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  • Pese a lo que muestran las cifras, otras formas de paternar son posibles en Ecuador

    Diana Romero

    January 05, 2023 |

    Indómita |

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    Response Location: Ecuador

    Aunque la cifra es ínfima en comparación a las horas que las mujeres dedican a labores de trabajo no remunerado, iniciativas como Papás que cuidan, el Club de hombres por el buen trato y Tribu Papás, ayudan a algunos a ser más conscientes de su rol y a paternar desde la sensibilidad. Hasta 2021, los programas han realizado unos cientos de talleres y han beneficiado a millones de personas.

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  • Brighton's holistic approach to housing aims to break the cycle for the next generation

    Jennifer Brown

    December 14, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Brighton, Colorado

    The Brighton Housing Authority uses a holistic approach to help those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. The organization provides tutoring to kids, runs a domestic violence program that provides temporary housing, and gives out rent and gas vouchers to those in need.

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  • Empty schools! Solutions for absenteeism.

    Kimberly Gill

    December 07, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit Public Schools is tackling chronic absenteeism by addressing the underlying reasons students are absent. Attendance agents work with families to address their needs and connect them to necessary resources like food, transportation, and school supplies.

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  • Court program seeks volunteers to help children through legal process

    Caitlin Schmidt

    November 22, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Pima County, Arizona

    Court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) are trained volunteers appointed by a judge to represent a child’s best interests throughout the foster care system and adoption court processes. CASAs spend time with the children to get to know them and their situations, including their medical, psychological and social needs, to advocate on their behalf. The CASA program began in the 1970s; today, there are about 1,000 CASA programs nationwide.

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  • Tucson House staff, partners help young residents prepare for school

    Caitlin Schmidt

    November 21, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson C.A.R.E.S., through the public housing community Tucson House, provides resources and services like pop-up pet vaccine clinics, food assistance, eviction prevention and connections to physical and mental health care, to residents in need. Tucson C.A.R.E.S. referred about 700 residents to various service providers in its first year.

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  • Alleviating food insecurity

    Mary Lou Masters

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    New Path 1010 provides weekend food bags to families in need at 10 schools in Barrow County. The organization distributes roughly 300 bags of food each weekend, and nearly 93 percent of students surveyed said the food bags helped their families.

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  • Preventing learning slides over summer vacation

    Michael Doty

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Books for Keeps hosts free book fairs to keep children and their families reading year-round. In 2022, the organization gave away more than 58,000 books, the most it has ever donated in a single year.

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  • Fostering Hope for children in the foster care system

    Nicole Norvell

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: Georgia, Jefferson

    Fostering Hope is a community closet that provides new and gently used clothing to children in the foster care system. The organization has helped nearly 2,500 kids get a new wardrobe.

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  • Home in Mooresville opens its doors to offer hope to women and children without a home

    Fred Shropshire

    November 15, 2022 |

    WCNC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Mooresville, North Carolina

    Hope of Mooresville takes a non-judgemental approach to help women and children experiencing homelessness by providing a safe, dignified space to live in while helping them find permanent housing and employment.

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  • Effort aims to streamline services for Tucson crime survivors

    Caitlin Schmidt

    October 09, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    One-stop hubs that include multiple services and resources for survivors of family and interpersonal violence, like the one in Richmond, California, simplify the process for survivors and keep them from having to tell their stories over and over again.

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