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‘You can't unhurt a young person.' But you can help them thrive.

David Karas

May 23, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

Founded in 2000, Hopeworks provides coding and computer training combined with connections to internship and job opportunities to youth in Camden. The larger aim of the organization is to cultivate "'a positive, healing atmosphere' capable of helping participants break the cycle of poverty and violence."

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When Libraries Are 'Second Responders'

Deborah Fallows

May 23, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States

Across the United States, libraries are acting as more than hubs of literature. From acting as safe havens in emergencies, to places of support and community in times of distress, and to information headquarters where people can find the information they need, libraries offer creative, kind, and welcoming services that go well beyond their implied responsibilities.

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For homeless young adults, HomeBase offers structure, shelter and a way out

Lindsay Walker

May 20, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

In Arizona, an emergency housing program called HomeBase gives homeless young people an opportunity for structure, community, and a second chance. The shelter is open to young adult men and women and provides classes like public-speaking skills, financial literacy, and an opportunity for journaling and meditation.

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A mock funeral aims to help students bury their pain

Laura Meckler

May 15, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

To combat emotional distress that many students are facing, schools across the nation are implementing mock funerals, allowing students to figuratively "bury their pain." Although issues at focus range from drunk driving, to poor test scores to peer violence, the overarching goal is to make sure that students feel that they're being heard by the adults that surround them.

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The Kitchen as Classroom: How Food Helps Students Learn Leadership

Zenobia Jeffries

May 07, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit Food Academy brings together local educators, chefs, and business owners to teach youth and young adults in the city business and entrepreneurship skills through cooking lessons and opportunities. The program is instructing students “how to think about entrepreneurship, equity and production in the food industry, and getting a wide range of experiences to help them understand food sovereignty.”

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Knife crime: Glasgow, Scotland

Fi Glover

April 30, 2019 |

BBC |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland, Glasgow

In Glasgow, Scotland, the city is taking a public health approach to knife crime. Instead of just grappling with the effects of violence, the city is taking a preventative, multi-pronged approach and addressing some of the underlying issues driving violence and crime in the area. While there are many interventions, common themes include building trust and offering support to those who could be vulnerable to committing violent acts.

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When counselors are in short supply, students step in to help

Noble Ingram

April 23, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States

Lacking sufficient counseling resources, schools are training students to fill the gap. The approach is not intended as a comprehensive solution, but as a way to help more students get connected with basic services.

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Students convince Medford to install ‘3-D' crosswalks at elementary schools

Matt Rocheleau

April 22, 2019 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Medford, Massachusetts

In an effort to promote safe driving, a local artist painted a three-dimensional crosswalk near an elementary school. The idea came from school-aged children, noticing the intersection needed improvements, who brought it to City Hall officials. This initiative is part of a larger trend in using optical illusions to bolster traffic safety around the world.

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Young Life at the Border

Bekah McNeel

April 22, 2019 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

For undocumented youth who commute between El Paso, Texas and Juárez, Mexico for school, finding a community to connect with and feel safe in is especially challenging. The Christian youth organization Young Life is there to fill that gap in immigrant students' lives by offering emotional and spiritual guidance as well as a support system that deals with any and all issues that arise, whether citizenship-related or not. The group has mentored hundreds of high school students whose lives straddle the border over the years, and many of those credit the group with helping them make sense of their "messy" lives.

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How Lakota Horse Culture Is Helping Treat Child Trauma in South Dakota

Tony Rehagen

April 17, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, North Dakota

Using animals as a form of therapy is not a new concept, but combining this practice with traditional Lakota horse rituals has proven to be a powerful anecdote for treating youth mental trauma in these communities. Treating the donated horses as companions, the youth learn how to care and train the equines all from the mindset of how these animals have played a role in Native American culture and history.

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