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Bonds That Combat the Isolation of Military Life

David Bornstein

March 20, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Frequent deployments and relocations create career hurdles for military spouses and pull families away from their support networks. Blue Star Families, a nonprofit founded in 2009, is working with volunteers in 35 chapters around the world to help military families connect and communicate their experiences to policymakers and the American public. More than half of surveyed families say that they would not recommend military service to their children, a potentially serious issue for the all-volunteer force which recruits heavily from families with histories of service.

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They fled war in Syria. Today, they manufacture emergency equipment for Canadians

Jenny Uechi

March 09, 2017 |

National Observer |

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Response Location: Canada, Delta, British Columbia

In British Columbia, there is a severe shortage of workers for manufacturing jobs. Eighteen companies are uniting to employ refugees to fill the gap. The B.C. Alliance for Manufacturing is working with non-profit organizations to provide training, ensure refugees are paid a decent wage, and ensure they are respected in their new workplaces.

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What Hospitals Waste

Marshall Allen Tristan Spinski

March 09, 2017 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

U.S. hospitals waste an estimated $765 billion every year (National Academy of Medicine), and a large portion of this is wasted in the form of discarded medical supplies. Usually, these supplies are still in their original packaging and aren't even close to expiring. An organization called Partners for World Health collects these supplies from hospitals near Portland, Maine and ships them to other countries and medical clinics in need.

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Baltimore turns to a life-saving opioid overdose antidote, but it's no cure for the crisis

Pamela Kirkland

March 01, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In Maryland, people are being trained to administer naloxone, the drug that can save people from an opioid overdose, in order to combat the opioid crisis. Some people are even trained on street corners. Already 20,000 people have been trained, and more states are following suit.

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Help Is on the Way for Low-Income Co-op Buildings in NYC

Oscar Perry Abello

March 01, 2017 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Habitat for Humanity, best known for its work building houses, is now working to become a Community Development Financial Institution in New York. The city has a history of buildings owned as cooperatives. However, a specific type of municipal debt negatively impacts many of these buildings. Habitat for Humanity’s New York chapter is working to provide loans to help cooperative owners pay off this debt. It will help individuals, while also marking a turning point in what the large nonprofit provides as a service.

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Philadelphia Reentry Coalition wants to solve for the 'severe lack of data on returning citizens'

Tony Abraham

February 21, 2017 |

Generocity |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Two, separate coalitions in Philadelphia, whose aim is to lower recidivism rates, joined into one. Aviva Tevah, the director of the coalition, will have to merge the vision and goals of the 80 plus members. “We set new targets, a new organizational structure and focused on what it would look like to build the infrastructure for deeper collaboration in the future.”

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‘They turned my life around': The people who work with rough sleepers

Claire Burke

February 17, 2017 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Westminster

Homelessness is on the rise in the UK, and for many "rough sleepers," finding sustainable support can be nearly impossible. But a number of charities, including Crisis, St. Mungo'ss, and Centrepoint are starting to take a more comprehensive approach to the problem by addressing mental health issues and their significant impact on prolonged homelessness. Now the charities focus on "a psychologically-informed approach."

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School for underprivileged girls teaches feminist principles in India

Kristi Eaton

February 16, 2017 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

In Lucknow, India, a unique school uses a curriculum grounded in feminist principles to instill confidence and a deep understanding of the country's patriarchal systems in girls from the surrounding impoverished neighborhoods.

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Almost all girls were cut in her Ethiopian village. Not anymore, thanks to her.

Amy Yee

January 26, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

When Bogaletch Gebre was a girl she underwent a dangerous procedure, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The practice requires the removal of all, or part of the clitoris. It can lead to scarring, bleeding, and sometimes even death. When she grew up and learned the harmful effects of the procedure, she and her sister decided to create a non profit to end the practice. “Today, KMG is credited with virtually eliminating FGM in Kembata, a region of 680,000.” What’s worked so well for the non profit? Community conversations. “Community conversations can work anywhere where human beings live together,” Gebre says. “

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Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia

Amy Yee

January 05, 2017 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

An estimated 200 million woman have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a procedure which can lead to “hemorrhaging, scarring, infections and psychological trauma.” However, one nonprofit, called KMG, has made giant strides in their community and reduced the practice from 97 percent to five percent. How do you change FGM? You talk. “We don’t dictate, we just discuss,” said the founder.

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