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2.0KTackling youth homelessness in New Mexico
New Mexico consistently ranks toward the bottom among states for child welfare. In an under-resourced state with an overburdened system, a tight-knit group...
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2.1KAt home in Arkansas and globally, shooting survivor campaigns against gun violence
Between Jan. 1, 2022, and April 25, 2022, Little Rock, Ark. — the 24th most violent of 65 cities, according to the...
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2.5KYouth activists, firearms trainers and police oppose unlicensed gun laws in Georgia and other states
On April 12, Georgia became the 22nd state allowing unlicensed gun-owners to carry a concealed weapon, one in a spate of so-called...
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2.3KFor a child who killed their child, they chose restoration, not prison
The day they came face-to-face with the teen who accidentally shot and killed their son, Brad and Meagan Hulett confirmed, in their...
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2.7K‘We celebrate together’: Home visitation programs support new parents
In addition to providing basic prenatal and early childhood development education to parents, home visitors are also trained to screen for violence...
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4.7KA gang-banger since 8th grade, former Blood sets a new course with a former prosecutor’s help
There is no recent official count of how many individuals have departed gang life. In 2012, the most recent year that the...
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3.9KIn Florida’s murder capitol, gun suicides are overshadowed by gun homicides
It had been scarcely a year since his son was discharged from the Navy following a suicide attempt, Ramon Day said, and...
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3.5KChild tax credit payments poised to hit American family bank accounts
Millions of American families with children will start receiving monthly payments this week as a result of the temporary expanded child tax...
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3.0KFlorida Attorney Believes Lead Poisoning Is Partial Explanation For Low-income Neighborhood Crimes
Teri Sopp’s former self stares down from a wall in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office. The painting, a gift more...
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5.3KAfter-school Providers Can Assist Kids Experiencing Homelessness
As the pandemic continues, the number of people experiencing homelessness could rise — especially if eviction moratoriums are lifted. More children in...
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5.7KEducation For Young People In Shelters Was Already a Challenge — Then Coronavirus Hit
More than 40,000 K–12 public school students in Washington experienced homelessness in 2017–18, a number that has nearly doubled in the past...
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4.5KNY Orthodox Jewish Teenagers Charge COVID-19 Is Bringing Up Anti-Semitism
VIDEOGRAPHY AND PHOTO: MARCO POGGIO NEW YORK — They all had disturbing stories, and they all had a familiar ring to them. ...
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3.5KAlabama Activists Say Defunding Police Rooted In Legacy Of Southern Organizing
Black freedom fighters in Alabama once changed this country. Speaking onstage in Kelly Ingram Park on Juneteenth, Celestine Hood, a woman who...
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4.7KWashington State Young Adults Often End Up Homeless After Leaving Treatment
In Washington state, thousands of children and young adults like Patrick experience homelessness soon after exiting psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment.
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2.0KNew York Progressive Groups Say Including Police in Events Can Counter Their Intent
Watch video here NEW YORK — As soon as he sat down, 19-year-old Elijah Green knew he was going to be arrested....
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2.5KRole of Guns Not Tracked For LGBT Community
Today, Synthia Roy works at a tattoo parlor in Jacksonville, Fla., she does set design and makeup for horror films and recently...
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1.8KCoronavirus Produces School Closures, Uncertain Futures, Extra Stress for Alabama Teens
“You could say I’m an expert at being stuck at home,” said Jacob Frazier, a 17-year-old high school senior who is abiding...
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2.0KRural Residents Who Struggle With Mental Illness Are Isolated, Stigmatized, Not Near Help
Tucked in the Cheaha foothills of eastern Alabama, Ranburne is home to 409 people.
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2.6KJacksonville Organization Attacks Violence, Blight With Holistic Approach
On Nov. 14, Gary Ervin attended a vigil for a young life cut tragically short by gun violence. Days earlier, a 15-year-old...
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3.9KYear of Coverage On How Communities Target Gun Violence
The Center for Sustainable Journalism is covering how communities target gun violence through 2020. This video summarizes some of our coverage from...
