The Lullaby Project
Chris Peak 20,432Since 2011, the Lullaby Project, a Carnegie Hall program (part of its larger Musical Connections initiative) that ...
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The Running Program That's Pulled 13,000 Out of Homelessness
Chris Peak 19,627At 5:45 a.m., on a Friday morning, a group of about 20 homeless guys warmed up in a parking lot in East Harlem. In a ...
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Cafe Momentum: Serving Second Chances
Chris Peak 18,909At a Texas restaurant staffed by ex-offenders, young men ditch criminal backgrounds to roast, toast and saute ...
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Why Behavioral Science Has Become the Next Big Thing for Solving Society’s Problems
Chris Peak 16,519Over the past several decades, behavioral science researchers have uncovered a wealth of fascinating insights into ...
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A Library Where Kids Learn to Tinker
Chris Peak 12,462"Supplied with iPads, power tools, a 3-D printer, hot-glue guns, paint and buckets of marbles, buttons and other ...
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See the Seeds of Change Grown by One Bronx Woman
Chris Peak 11,089It began with a single tomato. Watching her own home-grown plant take form before her eyes, and tasting for herself ...
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Back on My Feet: Running to End Homelessness
Chris Peak 10,524Running has been known to alleviate a host of society's woes -- childhood obesity, stress, drug addiction. . . and ...
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This Is How You End the Foster Care to Prison Pipeline
Chris Peak 10,194For children reaching the age at which their foster care ends, transitioning to adulthood can be extremely ...
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