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After the Nepal Earthquake, Weaving Brings Wealth

Liza Ramrayka

June 02, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kapilakot, Sindhuli

After Nepal's 2015 earthquake, many village women were left in financial devastation and struggled to support their families. The earthquake destroyed up to 90% of small enterprises and markets, so the United Nations Development Programme trained women how to weave. As a mode of recovery, the weaving industry has helped rebuild the economic and social structures through the Panchakanya group.

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Behind the Headlines: Pennsylvania's Opioid Crisis Up-Close

Jessica Kourkounis

May 03, 2017 |

Keystone Crossroads |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

More lives are being touched by sorrow as the opioid crisis continues to escalate. For mothers of addicts, recovered addicts, and addicts themselves, programs like Pathways to Housing and Prevention Point are bringing together this community in a effort to heal.

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After 36 Years in Prison, This Philadelphian Has a Model for Criminal Justice Reform

Tom Dallessio

March 31, 2017 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lack of education was the downfall of one Philadelphia man who spent 36 years in prison, and education proved to be his redemption when he discovered he could do well in coursework. He got a college degree and helped bring the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to the prison where he was incarcerated. He continues to work with the program, which matches prisoners with college students and professors to help them gain the skills they need, and also fosters more compassion and understanding for those incarcerated.

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The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life

Taffy Brodesser-Akner

March 30, 2017 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Young adults who decide to abandon their cloistered Jewish communities have only one another to help them navigate the alternate reality of modern-day New York. 'Footsteps', is a nonprofit organization that brings formerly ultra-orthodox people together to talk and learn to navigate their new worlds, while also bringing in social workers and providing GED classes. For individuals leaving their families, life can be extremely difficult, but this group seeks to create a more positive transition to the secular world.

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Mothers in Charge grads exchange prison uniforms for caps and gowns

Maya Earls

February 18, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A program in Philadelphia works with formerly incarcerated women for an intensive 10-week period where they focus on life skills and changing thought patterns. Women get support and mentoring to examine how they wound up in prison, such as addressing past abuse that undermined their self-esteem. They go through a formal graduation program and learn ways to face challenges as they work to change their lives.

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New York City Embraces a Gun Violence Outreach Program Left on Life Support in Chicago

Ann Givens

February 09, 2017 |

The Trace |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In its four years of community outreach, Cure Violence’s New York City chapter has been accepted and welcomed by both neighborhoods and police. The program now works in 17 police precincts, providing direct violence intervention, legal and mental health resources, and improving police/community relations.

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On Patrol With Chicago's Last Violence Interrupters

Ann Givens

February 06, 2017 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago’s Cure Violence program, which has been around for close to 20 years, has closed all but one of its sites. The program employs Violence Interrupters, who work in neighborhoods to help stop violent conflict. As hopeful and successful as its creation was, it has run into cooperative issues with Chicago police and has seen a drastic cut in funding in the last five years.

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Entrepreneurship Provides New Hope for Former Prisoners

Riva Richmond

January 19, 2017 |

The Story Exchange |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

People exiting incarceration often struggle to land jobs. But a growing number of organizations are promoting entrepreneurship as an alternative path to economic stability for former inmates and it's not a big stretch considering that many of these folks know how to hustle, think creatively and are resilient. Last year the U.S. Small Business Administration launched a pilot program with several funders to foster business ownership among former inmates but some programs have been around for years and have impressive track records.

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Neighborhood safety leader Boggan knows how tempting revenge can be

Jeff Seidel

December 17, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

Many murders are the result of revenge, or an eye-for-eye behaviour. The Office of Neighborhood Safety in Richmond CA is trying to change this revenge behaviour by hiring ex-cons to mentor people who are likely to commit a crime.

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In Baltimore, ex-cons and drug dealers work to make streets safer

Matt Helms

December 16, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Safe Streets, a program run by the city’s Health Department, has lowered fatal shootings in Baltimore’s neighbourhood of Park Heights by hiring local ex-cons to defuse volatile situations before guns are drawn.

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