The reservation, a sovereign nation, is
home to the Oglala Lakota people approximately
40,000 residents living in more than
50 small communities and governed by the
Oglala Sioux Tribe. More than 50 percent of the population is
under the age of 18, and young people on Pine Ridge are 10 times more likely to commit
suicide than in any other community in
America. The percentage of young people on the reservation
clearly reflects the area’s low life
expectancy, but it also represents an opportunity
to transform the region by empowering
young people to become leaders who can
change the future of their community.

We wanted to run youth programs, build
housing, create jobs, improve health, and
do anything else needed to strengthen our
communities. The policies,
statutory decisions, and bureaucratic
processes that exist today have created silos,
separated people from resources, and most
important, discouraged people from feeling
empowered to create their destiny.

To tackle these interconnected problems
we chose a community development
corporation (CDC) model and created the
Thunder Valley Community Development
Corporation we didn’t want to be confined
to a narrow focus. As Oglala Lakota people
working through these issues on Pine Ridge,
we recognize that we need to return to our
ways and live in harmony with one another.

So far, our regeneration work has led to
the creation of two major initiatives that
are catalyzing Pine Ridge to build more equitable
communities. Since it passed the Oglala Sioux Tribal council
in 2012, it has brought more than $12 million
into the region in the form of grants, loans,
and investments to improve roads, build
homes, and create more livable communities.

Our approach to creating regional equity is
to build an actual physical community and
to create the associated models for development
that will sustain that community. We are now building a 34-
acre affordable, eco-friendly, place-based
community in the Porcupine district on Pine
Ridge. It
will emphasize home ownership and include
healthy, livable neighborhoods with walking
paths, a community wellness center, outdoor
youth spaces, artist live-and-work spaces, an
organic garden and farm, a workforce development
training center, and spaces to incubate
local businesses. And so our
message to philanthropy is this: If the goal is
fostering sustainable social and economic
change on a national scale, then funding
grassroots community organizations working
to create holistic pathways to healthy and
prosperous communities is crucial especially
if the change you seek is in the poorest
and most challenged communities.

We are working with and actively engaging
our community, and we are challenging
foundations and other private partners to
help us disrupt the status quo and build a
long-lasting commitment to the principles
of equity, regeneration, and social justice. We have a long way to go to create a lasting
ecosystem of opportunity so that our people,
and others who experience the effects
of generations of oppression and failed development,
can become their own agents of
change.

We have the ability to end poverty in
Native American communities in our lifetime
if the philanthropic community is ready
to partner with us, take risks, and invest in
long-term, community-led capacity-building
programs. There is a growing nonprofit sector in Native
America, the community development
finance institution movement is in full swing,
and we have powerful, resilient cultures to
rely on. By catalyzing the power of people to make change, community organizers equip
people at every level to overcome the myriad barriers to health.

Instead of dictating how people should change to meet the needs of the voting system, IDEO’s design team focused on how the system might be redesigned to meet people’s needs.

The Deaconess Foundation seeks to shift public policy, mobilize community
members, and strengthen advocacy efforts related to children and youth.

Louis, had lost its
accreditation in 2012, and in 2013 it found itself
at the center of a school transfer debacle
that at one point saw dozens of white parents
from nearby suburbs yelling for Normandy’s
predominantly black young people to leave
the schools in their communities and “go
home.” In
brief, the summer of 2014 marked the very
public diagnosis of an unhealthy community
with suffering youth and racial inequity as
the most prominent symptoms.

It brought home the point that, just
as place and poverty are social determinants
of health, racial equity is an important indicator of our communities’ health. The foundation
envisions a community that values
the health and well-being of all children and
gives priority attention to the most vulnerable. The plan aims to shift public
policy, mobilize community members, and
strengthen advocacy efforts related to children
and young people. In 2015, Deaconess followed up
by establishing the Ferguson Youth Organizing
Fund, which allows other donors to invest
through Deaconess. To date, outside funding partners have been
as diverse as the Public Welfare Foundation,
the Ford Foundation, the NBA Players’ Association
Foundation, Casey Family Programs,
and Anheuser Busch InBev.

From nonviolent direct actions (including
being arrested with clergy leaders attempting
to enter the US Attorney’s office on the
anniversary of Michael Brown’s death) to
closed-door strategy meetings, Deaconess
staff members have engaged directly, taking
on coordinating roles with community
organizers, elected officials, law enforcement,
local clergy, civil rights activists, and
national funders.

It has engaged more than 2,200 citizens
and 100 subject matter experts in more than
60 public meetings, and it has marshalled
nearly 20,000 volunteer hours to explore
issues such as citizen-law enforcement relations,
municipal courts and governance,
racial and ethnic relations, regional disparities
in health, education, housing, transportation,
child care, and family and community
stability.

The commission’s nearly $1 million
budget was funded primarily by the State
of Missouri through economic development,
community service, and community
development block grant dollars. Funding was also provided by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, Missouri Foundation
for Health, and Deaconess Foundation.

The Ferguson Commission report,
Forward Through Ferguson: A Path Toward
Racial Equity, was released on September 14,
2015.

Leading the commission gave Deaconess
the opportunity to influence the prioritizing
of policy recommendations, and we emphasized
the need to advance racial and health
equity, as well as to create policies that are supported by research and that will have generational
impact. Since the recommendations became public,
Deaconess has convened a group of community
organizing and advocacy organizations
to coordinate campaigns and public
actions to assure accountability for civic
leaders. In November 2015, we worked with
activists to host two public accountability
meetings where civic leaders including the
attorney general, the city mayor, legislators,
the Chamber of Commerce president, and
school superintendents pledged support
for Ferguson Commission calls to action.

In many ways, the Ferguson Commission
gave Deaconess an opportunity to learn
and explore its emerging approach to social
change in real time. Public testimony from
people directly affected assured robust community
engagement in policy development. He is president and CEO of Deaconess
Foundation, pastor of Saint John’s Church (The Beloved Community),
and co-chair of the Ferguson Commission.

The plan is to pursue continuous digital printing and drying of biopigment inks.

Four OSU professors from different departments have been chosen to collaborate on the textile research project: Alex Chang from the College of Chemical Engineering, Hsiou-Lien Chen from the College of Business, Sara Robinson from the College of Forestry and Wildlife, and Rajiv Malhotra from the College of Manufacturing Engineering.

“I like the collaboration because we can each bring different ideas,” Chang commented.

The four professors plan to start fully working on the research project in the beginning of March and hope to have significant results within the next three years.

“Together we hope to create a new drying technique using light photon energy to dry the ink faster and more efficiently,” Chang said. Conference of Mayors partnered with Walmart on the program to help increase production jobs.

Kathleen McLaughlin, president of the Walmart Foundation and chief sustainability officer, in an article published by Walmart News, relayed, “The U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund is part of Walmart and the Walmart Foundation’s broader commitment to foster new economic growth and opportunity and create stronger communities.”

In Jan. stores, including two in Oregon.

Over the next five years, the Walmart Foundation will annually grant the five leading research and academic schools in the country a total of $2.84 million in donations for their research focused on textile production innovations.

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Genesis provides free dental screenings, oral health tips | Local News | gctelegram.com

Children, particularly younger ones, can have a difficult time expressing when something is bothering them or if they are in pain.

For instance, if a young child has a cavity, he or she may become withdrawn, tired and cranky and avoid crunchy fruits and vegetables.

This is just one tidbit of information that was shared with children and their parents Wednesday at a free dental screening held at Genesis Family Health, 712 St. John St.

aWeare promoting Childrenas Dental Health Month, so weare trying to encourage cleaning and good oral health for the kids,a said Sandra Valdez, Lifetime Smiles coordinator.

From 2 to 5 p.m., both children and adults could get free screenings, fluoride treatments and education about the importance of good oral health.

Dental hygienist Haley Lewton said the screening process is designed to help identify dental issues.

aWeare just screening their oral conditions, basically letting the patient know whether they need a cleaning, if we would recommend orthodontics, if they need to do a better job brushing, if they have any cavities,a Lewton said. That means the enamel has softened,a she said.

Lewton said she screened a man in his 30s Wednesday who had never been to a dentist.

aA lot of people donat have any idea whatas going on in their mouth,a she said.

While she examined his teeth, she educated the man on the importance of regular cleanings and how to properly brush and floss his teeth.

Applying fluoride varnish, a highly concentrated form of fluoride, is beneficial, she said, because fluoride helps protect teeth and strengthen enamel.

According to webmd.com, fluoride helps prevent tooth decay by making the tooth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth.

For more serious dental issues, Lewton advised patients to see a dentist.

aIam not here to diagnose a problem, but I can say, aYou might have a possible cavity. You should get that looked at,aa she said.

The staff also was handing out pamphlets in both English and Spanish with recommendations for practicing good oral health at home.

One of the pamphlets provided tips to encourage children to brush, singing or telling a story while the child brushes, guiding the childas hand to show him or her how itas done, and by creating a routine.

The pamphlet also advised that brushing be done in the morning and after the last meal at night.

Genesis Family Health typically provides screenings, fluoride varnish applications, sealants and cleanings, as well as oral health education, in schools and Head Start programs in southwest Kansas through its Lifetime Smiles program.

In an email to The Telegram, Sarah Trapp, chief development officer with Genesis Family Health, said the Lifetime Smiles program is funded primarily by a state Primary Care dental grant and with federal funds.

She said 18 counties in western Kansas are served by Genesis Family Healthas Lifetime Smiles program, including Greeley, Scott, Lane, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Hodgeman, Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Wichita and Clark counties.

The program serves about 10,000 children annually.

Irish Impact 2015: Social Entrepreneurship and the Power of Impact Investing // News // Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship // University of Notre Dame Impact investing has the power to drive worldwide social change, and Andi has seen this firsthand through the firm’s impact investing business focused on community development, social impact bonds and financing for small businesses.

Southland Girls’ High School year 12 students Bayleigh Hair, left, Acacia Symons, Chloe Johnston, Anisha Gillan and Thiare Urbina discuss their idea for Luminant Lights candles at the Southland Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Enterprise Day.

Standing up to bullying can be as easy as wearing a ribbon – at least if the idea of a group of Southland students comes to fruition.

Aparima College students Sarayha MacDonald, Tyla Lonneker and Kaleb Lamb said on Thursday their company, “Sweeten Up Your Day,” would sell ribbons in different colours, which could be worn to raise awareness of the issue of bullying.

The students presented their idea as part of the Southland Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Enterprise Day, which was held on Thursday at the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club.

More than 100 students from Aparima College, Mt Aspiring College, Southland Girls’ High School, Southland Boys’ High School, and James Hargest College took part, presenting ideas to business leaders.

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The programme, run in conjunction with the Southland Chamber of Commerce, will see the students’ ideas turned into real products during the year.

MacDonald said the idea of anti-bullying ribbons was an example of enterprise for a cause – also known as social enterprise.

“[Bullying] is quite bad in society and has quite a bad effect on people,” she said.

“We just want to put a stop to it. A part of the money raised would also be given to anti-bullying organisations, MacDonald said.

Southland Girls’ High School year 12 students Bayleigh Hair, Acacia Symons, Chloe Johnston, Anisha Gillan and Thiare Urbina said they hoped to sell their scented candles – known as “Luminant Lights” – at schools and online to a target audience of women aged 30 and older.

Urbina said there were also plans to sell tealight candles, which would be targeted towards teens and people buying gifts.

“We definitely have an idea of what we’d like it to look like,” she said.

“We did lots of research.”

Young Enterprise Scheme community manager Sasha Webb said students would get to keep the profits after tax from the businesses they created as part of the programme.

“We really believe in the value of authentic educational experiences,” she said.

“This provides students an opportunity to learn by doing.

MacArthur Foundation gives grants exclusively to Chicago arts scene | abc7chicago.com MacArthur Foundation gives grants exclusively to Chicago arts scene The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation has chosen Chicago’s cultural landscape and arts scene to exclusively receive its artist grants in 2016.

The foundation named 14 Chicago arts organizations as the recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, totaling $6.5 million in grants. Each organization will receive between $200,000 and $1 million.

The organizations awarded grants are: Red Orchid Theater, Albany Park Theater Project, Chicago Film Archives, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Sinfonietta, Eighth Blackbird, Hyde Park Art Center, Links Hall, Lookinglass Theater, Lucky Plus Productions, The Hypocrites, Timeline Theater and Young Chicago Authors.

The decision to award these grants solely to Chicago arts and culture community reflects the foundation’s commitment to its hometown and its hope to strengthen the city’s vibrant cultural life, a spokesperson said.

Many of the recipients are small and struggling theaters and arts centers, and the grants could mean they survive to provide more art and entertainment for Chicago audiences.

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Would more tiny homes help Seattle’s homeless crisis?Would more tiny homes help Seattle’s homeless crisis?

Community members met Wednesday for their first “Tiny House Summit.”(Photo: Josh Green, KING 5)

SEATTLE a A Seattle City Council member thinks there should be a stepped up approach when it comes to addressing the city’sA declared emergency on homelessness.

“With a tiny house or with a modular or with any place where you can lock your door you’ve got that respect where you can get yourself stabilized.”

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