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  • Health law outreach to Asian Americans lags

    November 23, 2013 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Rockville, Maryland

    In the United States approximately 15% Asian-Americans have no health insurance and have had a difficulty understanding the options available in the Affordable Care Act. Although the White House has reached out to Asian-Americans in video chats, the state and community forums for Asian Americans have proved to be the most successful. Interpreter teams help Asian-Americans with the paperwork and understanding the policies.

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  • Program removes barriers to learning English

    November 14, 2013 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Huntington Beach, California

    The Twilight Education Club is a non-profit working to break down the barriers – transportation, child care and cost – that typically prevent the economically disadvantaged from accessing social services such as language classes. While the Twilight program is specifically geared toward the needs of the parents - getting better jobs and securing greater stability - the long-term focus remains on creating future opportunities for their children.

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  • How To Turn Adult Education Into Careers, Quickly

    November 02, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, Shoreline, Washington

    When adults want to return to school, they face many challenges including the experience of long waitlists for classes, and poor relevance to the job skills they need for future employment. The Washington state community college system has started a program known as Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) that instead teaches in two parts: academic content and basic soft skills.

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  • Teachers jump start turnaround at White Center Heights Elementary

    October 27, 2013 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Conventional wisdom holds that substantive change in public education moves at a glacial pace, and no one at White Center Heights is declaring victory yet. But after failing to gain traction for years, teachers there achieved something that eludes educators across the country: They jump-started a turnaround, and they did it in nine months.

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  • Art Program in Harlem Strives to Improve Quality of Life for Those Affected by Alzheimer's and Dementia

    October 24, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Arts & Minds is a program run by the Studio Museum in Harlem that provides opportunities for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers to be creative and express themselves in a way that does not require language. While similiar to the programs of other museums, the Studio Museum’s program is unique in that by its location it is accessible to people of a lower socioeconomic status compared to museums located in wealthier Manhattan neighborhoods.

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  • You've Tracked Down Hundreds Of Accessible Playgrounds. Help Us Find More!

    September 11, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Playgrounds that are accessible for children with special needs can be difficult to find. NPR launched a national crowd-sourced guide called Playgrounds for Everyone, which invited individuals to add playgrounds that are accessible. After the launch, nearly 400 playgrounds have been added to the already 1200 playgrounds on the map that will help families find public places for their children to play.

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  • In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

    July 26, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Instead of following the traditional corporate model of financial philanthropy, Toyota gave its engineers to the Food Bank for New York City: trained in "kaizen" (Japanese for “continuous improvement). The engineers analyzed and improved the Food Bank's distribution systems, greatly increasing the Bank's efficiency and effectiveness in its anti-hunger efforts. By sharing the business model which made its own business thrive, Toyota's partnership with the city demonstrates how public-private collaboration provides a self-reliant, sustainable solution.

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  • ‘Floating Schools' Bring Classrooms to Stranded Students

    June 30, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    In rural Bangladesh, the effects of climate change are felt acutely: For one, flooding prevents students from regularly attending school. A nonprofit started in the early 2000s has successfully overcome this seemingly insurmountable barrier by refurbishing boats as floating classrooms and libraries.

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  • Where Private School Is Not a Privilege

    May 08, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    Bangladesh schools had very low attendance because children were kept home to work and conditions were unsafe for girls, ethnic minorities, and those with disabilities. BRAC, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive NGOs, has built new schools addressing all the reasons, at home and school, that were preventing children from attending.

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  • New Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better Homes

    April 04, 2013 |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh

    An innovative program by an unusual bank allows low-income people in Cambodia to take out a 15-year fixed mortgage with little or no documentation - contradicting traditional loan assumptions and creating means for some of the country's poorest people to completely change their lives. The bank and its investors are now making a profit, and more than 700 mortgages and building loans have been provided.

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