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Success coaches help workers with problems outside the workplace. That helps their employers, too

April Franklin

May 11, 2022 |

WXXI |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

Businesses are partnering with the Employer Resource Network, which provides “success coaches” for employees. These coaches serve as in-house social workers, helping employees navigate issues like food insecurity, child care, and emergencies — all of which often contribute to employee retention issues. The coaches were introduced as a way to address retention and help support employees so they don’t feel as if they have no other choice but to leave their jobs when trouble arises. The Network originally started in Michigan, but has since expanded to 11 states and serves 200 employers.

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How a majority BIPOC worker co-op is disrupting the field of therapy

Sydney Pereira

May 09, 2022 |

Prism |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Alliance Psychological Services of New York is a worker cooperative- meaning it is owned by those working there and everyone is a part of the decision-making process. This model allows workers to choose more sustainable practices and workloads. They also have the freedom to better care for their clients with practices like sliding-scale-based payment.

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Ejo Heza saving scheme primed to secure future of informal workers

John Mugisha

March 14, 2022 |

Rwanda News Agency |

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Response Location: Rwanda

A savings initiative is helping workers in Rwanda save up for their retirement years. The Evo Heza program helps create a security net for retirement, as well as disability, and is open to anyone: employees, contractors, and entrepreneurs.

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Appalachian Virginia Needs Workers. This Program Is Trying to Bring Them In.

Brian Carlton

March 01, 2022 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

A program is paying certain professionals to move to rural Virginia. In exchange for $12,000 paid toward student loan debt, people who take hard-to-fill jobs must commit to staying for two years and performing 50 hours of community service. The grants have gone to teachers and people who work in technology and computer science.

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South Africa Is Pioneering a Better World for Domestic Workers

Tolu Olasoji

February 10, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa

Domestic workers in South Africa fought for many worker protections by banding together and demanding change. The racial inequity of apartheid left many domestic workers unprotected and exploited. Now, short-term unemployment aid, minimum wages, and other legal protections have been implemented.

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Why one Ontario town moved to a four-day workweek

John Michael McGrath

January 14, 2022 |

TVO |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Zorra, Ontario

Local government staff members in Zorra can choose to opt-in for longer workdays four days a week in exchange for three-day weekends. The change allows for more flexibility, productivity, and employee satisfaction.

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Unionization could help home health care workers with wages, experts say

Eric D. Lawrence

October 19, 2021 |

Detroit Free Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

SEIU represents about 500,000 home care workers nationwide, offering union benefits and protections like individual health care, a retirement program, raises and better wages, additional training and access to personal protective equipment. For many — especially those working in Washington, California, New York and Illinois — unionization is a large part of the solution for home caregivers to receive representation and a living wage.

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Breakdown Or Adjust: Social Workers Find New Ways To Tackle Their Mental Health Problems

Angela Umoru

September 16, 2021 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Social workers supporting victims of violence saw a marked improvement in mental health after the introduction of therapy sessions. The services were specifically tailored to help staff cope with the stressors of their job. Combining mental health support for employees at the nonprofit has enabled them to handle the specific challenges of helping others through their traumas.

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Beyond Poverty: Fight for the California Dream

Jeong Park Cameron Clark

July 27, 2021 |

Sacramento Bee |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

Employment programs that provide extra benefits such as paid training, books, childcare, and rent incentives allow people to switch to jobs in fields that pay living wages. Sacramento’s Digital UpSkill and Jobs Plus are two examples of programs that provide opportunities for those who need the extra support.

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Shortage of paid caregivers keeps family members up at night, hoping for "something sustainable"

Tracy Samilton

April 30, 2021 |

Michigan Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Michigan is struggling to retain direct care workers due to poor pay, lack of benefits, and challenging work environments and responsibilities. In Oregon, however, an organizing campaign that allowed voters to have a say in approving a new state agency, "which would train direct care workers, and negotiate contracts with their union," has helped direct care workers in the state obtain raises and benefits. Michigan is now hoping to follow their model.

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