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  • Can a Big Village Full of Tiny Homes Ease Homelessness in Austin?

    January 08, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Community First Village offers permanent affordable housing to people who are chronically homeless. The Village houses about 400 residents in tiny homes, while also providing a sense of community, including a convenience store, community garden, medical clinic and chapel. Community First Village is set to add nearly 2,000 homes across three locations and has also inspired several similar housing villages across the country.

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  • These Pinkston programs improve high school attendance, grades and even crime rates

    January 08, 2024 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The Becoming a Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW) groups take place in schools, providing a space for youth to talk, rest and receive mentoring and counseling from adults who relate to their experiences. This programming helps improve attendance, grades and well-being while preventing and reducing violent crime rates. BAM and WOW programs exist nationwide in seven major cities, serving about 13,000 students annually. Research shows that those participating in BAM or WOW are 50% less likely to be arrested for violent crime and 19% more likely to graduate on time.

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  • An Overdose Antidote Goes Viral

    January 04, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Middletown, New York

    Studies show that people who received at least one dose of naloxone following an opioid overdose are 11 times more likely to survive. In response, state policies and community-level programs and organizations are working to make naloxone accessible to those who need it. Today, naloxone can be found in grocery stores, gas stations, provided at events like concerts and community spaces like libraries.

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  • School program reduces trauma in Latina and Black girls but faces implementation hurdles

    January 04, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Waukegan, Illinois

    Working on Womanhood (WOW) works to build confidence, self-awareness, community and healthy coping mechanisms among Black and Latina girls in sixth to twelfth grade. WOW offers easily accessible group therapy in schools and is led by Black and Latinx social workers who can provide culturally relevant care to youth in need. WOW serves 350 students in one school district and surveys show that participants are less depressed and anxious and exhibit more self-confidence.

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  • He's spent 29 years behind bars. For the past 6 months, he's also been a college professor.

    January 04, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Cañon City, Colorado

    A new program through Adams State University hires incarcerated professors to teach in prison bachelor’s programs, providing them training and income while giving more people access to education behind bars. Students report that they prefer learning from someone who understands their experiences and is available to connect with outside of formal classes.

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  • Keene-based syringe exchange becoming a resource for gender-affirming care

    December 30, 2023 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    The G.R.O.W. syringe service program (SSPs) helps people who use drugs and those who need injection supplies for gender-affirming hormone therapy get access to clean syringes and safely dispose of needles. Community-based programs like G.R.O.W. also offer first-aid kits, at-home HIV tests, Narcan and personal care items. There are currently 13 SSPs registered in the state. In 2023, G.R.O.W. alone distributed more than 44,400 syringes and collected about 37,700.

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  • California Program Trains Undocumented Residents to Become Therapists and Serve Those in the Shadows 

    December 28, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Immigrants Rising’s Mental Health Career Program helps undocumented state residents get into college and start careers as therapists and doctors. The Program’s goal is to increase the number of available undocumented therapists by making education easily accessible, thus creating more professionals who can better relate to other members of their community and provide more effective care.

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  • Hurt and homeless with no place to heal: Could a successful Oregon program be a model for Clark County?

    December 23, 2023 |

    The Columbian |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Central City Concern’s Evergreen Crossing provides 90 respite beds, as well as a primary care clinic to help those recovering from addiction or other illnesses avoid homelessness. People staying in the facility can recover in a stable environment, undergo further treatment, receive mental health care and work with a case manager to find a job and secure housing.

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  • More Kansas teens feel sad or hopeless, but a school program is helping thousands

    December 18, 2023 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Kansas’ Mental Health Intervention Team Program pairs school districts with community health centers who bring therapists to the schools to give students better access to the mental health support they need. Between July 2022 and June 2023, more than 6,000 students participated in the program, and nearly half of participants showed improved behavior after receiving services, while 39 percent had improved attendance and 41 percent improved academically.

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  • Young Migrants Build New Lives Through Theater

    December 14, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

    The Kupalinka theater school is a space for adult and children refugees from Belarus and Ukraine to gather to learn how to run a theater and perform for the community. Theater classes help keep the culture and native languages of their homelands alive. The theater also provides a safe space for fun, creativity and connection, helping refugees manage the stress and grief of fleeing home.

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