice chronic disease self management to improve quality of life.

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How one school is getting kids fired up about climate solutions

Zoe Sayler

June 20, 2019 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

At Lowell School in Washington D.C., lessons about climate change don't just appear in science class, but also in most humanities courses. Cognizant of the stress this places on young students, the school has worked with the nonprofit Climate Generation to ensure the curriculum is solutions-oriented.

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