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  • Free Our Youth

    January 28, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project (YASP) offers support for youth experiencing incarceration. Funded by personal donations and grants, they offer art workshops and classes on how to navigate the justice system, manage funds to bail individuals out, and advocate for criminal justice reform. Their advocacy also helped end the practice of sentencing juveniles to life without parole.

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  • Rewriting the narrative

    January 16, 2020 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    At the Motus Theater, formerly incarcerated individuals participate in JustUs – a performative program that gives them the space to share their stories. The Boulder-based program aims to complicate the narrative of those that commit crimes, surfacing the systemic, punitive nature of criminal justice. For those that participate, it provides them a literal platform to share their pain, trauma, and growth.

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  • In one revolutionary language, a community taps the power of touch

    January 15, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    American sign language has long been used to help populations to communicate with one another, but it does not serve the DeafBlind community very well because it is meant to be seen. To address this shortcoming, a group of DeafBlind people created a new way to communicate known as Protactile, or PT, which offers a greater sense of surroundings, connection, and engagement.

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  • Bonin/Huizar Look to Citywide Collaborative Housing Program to End Homelessness for Thousands of Angelenos

    December 12, 2019 |

    Streetsblog LA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The success of a pilot program that successfully housed several dozen people in Los Angeles is the basis of current proposed legislation. The program known as "SHARE! Collaborative Housing" finds housing for people with disabilities and those experiencing homelessness by matching people with homeowners in residential neighborhoods and places its members with other people who are going through similar struggles. Over 25 percent of participants are fully employed and move out within a year. SHARE! is more cost effective and successful than traditional government methods used to alleviate homelessness.

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  • For Veterans in Jail, This Anti-Violence Workshop Provides Support

    December 09, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    The Alternatives to Violence Project, an international nonprofit, provides workshops around conflict resolution, personal growth, and other social skills to people experiencing incarceration. While a large-scale organization, individual prisons have the agency to implement the workshops. In Washington’s Pierce county, they tailor their workshops for veterans experiencing incarceration, teaching community-building, self-reflection, listening, and de-programming aggression and violence.

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  • Healing a Divided Nation Begins Face to Face

    November 12, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, South Lebanon, Ohio

    Personal connections contribute to more productive discourse, reducing polarization and divisiveness. Outreach projects such as those led by the Better Angels nonprofit and KUOW-FM in Seattle encourage conversations between individuals with differing political points of view. KUOW has run several “Ask A…” programs, including “Ask a Muslim” and “Ask a police officer,” which focus on building conservations. The Better Angels program, which includes workshops centered on discourse, has spread nationwide.

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  • Easing the Way Home for Returning Senior Citizens

    October 14, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For seniors re-entering after incarceration, San Francisco’s Senior Ex-Offenders Program (SEOP) is there to help with the transition. The program offers transitional housing, employment services, and even assistance for minor things like getting a debit card or help with transportation. SEOP has partnered with the city, county, and law enforcement to strengthen its efforts, a key one being the one-on-one assistance and support groups that have shown the most impact with participants.

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  • “Burnout is real”: The importance of engaging in self-care practices when faced with trauma

    April 29, 2019 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Kensington, Pennsylvania

    Peer mentoring and other mindfulness practices are being implemented into industries where vicarious trauma or secondary traumatic stress can occur. These self-care practices are intended to help promote resiliency in positions where the employer is oftentimes taking on the stressors of their clients, which in turn impacts their own mental health and overall wellbeing.

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  • Incarcerated Men Write the Stories of Wall City

    April 29, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Quentin, California

    Partnerships between those incarcerated and volunteers from the outside are crucial. Collaborations—such as the one between the Wall City magazine, the UC Berkeley, and the San Quentin Journalism Guild—make it possible for those incarcerated to have a voice. The publication of the newspaper not only informs discourse, it also serves as a way to help rehabilitate and reengage those behind bars.

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  • North Country task force gives support to addiction counselors

    April 23, 2019 |

    New Hampshire Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Littleton, New Hampshire

    Counselors and caregivers need support, too. In New Hampshire, the North Country Task Force on Improving Opioid Treatment Outcomes is focusing on giving those working on the front lines of the opioid addiction crisis the tools to manage their own self-care. Funded by a grant, the task force is addressing the vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue that can undermine the quality of care given to those suffering from addiction.

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