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For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support

David Bornstein

March 08, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A remarkable nonprofit in Baltimore sends teams of volunteers to give overwhelmed youths unconditional help and guidance that cannot be withdrawn.

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Youth Program Points To Ways D.C. Can Be ‘Far More Creative' Against Crime

Matthew S. Schwartz

February 25, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Meade, Maryland

Paying at-risk people to stay out of trouble is the most controversial part of a new D.C. crime bill that also proposes counseling and other services to prevent repeat offenses. But a similar program is already in use in D.C., with the blessing of the District’s top prosecutor, giving nonviolent juvenile offenders a second chance. (2nd of a 3 part series)

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How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college

Kirk Carapezza

January 11, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

Through a new program called Transitioning Together, volunteer-mentors help underserved students in Newton, MA navigate college essays, meet deadlines and fill out financial aid forms. The program has demonstrated success in its first year and aims to reduce the disparity in matriculation between high- and low-income students.

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Reaching for rehabilitation, not retribution

Suzette Hackney

December 27, 2015 |

IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

A nonprofit in Indianapolis diverts kids from the juvenile justice system by using a teen court where first-time offenders admit their guilt to a jury made up of fellow students rather than going through suspension or expulsion. Jurors usually give verdicts that include community service, apologies, restitution, counseling and tutoring, and possibly serving on a jury. About 1,000 students participate each year and the county prosecutor named the nonprofit Crime Fighter of the Year for its work.

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A fight to keep students in class

Suzette Hackney

November 20, 2015 |

IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis' Howe High School has joined the movement surfacing in America's public schools towards restorative justice. In 2015, in lieu of suspensions and expulsions, Howe's leadership formed a peer justice jury to help fighting students talk through their conflicts and anger. Just one year after the program's inception, the school's expulsion rate decreased 90 percent, saving over 600 hours of what otherwise would have been students' lost classroom time.

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Veterans, gang members find peace in unexpected 'brotherhood'

Nissa Rhee

November 11, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The anti-violence program at a YMCA in Chicago has war veterans mentoring young gang members as a treatment for the mental and physical wounds of violence. The gang members have healthy role models and the veterans a new sense of purpose.

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The Nursing Home That's Also a Dorm

Tiffany R. Jansen

October 02, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Deventer, Overijssel

More retirement and nursing homes are asking college students to move in, an arrangement that benefits everyone. Students stay free of charge in exchange for volunteering to help the seniors.

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A Prescription for More Black Doctors

Nikole Hannah-Jones

September 09, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

On average, black students in public schools receive fewer resources giving them a late start. A mostly black university in New Orleans has increased overall achievement by developing students’ shared responsibility for one another’s success.

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Why are low income students not showing up to college, even though they have been accepted?

Meredith Kolodner

August 14, 2015 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Forty percent of low-income students accepted to college never start school because of a fear of debt and feelings they don't belong. A New York college access organization is using peer-mentoring to help perspective students jump over the hurtles.

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Minneapolis uses citywide plan to reduce youth violence

Ashley Luthern

July 18, 2015 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

After a rampant problem of violence among youths, Minneapolis enacted a violence-prevention plan which focused on collective action and stemming the causes at their source, resulting in nonfatal shootings involving youths drop by 72%. Now, other cities with similar problems are trying to follow suit.

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