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  • Generational Poverty: Is There a Way Out?

    September 18, 2016 |

    Philadelphia Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    For many people experiencing poverty, the struggle to make ends meet and provide for their children is common across generations. In Philadelphia, non-profit programs are recognizing that aspect of poverty and helping to ensure that the next generation is better equipped to be economically secure - not by solely focusing on the children, but by addressing the underlying issue and focusing on parents and grandparents as well. So far, the initiatives are helping families reconnect and create a better future.

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  • Arresting a parent in front of a child has lifelong impact, officers learn

    June 08, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Trauma training for police and community workers teaches them how to make tough situations, such as the arrest of a parent, easier on young children. Painful memories can alter perceptions of police for a lifetime.

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  • To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma

    April 20, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Childhood trauma such as abuse, neighborhood violence or the death of a parent has been found to lead to dire health and social problems later in life. How can communities intervene to spare future generations the same pain and illness? Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports in collaboration with Kaiser Health News on how the city of Memphis, Tennessee, is tackling the problem.

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  • Solving Cleveland's infant mortality crisis: Saving the Smallest

    March 16, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland has an alarmingly high rate of infant mortality, there are a large number of infant deaths from SIDS, sleep deaths, and problems stemming from being born prematurely. Programs across Cleveland are growing in order to help address these problems and better serve pregnant mothers, especially the populations that are particularly at-risk.

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  • Daddy & Me

    November 12, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A New York program bridges the word gap—the disparity in children's vocabularies—for children of the incarcerated by allowing their fathers to record themselves reading stories.

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  • Women's Center Works to Lower Recidivism Rates With ‘Immersion in Sisterhood'

    July 09, 2015 |

    Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For 20 years, the Center for Young Women’s Development has been a safe space for thousands of young women ages 16 to 24 who have been incarcerated or are homeless in the San Francisco Bay Area. The center is most recognized for its strategies to give these women opportunities for personal and professional growth.

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  • This may be the most successful anti-poverty program in America

    April 20, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New Britain, Connecticut

    Kids raised in environments full of economic, emotional and psychological turmoil are less likely to succeed in school or at the workplace, and are more likely to run afoul of the law or experience a variety of mental and physical health problems. Child First works to improve family relationships in order to help kids have a better and more successful future.

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  • Visiting Nurses, Helping Mothers on the Margins

    March 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Infant mortality rates in the US are higher than in Europe, especially for children living in poverty where they are more likely to suffer from abuse or neglect. The ACA funded Nurse-Family Partnership helps poor, first-time mothers learn to be parents and reduce avoidable infant deaths.

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  • Saving India's mothers through mobile phones

    September 15, 2014 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Poor women encounter numerous hurdles during pregnancy and childbirth, many of which too often lead to the death of the baby, mother, or both. A pilot project in Mumbai called mMitra sends weekly voice messages to new and expecting mothers, providing critical information and advice on how to maintain their own health and that of their child. Hundreds of women have registered for the program, helping not only to increase the number healthy pregnancies and births, but creating additional, indirect impacts such as eliminating taboos against morning sickness and emphasizing the importance of women's health in general.

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  • For some, prenatal care is a community affair

    June 18, 2014 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Latin American women in San Francisco have suffered from post-partum depression, social isolation, and chronic stress at the time of their pregnancies. Run by midwives, the Centering Pregnancy program at the San Francisco General Hospital provides patient-centered care, an environment to speak in Spanish, and a nurturing community for women’s group appointments. The results boast fewer c-sections and pre-term births, and an improvement in emotional support and overall prenatal health.

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