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Treating Mothers' Trauma as a Way to Prevent Youth Violence

J. Brian Charles

February 04, 2020 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the program Sisters United Resilient and Empowered, also called SURE Moms, offers counseling to mothers in an effort to address their trauma, and thus have an effect on their entire families. With research showing the connection between home life and criminal behavior, SURE Moms gives women the opportunity to provide their children with emotional support by giving them that same emotional support. What started as an informal bible study group is now funded by the city and offers regular, twice per week classes.

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Special-needs students are college-bound: UCCS graduates first class in May

Debbie Kelley

January 12, 2020 |

Colorado Springs Gazette |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

An inclusion program established by lawmakers in Colorado allows intellectually disabled students to attend their choice of several colleges throughout the state. Mentors and staff help guide students through their years in school, and standard measures of success like entrance exam scores are replaced with staff evaluations.

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In Germany, How To Teach Empathy For The Disabled

Priti Salian

January 06, 2020 |

Folks |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Using role-playing techniques, a new program places future health workers in the shoes of people who face accessibility barriers. The program is intended to show students how simple tasks like going to the grocery store can be very challenging.

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What School Could Be If It Were Designed for Kids With Autism

Kristina Rizga

December 30, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York University and the New York City Department of Education are training elementary school teachers to use visual cues and other tools to teach students with autism spectrum disorder. The approach is unique for its emphasis on social skills in addition to academic lessons.

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How Washington colleges are opening their doors to adults with intellectual disabilities

Hannah Furfaro

December 28, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Students with intellectual disabilities often have limited options when it comes to pursuing post-secondary education. Washington State University is the first college in the state to offer students the opportunity to live independently on campus. Residents aged 18-29 can audit university courses, complete internships, and take a variety of life skills classes.

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Why students with disabilities are going to school in classrooms that look like Staples and CVS

Alex Zimmerman

December 18, 2019 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A Brooklyn school for students with cognitive disabilities or special emotional needs combines in-class instruction with "learning labs" that prepare students for work in stores and other work environments. Some critics worry that the school, which serves mostly minority students, funnels students into lower-paying jobs.

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One Bay Area organization found a radical and surprisingly simple approach to helping former prisoners start over

Marisa Endicott

December 01, 2019 |

Mother Jones |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Homecoming Project pays homeowners to rent their spare bedrooms to people just released from long prison sentences, providing welcoming, free, stable housing option to people whose re-entry is often hamstrung by housing instability and grim, restrictive halfway houses. Only 12 formerly incarcerated people were served in the project’s first year, but the service providing its clients with six months of housing hopes to serve as a pilot for other organizations outside the Bay Area. All 12 have jobs and six have gone on to live independently.

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King County may borrow an idea from Australia to reduce youth homelessness. Readers wanted to know: How much does it cost?

Neal Morton

November 16, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia

In Australia, a universal survey in several secondary schools helps to identify students who are at risk of becoming homeless and connects them with wraparound services. The prevention-based model may soon be piloted in King County, Washington.

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This Wyoming Greenhouse is a Place for Employees with Disabilities to Grow

Jodi Hausen

November 08, 2019 |

Bitterroot |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

A company called Vertical Harvest in Jackson, Wyoming employs people with developmental and physical disabilities to work in their 3-story greenhouse to address the exclusion of people with disabilities in the labor pool. Vertical Harvest, which offers positions growing and handling local produce, acts as both a safe space and source of income for employees, following a trend to open employment opportunities to often overlooked populations.

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Rock-a-Bye Mama

Gwynne Watkins

November 07, 2019 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Past and present traumas can make it difficult for new mothers to bond with their babies. A program at Carnegie Hall uses songwriting and music to support mothers in this process in prisons, intensive care units, high schools, and other places.

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