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Paid training, tuition assistance may be key to solving New York's nursing home staffing crisis

Tom Dinki

May 04, 2022 |

WBFO |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

In an effort to boost staff and retain current healthcare workers, Catholic Health and McGuire Group's nursing homes are working with D’Youville University to fund the education of those interested in becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA). Participants are paid for their time spent training and taking courses and are guaranteed a job once they complete the program. Catholic Health and the McGuire Group hired 29 CNAs from the program in 2022 across its nine nursing homes in the Western part of the state.

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How Michigan police agencies are training to respond to 911 calls with autistic people

Susan Vela

April 22, 2022 |

Hometown Life |

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Response Location: United States, Northville, Michigan

The Northville Township Police Department and Michigan State Police (MSP) are adapting new autism awareness techniques by participating in the Action For Autism program. The program helps officers better understand people with autism to interact with them without making quick judgments that can result in violence. Officers who go through the training have begun gathering profiles of members of the area’s autistic community to be used in 911 calls and have begun carrying calming bags in their patrol cars. The MSP alone has trained about 1,500 MSP troopers and department personnel.

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Zero Tolerance to FGM in Okpala Umukwune

Chidera Rosecamille Aneke

February 06, 2022 |

Stories That Matter NG |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Okpala Umukwune

A community in Nigeria educated residents about the dangers of female genital mutation and implemented a fine to stop the practice.

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Virginia clean energy job training program climbs its own learning curve

Elizabeth McGowan

January 25, 2022 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

To ensure that marginalized communities, include Black residents and the formerly incarcerated, have the skills and opportunity to be a part of the growing solar and energy-efficiency industry in the community, Bridging the Gap offers free, intensive solar-training courses to them.

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'A clear winner': How education in prison can help people after release

Paul Cuno-Booth

December 13, 2021 |

Granite State News Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Correctional education opportunities provide a number of benefits: Skills, self-esteem, job opportunities, and lower chances of going back to prison. Educational opportunities for people serving prison time decrease the possibility of recidivism by 30 percent.

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This program trains Detroiters for in-demand jobs with livable wages - and fast

Rhonda J. Smith

September 23, 2021 |

Detour Detroit |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Detroit Learning Center provides job training for in-demand roles that provide living wages. The programs offered continuously change and align with current employer demands to provide competitive opportunities for participants. Over 1,000 trainees have graduated from the numerous programs offered at DLC.

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Surviving in One of the World's Deadliest Places for Trans People

Alyza Enriquez

August 24, 2021 |

Vice |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

Mexico’s first official shelter for former trans sex workers, Casa Hogar Paola Buenrostro, provides residents with tools trans women cannot typically access such as health care, education, and job training.

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From a Prison Garden Sprouts Real Growth

Hannah Wallace

July 27, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

Lettuce Grow teaches gardening skills to 200 incarcerated people per year in 16 Oregon prisons and juvenile detention centers. The teaching includes college-level courses and hands-on gardening on prison grounds, which then yields hundreds of thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables for prison kitchens. Graduates of the program commit many fewer crimes than the average ex-prisoner and have found work after prison at nurseries and in other horticultural pursuits.

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Michigan's free tuition program is showing early success

Aaron Parseghian

June 14, 2021 |

WXMI-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Michigan

A new initiative in Michigan is helping locals over the age of 25 attending community college free of charge. The Reconnect program helps those who have yet to complete a post-secondary degree by covering all the costs of either starting or finishing community college degrees. So far, the program has helped enroll over 70,000 people in the state.

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How COVID Impacts Education — Prison Literature Club Adapts During COVID Lockdowns

Annakai Hayakawa Geshlider

March 11, 2021 |

Rafu Shimpo |

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Response Location: United States, San Quentin, California

An educational program called ROOTS (Restoring Our Original True Selves) taught at San Quentin prison in Marin County, California, has transformed into the Literature Club due to the pandemic and has reached other nearby prisons. The Literature Club, started by the Asian Prisoner Support Committee in Oakland, pairs people who are incarcerated with people outside, and they exchange emails to update each other on their reading progress and reflections. "More than a reading group, it’s a supportive space where emotions are openly discussed."

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