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  • Jail program, a first in NC, includes classes behind bars

    August 31, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, North Carolina

    Cabarrus County’s Project Re-entry gives those experiencing incarceration a chance at an education and self-reflection. The program has shown such success that it is being expanded to other detention centers in the county. Those who take part are able to take classes – all taught by volunteers – like literacy and religious studies, or choose to enroll in programs like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous.

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  • Responses To Gang Violence: Spartan Boxing And K.E.Y.

    August 25, 2014 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Medford, Oregon

    After leaving his gang in Medford, Oregon, Troy Wohosky decided to create another, more positive path for at-risk youth. He founded the Spartan Boxing Gym, which offers youth and family services focused on redirecting aggression and keeping people off the streets with character-building programs.

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  • Seeding Dreams with Self-Esteem: Building New Opportunities for Women in Rural Appalachia

    August 10, 2014 |

    Appalachian Voices |

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    Response Location: United States, Berea, Kentucky

    A girls camp in West Virginia and a residential program in Kentucky help Appalachian women build self esteem and enable them to turn their life around through mentoring, stem classes, and job counseling.

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  • Freedom University

    August 01, 2014 |

    Latino USA |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    About half the states in the US don’t allow undocumented students to receive in-state tuition. In Georgia, a state law banned undocumented students from enrolling in the top five universities in the state. In response, three University of Georgia professors created “Freedom University.” “Here, we’re working together because we’re struggling together.” Students don’t get course credit, but they get SAT prep, and recommendation letters. Many have gone on to attend university out of the state.

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  • A Critical Mass Tragedy Sparks a Bicycle Boom in Brazil

    July 30, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Porto Alegre

    Support and popularity for bicycle use and culture has grown in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Following a deadly incident killing two cyclists at a bicycle event, the city has seen a demonstrative outpouring of support. City officials and activists say that while the tragedy created a sense of solidarity in support of cyclists, the city itself has started seeing shifts, in culture and policy, over the years to become more bicycle friendly.

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  • Could a new vision help Lafayette High School's immigrant students succeed?

    July 14, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Better teacher training and strategic programming for non-English speakers could turn things around in high schools with large immigrant populations.

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  • Brooklyn's Prospect Heights offers a model for teaching immigrants

    July 13, 2014 |

    The Buffalo News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Schools with high percentages of immigrants and refugees face the particularly difficult challenges of language acquisition and cultural integration. One Brooklyn school succeeds by having students teach one another and incorporating English language lessons into every class.

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  • 'From stilettos to steel toes:' Can job training fix prison overcrowding and save Alabama money?

    June 24, 2014 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Deatsville, Alabama

    To decrease the chance of formerly incarcerated individuals relapsing and ending up back in the prison system, the J.F. Ingram State Technical College in Alabama offers correctional education and vocational programs. This training has aided those incarcerated with life skills for after their release, decreasing the likelihood that they will relapse and increasing the likelihood that they will better adjust to their community.

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  • Take This Apartment and Call Me in the Morning

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Permanent supportive housing in New York City provides more than housing for people experiencing homelessness. Those living in housing at the Brook have access to social workers, a doctor, building security, and an event planner.

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  • Rain Man: How one Tucson resident harvests the rain

    May 29, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Some Tucson residents have begun looking at water as a crop, something to harvest to lessen the reliance of Tucson's burgeoning population on water sucked from the ground and imported from the Colorado River.

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