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  • Pairing Durango police with mental health professionals proves successful

    April 03, 2023 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    The Durango Police Department and Axis Health System teamed up to form the Co-Responder Program, which provides a more nuanced response for police calls that deal with mental health, addiction, and homelessness, by sending mental health professionals along with law enforcement on calls. The program has responded to 1,419 calls since June 2021 and has been so successful that it’s expanding to other areas.

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  • The Case for Free Jewish Day School

    April 03, 2023 |

    Tablet Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    In recent years, Jewish day schools such as TanenbaumCHAT in Toronto have worked to make their programs more affordable by leveraging philanthropy to reduce tuition and providing tools to help families calculate the financial aid available to them. In the six years since the program was launched, enrollment in TanenbaumCHAT's ninth-grade class has doubled.

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  • Here's What Hawaii Can Learn From Other States On Publicly Funded Elections

    April 03, 2023 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Maine's Clean Election Act provides public funding to political candidates who earn a certain number of small donations from voters, with the goal of making it easier for people from a wider range of demographics to run for office. In 2020, the state set a record with 63 percent of women candidates winning their races, and roughly 69 percent of the women who ran took advantage of the Clean Elections program.

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  • Veterans Push Back Against Military Recruitment in Schools

    April 03, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    We Are Not Your Soldiers sends military veterans into school classrooms to discuss alternatives to enlisting and the harm the military has caused. More than 50 veterans have participated in the program, which focuses on debunking myths about recruitment benefits and contextualizing the role of the military in broader social issues.

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  • KC group wants to give Black children the skills to succeed in tech

    April 03, 2023 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    WeCodeKC offers educational training and mentorship to help Black and brown students from low-income neighborhoods break into the tech industry. Participants can learn different programming languages, build their own robots, work on cybersecurity projects, get help with internship and job searches, and more.

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  • Caste in India: Hip hop fights for Dalit rights

    April 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Dalit hip-hop musicians are using their art and social media to propel the Dalit rights and anti-caste movements to the forefront of mainstream conversation.

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  • Restaurant Revolution

    April 01, 2023 |

    City Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Small, local restaurants in Orange County, California, are thriving by taking advantage of the entrepreneurial and ethnic food culture to fill market gaps and appeal to diverse customer bases.

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  • Excluded for having sickle cell disease, she started a group keeping warriors safe

    April 01, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin, Kwara

    The Damilola Sickle Cell Foundation provides emotional support and resources to people with sickle cell anemia. The group connects with those in need via WhatsApp and provides monetary support, connections to medical attention and treatment, and support from those who understand what it’s like to have the disease. The group has about 200 people that it checks on and provides free medications to each month.

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  • Venice Is Saved! Woe Is Venice.

    April 01, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Italy, Venice

    Venice, Italy, spent 50 years building 78 underwater seawalls that can be filled with air and brought to the surface to hold back high tides and prevent the city from flooding. The system, dubbed MOSE, was designed to rise up and down to maintain the passage of boats and water between the sea and the lagoon on the edge of the city of canals. It has been raised 49 times so far.

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  • First Place, Spectrum Courtyard aim to close autism housing gap

    March 31, 2023 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    First Place offers supportive housing for adults with autism and Down syndrome and those who are neurodivergent. Along with housing, First Place also offers a residential transition program that teaches skills like budgeting and management to prepare residents to live independently.

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