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Jamaica Fights to Break Grip of Violent Past

Damien Cave

August 17, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Jamaica

Marking a departure from other countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America, Jamaica has seen its crime rate fall after many years of lawlessness. A combination of factors helped bring this about, including putting resources toward combatting corruption, fostering community policing and also seeking help from outsiders to strengthen institutions. Progress may be tenuous if drug trafficking is pushed out elsewhere and lands in Jamaica, however many are optimistic permanent change has taken root.

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Mentoring Students to Prevent the ‘Summer Slide'

Peg Tyre

August 07, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Many students doing poorly in school are not doing poorly enough to go to city-mandated summer school - yet they will likely fall further behind their peers during the summer. A summer school program in New York City is having success with these kids – employing 11-year-olds as teachers.

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Young Movers, With a Passion for Change

David Bornstein

May 01, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Young people are often viewed as needing protection or needing correction. However, a Boston organization is creating young peacemakers and powerful change makers by taking kids seriously and giving them the tools to act on their ideas.

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Helping Where Help Is Wanted

Tina Rosenberg

January 10, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Vacant positions exist in many employment sectors, including in education and in hospitals. ReServe is a program that joins retired professionals to part-time paid positions in non-profits to perform duties. A controversy has emerged that suggests these positions should be paid at a professional-rate salary.

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The Power of Positive Coaching

David Bornstein

October 20, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

A group called Positive Coaching Alliance is training thousands of coaches and parents to change to culture of youth sports for the better, using a "relentlessly positive" approach, and trading out the win-at-all-costs ethos of professional sports for evidence-based, age-appropriate guidance to players.

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For Young Offenders, Hope in a Jury of Their Peers

Tina Rosenberg

October 13, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

For first-time youth criminal offenders, the traditional American jury falls short in encouraging behavioral change and may even set the juvenile on a course for repeated crimes. Washington, DC’s Youth Court is a jury that tries juveniles for minor non-violent offenses and offers peer pressure to prompt positive behavioral change. The DC Youth Court is one of many in the United States that reduces crime and future court costs.

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Forging a Life-Changing Bond

David Bornstein

October 11, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Child-mentoring programs around the United States have helped at-risk youth during crucial years of development. However, New York City's Friends of the Children has improved the model by placing at-risk youth with adult mentors for 12 years. The forged relationships between mentor and developing child have greatly reduced the probability of teenage pregnancy, incarceration, and school drop-outs, and is cost saving.

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For Children at Risk, Mentors Who Stay

David Bornstein

October 06, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A group in New York called Friends of the Children identifies high risk kids in the city and mentors them for 12 years helping them become emotionally stable and capable adults.

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Surviving and thriving: What works to make teens stronger, more resilient

Beatrice Motamedi

May 31, 2011 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In East Oakland, teens experience random violence, a lack of healthy food, and other sources of chronic stress. The consequences can be grave. At one school, the dropout rate is one in two. Learning to be resilient helps teens survive and even thrive. Multiple efforts are helping East Oakland teens to build this skill, including by connecting them with role models and mentors.

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The Power of the Playground

David Bornstein

April 07, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Great minds from Plato to Piaget have recognized the importance of play in healthy child development, but with bullying becoming more prevalent on school playgrounds and increased pressure to maximize school hours to boost performance on standardized tests, schools are struggling to implement meaningful recess. Playworks and other similar non-profit groups provide coaching for adults on how to help structure children's playtime to be healthy, productive, and enjoyable, while allowing children to explore on their own and develop positive relationships.

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