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  • Innovative program helps Lawrence, MA, get off the mat

    Tom Condon
    2022-06-02 01:38:18 UTC
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    November 02, 2020 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Lawrence, Massachusetts

    A program in Lawrence, MA has helped hundreds of families to enter the paid labor force by connecting with them via their children’s’ schools. Using a $700,000 grant, the program connects with parents when they register a child for school. Schools offer programs through resource centers that help them get the training and connections needed to find a job. Oftentimes the parents also get an actual job referral. A key component of the program is English language training as well as skills courses in healthcare, education, manufacturing, and other fields.

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  • Only 1 of 3 Black boys is ready for kindergarten. How one organization is trying to improve that

    Arezow Doost
    2020-11-14 19:40:20 UTC
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    October 12, 2020 |

    KXAN-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The African American Youth Harvest Foundation in Austin, Texas, is aiming to close the gap for young Black boys who are not ready for kindergarten. The nonprofit works closely with families, and helps provide for immediate needs, like food, childcare, and utility bills. In the future, it hopes to employ social workers to address a wider swath of critical concerns and address learning issues among both Black and Hispanic boys, from birth to age 5.

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  • Seniors Stay Connected Despite COVID-19

    Ellen Endo
    2020-10-28 23:28:02 UTC
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    October 01, 2020 |

    Rafu Shimpo |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Senior citizens in Los Angeles are coping with isolation during these times of social distancing by learning how to use technology that will connect them to their loved ones. Technology training specifically geared to the elderly include lessons about social media, making zoom calls, and using tablets and smart phones. Seniors are also being supported through home deliveries and weekly phone calls just to check in and say 'hi'.

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  • En Italie, la coopérative des migrants

    Giacomo Sini, Dario Antonelli
    2021-07-09 01:35:40 UTC
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    June 17, 2020 |

    Mediapart |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Italy

    Non loin de Rome, en Italie, des immigrés d’Afrique subsaharienne ont créé en 2012 leur propre coopérative afin de subvenir à leurs besoins. Ils étaient migrants sans papiers, exploités dans des coopératives agricoles. Aujourd’hui, la coopérative Barikama produit des yaourts et légumes bio. La vente permet à chaque coopérateur de recevoir un salaire et d'obtenir un permis de séjour.

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  • La sécu solidaire des mamans sans-papiers

    Sarah Freres
    2021-07-08 21:11:44 UTC
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    June 04, 2020 |

    Imagine Demain le monde |

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    Response Location: Belgium, Liège

    En Belgique, des mamans sans titre de séjour légal ont mis en place une sécu solidaire pour combler certaines lacunes de l’aide médicale urgente (AMU), la seule aide sociale de l’Etat accordée à toutes les personnes indigentes et sans titre de séjour. Alimentée par des citoyens solidaires et les femmes elles-mêmes, elle permet de payer différents frais (juridiques, de déplacement, alimentaires, de santé...)

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  • Précarité et épidémie : comment protéger les sans-abris

    Marine Mugnier, Delphine Tayac
    2021-07-08 20:40:35 UTC
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    June 01, 2020 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France, Nantes

    Les consignes de précaution sanitaire ont eu du mal à atteindre les personnes les plus précaires pendant le confinement. À Toulouse, les associations et professionnels de santé ont innové pour éviter le pire.

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  • In virus-hit South Korea, AI monitors lonely elders

    Kim Tong-Hyung
    2020-07-20 18:47:09 UTC
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    May 31, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    About 3,200 mostly older South Koreans living alone are monitored by voice-enabled smart speakers to check on their welfare during the coronavirus shutdown. Use of web search terms indicating distress, or when the devices aren’t used for more than 24 hours, can trigger a call or visit from social workers in an effort to prevent the elderly from dying alone. The innovation is among the tools South Korean health authorities used, including sophisticated tracking apps for contact tracing, to help the country keep the pandemic in check. But they also have raised a number of privacy concerns.

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  • Covid et malades psy : le téléphone pour garder les pieds sur terre

    Lucie Dupont
    2021-07-08 20:22:20 UTC
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    May 29, 2020 |

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    Response Location: France, Lille

    Pour empêcher de perdre de vue les patients suivis en centres médico-psychologiques lors du confinement, l’Établissement public de santé mentale de l’agglomération lilloise a eu recours en urgence à l’outil le plus simple qui soit : le téléphone. Une solution qui a montré un réel potentiel… et de sérieuses limites.

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  • #PourEux : cuisiner un « bon petit plat » pour les SDF de sa ville

    Marie Tranchant
    2020-07-24 17:52:48 UTC
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    May 20, 2020 |

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    Response Location: France, Lille

    Né au début du confinement à Lyon, Lille et Paris, le mouvement #PourEux s’est étendu petit à petit dans plusieurs villes de France et d’ailleurs. Le principe est simple et sans engagement : des bénévoles cuisinent une part de plus, des livreurs viennent chercher le panier repas et l’offrent à un sans-abri ou une personne précaire.

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  • Coronavirus : le Sénégal se mobilise pour protéger les personnes atteintes du sida

    Théa Ollivier
    2021-07-08 20:29:18 UTC
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    May 17, 2020 |

    Le Monde |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Senegal, Dakar

    Comment des structures de santé au Sénégal ont pris des mesures pour assurer la continuité des soins des personnes atteinted du sida, mais également le dépistage du VIH et le soutien psychologique aux malades.

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  • Solutions journalism…
    • Describes a response to a problem and how it works.
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    • Presents the available evidence about the effectiveness of a response.
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  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories — rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. We vet and tag every story in the Story Tracker, which offers an inspiring and useful collection of the thousands of ways people are working to solve problems around the world.

  • You can learn more about how we source, vet, and tag stories here, as well as how we share them. We also have video tutorials in Spanish and French that show how to use the Solutions Story Tracker to find what you need.

  • Story collections are curated by our staff or other partners to explore a theme, pattern, or trend via selected solutions stories and external resources. Some story collections focus on an in-depth exploration of a topic with solutions journalism; others highlight journalists and how they report on topics. Certain story collections include discussion questions and notes, so that educators and community discussion leaders can lead learners to fully engage with the stories.

  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is powered by user submissions. We encourage submissions from journalists, as well as from anyone who has an eye for solutions journalism. Click here to submit. (Why submit? So many reasons!)

  • You can submit a story directly on the Solutions Story Tracker®. You will be prompted to register or log into the Solutions Journalism Network website, if you are already logged in. (It is free to register!) Logging in allows you to track the status of your submissions under My Profile, as well as save your favorite stories, create story collections and story alerts, and access other helpful features of our website.

  • After you submit a story to us and assign it a topic, it is sent to one of our Solutions Story Tracker team members. Our team member evaluates the story for the four qualities of solutions journalism, and on the basics: The story must come from a news outlet and have a date and a byline. If the story meets our criteria, our team tags it accordingly and adds it to the database. If the story falls short of the mark, our team will include the reason why. We include stories in the Story Tracker that meet our standards of solutions journalism. Inclusion does not mean we support the initiatives, policies, organizations or approaches featured in those stories.

    Discover common reasons why a story may miss the mark for inclusion in the Solutions Story Tracker®.

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  • Solutions Journalism Network features these stories in the searchable database making them publicly accessible to anyone who wants to search for rigorous reporting on solutions to social problems. Any story that is added has the potential to make more impact than its original purpose. Added stories are used in journalism trainings, school curricula, research projects, and independent analysis on issue area trends. This now includes artificial intelligence tools, which are applied for educational value to find stories and support story vetting, as well as to extract insights from the stories. SJN has digital products and newsletters that give new life and exposure to the stories meeting people where they are at. Story data also is used to develop innovative tools to reach the general public with solutions journalism as well as some specific research projects requested by researchers. If you have any questions or concerns about our use of story data or added stories, please contact Lita Tirak.

  • News outlets determine whether all users can access their stories — and some limit the number of stories that anyone can view, or require a subscription. The majority of stories in the database can be accessed for free.

  • We work with journalists, academic researchers and others who feel that our database will support their research. We are especially interested in research that seeks to develop new insights about solutions journalism and its spread and its impact on social problems. Please complete all sections of the Data Request Form, and we will contact you to discuss your request in greater detail.

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