Resolve Magazine

07/11/2022

We officially changed our name to findhelp films! 📽️

Follow us on the following platforms to keep up with our latest stories:

❖ Facebook: findhelp
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❖ Our new website: https://findhelpfilms.com/

25/12/2021

This holiday season, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who helped shape our storytelling initiative. To the nonprofits and community organizations whose stories we tell, thank you for inspiring us to do the work we do.

We’re looking forward to continuing to tell your stories next year and in the years to come. Happy holidays!

29/11/2021

A recent national poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that 38 percent of households reported serious financial problems in the last few months.

The federal government has devoted tens of billions of dollars to rent relief, but only about 16 percent of those funds have been dispersed to renters in need.

With such a persistent level of need, organizations at the community level have done their best to help people make ends meet. In the last three months, our partners at findhelp have recorded over 130,000 housing service referrals across the country. These services include people seeking rent or utility assistance, temporary shelter, and help finding housing.

Read the full report: https://hubs.li/H0_P3qC0

25/11/2021

This Thanksgiving, we want to share one of our older stories about Pastor Paul Montoya, who looks after the homeless community in Pueblo, CO by delivering daily lunches and supplies.

Pastor Paul’s kindness reminds us of our partnering team at findhelp and the organizations we document who work to serve their communities to address social care issues. Without them, our magazine wouldn’t be possible.

Watch our video: https://hubs.li/H0_L4wf0

22/11/2021

We’re proud to announce that our very own Senior Multimedia Producer, Jim Tuttle, had his film “Training and a Chance” accepted into the Autism Society of Texas's Film Festival! We’re excited that a member of our team’s work is being recognized and that individuals with autism are being celebrated across Texas.

“Training and a Chance” follows Chef W. Reith and special education professional Allison Kolanko, who work to address unemployment in the autism community at Not Your Typical Deli in Gilbert, Arizona.

Read more: https://hubs.li/H0_BZ_R0

Attend the festival (in-person or virtually): https://hubs.li/H0_B-gF0

19/11/2021

Meet Ethan Martinez: Diagnosed at a young age with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, a dangerous autoimmune disease that causes brain swelling, Ethan, a once-healthy boy, started losing his ability to speak, walk, eat, and remember.

For the Martinez Family, Ethan’s illness has brought tremendous worry and stress. As for Ethan, the illness has impacted both his physical and mental health.

Learn more more about Ethan’s story and the relationship between mental health and chronic illnesses here: https://hubs.li/H0_r1Rd0

Children with chronic illnesses are at least twice as likely as healthy children to develop a mental health disorder yet few programs cater to the needs of these children and their families.

18/11/2021

In 2016, JUST, a nonprofit financial platform, was cofounded in Austin, Texas.

JUST invests in ambitious Texas women to start and grow their businesses. Based on trust, they created a different way for hard working families to get ahead both personally and professionally. Since their start, JUST has lent over $8 million with a 99% repayment rate to Hispanic and Black women across the state.

Watch our latest video to see how JUST is contributing to closing the racial wealth gap in Texas: https://hubs.li/H0_s-920

A Texas nonprofit is working to close the state’s racial wealth gap through microcredit lending.

14/11/2021

In case you missed it! Here is The Other Ones, our short film about the evolution of the Esperanza Community in Austin, Texas. Check it out and see how The Other Ones Foundation is building a community to create safety and opportunity for their unhoused neighbors.

12/11/2021

In our last installment of our four-part miniseries on the housing and public health crisis, we want to highlight Jordan Ayala, a member of KC Tenants, a group working to address housing complexities that impact thousands of residents in Kansas City, MO.

Jordan is an economics Ph.D. candidate at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, a research scholar with the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative at Bard College, and a member of the KC Tenants Strategy Team. Raised in Kansas, Ayala spent much of his twenties traveling and working in music and music education. After returning to Kansas City to continue his education, he joined KC Tenants in early 2020 to organize, support actions as security and police liaison, and eventually began to conduct data research and fight for housing rights.

Read about Jordan: https://hubs.li/H0-HwsB0

11/11/2021

It’s happening! Over the course of a year, we’ve followed the evolution of the Esperanza Community in Austin, which is home to 150 people experiencing homelessness.

This led us to the creation of ‘The Other Ones,’ a film about The Other Ones Foundation, a hardworking group of people who are building a safe, restorative environment in the midst of Austin's housing crisis.

Today we finally have the opportunity to share this powerful story about their work with you all!

Check it out here: https://hubs.li/H0_2YrV0

Important mentions: Temporary shelters were originally crafted for USA for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency by IKEA Foundation and Better Shelter.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes

One organization in Austin, TX attributes homelessness to a ‘catastrophic loss of community,’ so they set out to build one.

10/11/2021

Today, in our third installment of our miniseries on the housing and public health crisis, we want to highlight Magda Werkmeister, a member of KC Tenants, a group working to fight back against evictions in Kansas City, MO.

Magda coordinates the KC Tenants Hotline, which provides support and resources for callers across the area who are experiencing unsafe housing conditions and evictions. She is a student at Swarthmore College near Philadelphia, where she studies education and English. When campus housing closed at the beginning of the pandemic, Werkmeister returned home to live with her parents in Kansas City, where she became involved with KC Tenants.

Read about Magda: https://hubs.li/H0-HCB_0

09/11/2021

Today, we want to introduce you to The Other Ones Foundation: a nonprofit organization that works to provide low-barrier income opportunities, hygiene facilities, and case management services for our unhoused neighbors in Austin, Texas.

Watch this short trailer for a sneak peak of our upcoming story with TOOF and the people they work to serve!



Full story coming this Thursday (11/10)!

08/11/2021

Bringing attention to the pandemic’s impact on housing insecurity is something we truly care about as we work hard to support organizations in our network in their tireless effort to help people affected by this crisis.

Check out the full story on Austin’s camping ban and the effects it’s had in our community here: https://hubs.li/H0-QwNf0

A pandemic, extreme weather, and new city mandates create a perfect storm for thousands of people without a place to call home.

08/11/2021

Today, in our four-part miniseries on the housing and public health crisis, we want to highlight a different member of KC Tenants, a group working to fight against barriers that lead to housing inequities.

Meet Mark Bedell:

Mark is superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools, which has experienced student mobility rates as high as 60 percent in some of its schools. To help students’ families, KC Public Schools launched its Justice in the Schools program in 2018 to connect families with legal and social support. The program won the Council of Great City Schools Award in 2019 for using data to innovate, and the district has been working with KC Tenants to better understand housing problems and advocate for change.

Read about Mark’s work with KC Public Schools: https://hubs.li/H0-HBSG0

04/11/2021

As a part of a miniseries about the housing and public health crisis, we spoke with four people associated with KC Tenants, a group working to fight back against evictions.

Today, we’re introducing Sabrina Davis.

Now 62 years old, Davis was diagnosed with a severe autoimmune disease that ended her high-earning sales career. Her income now consists of Social Security and disability payments. As Davis’s income diminished, it became more difficult to find stable and safe housing. This summer, Davis became involved in KC Tenants’ North Star Team, which develops policy recommendations for city leaders.

Read more about Sabrina: https://hubs.li/H0-CW8-0

06/10/2021

For children with disabilities, climate change brings multiple threats.

In our latest story, Daisy Lopez struggles with the constant changes in weather to manage her five-year-old daughter, Ximena’s, various health conditions.

Read more to learn about how climate change and power outages are a threat to people with disabilities and what’s being done to help these individuals and their families.

Story link: https://hubs.li/H0YSFwc0

This story was produced in partnership with the California Health Report.

Climate change is a threat to people with disabilities that has historically been overlooked by policymakers and researchers.

04/10/2021

Safety is not guaranteed, not even in your home.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which brings us back to a survival story of how Lydia, a Southeast Los Angeles resident, battled her abusive husband during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To read Lydia’s full story check the link below, and if you’re interested in learning about how to prevent domestic violence, follow these organizations:
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Link: https://hubs.li/H0YwSkL0
This story was produced in partnership with the California Health Report

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a domestic violence epidemic. It’s not over yet.

20/09/2021

It's back to school season, and there are still many factors affecting communities with health regulations around COVID-19. This reminded us of a touching story: The network of partners in Pueblo, CO, who provided internet access where stable internet connection was lacking.



Read about it here: https://hubs.li/H0XC3sN0

A network of partners in Pueblo, CO provides computers and wifi where online access is hard to come by.

16/09/2021

Meet ! Their mobile grocery store helps people access healthy and affordable food so they don't need to find transportation to go grocery shopping. Take a look at the incredible effort their team has put into this initiative in our most recent video!

Watch the full video here: https://hubs.li/H0Xjn9d0

31/08/2021

Last year, we had the honor of meeting Dr. Asha Shajahan to learn about how she was working to help her community fight the COVID-19 crisis.

Recently she recieved a leadership award for all of the amazing things she accomplished, and we couldn't be more proud!

Read her story: https://hubs.li/H0Wfv170

Read about her award: https://hubs.li/H0WfrRg0

19/08/2021

Could you imagine living in a place where stable internet connection is not a given? It's actually more common than you might think.

Take a look at how residents from a small town in rural Pennsylvania took matters into their own hands and built the town's internet connection!

Read the full story here: https://hubs.li/H0VGPXn0

09/08/2021

As in many rural regions, residents of Central Virginia couldn't access COVID-19 vaccines.
Health Equity and Access in Rural Regions (HEARR) stepped up to help—and got vaccines for more than 400 people.
We met with HEARR and to hear about how they're able to successfully help their community despite built-in challenges.


Read more: https://hubs.li/H0TYRQW0

Volunteers in Central Virginia are putting resources and information into the hands of their neighbors.

20/07/2021

"For us, the young people are not just an addition to our thinking...they are central to our movement. They represent the movement."

Read about Karen Evans, leader of the New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board, as she talks about the importance of involving youth in efforts toward a ‘healing-centered' city!

Find it here: https://hubs.li/H0SHb0T0

Karen Evans discusses youth empowerment in New Orleans’ movement toward a ‘healing-centered’ city.

15/07/2021

Meet this small but mighty food pantry in Rappahannock County, VA, that's helping residents fill the gaps during a time of need!

Get to know them: https://hubs.li/H0SkFD40

18/06/2021

Covering stories of organizations that make a change everyday is what fuels us. The perfect example of that is !

Their program covers economic challenges, language barriers, and food insecurity to help communities thrive, bringing groups together to fill important gaps, specifically in areas of Western New York.

Read the full story here: https://hubs.li/H0QCMsX0

A network in Western New York is helping residents overcome barriers to connect to resources

07/06/2021

Meet the unforgettable Rev. Michelle Simmons, who 20 years ago founded the Philadelphia nonprofit Why Not Prosper, Inc. for women like her. Discover how the organization helps thousands of women reenter society after incarceration. 📽️ https://hubs.li/H0PyHpt0

The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity

Why Not Prosper, a nonprofit in Philadelphia, helps women rebuild their lives after incarceration.

24/05/2021

“You should have at least one day in school where someone talks about what healthy relationships are supposed to look like,” says one CA teen working to end dating violence among his peers. Meet 5 others joined in the fight. With California Health Report. https://hubs.li/H0NYY4J0

18/05/2021

For people in rural areas, getting to medical treatment in urban centers can be time-consuming and exhausting. That's why Angel Flight West provides free flights — so patients can soar above traffic and spend more time recovering. Read more and watch the 📽️! https://hubs.ly/H0Nw62f0

Volunteer pilots with Angel Flight West fill a critical gap connecting remote areas to advanced medical treatment.

10/05/2021

People with HIV can now live long, happy lives thanks to medications and groups like Allies for Health + Wellbeing. For the past 36 years, the organization has offered inclusive, holistic, integrated care in and around Pittsburgh. Learn more in our latest feature. https://hubs.li/H0MHWdM0

Pittsburgh’s oldest HIV organization provides integrated care for people living with a virus that still has no cure.

26/03/2021

Amputee Blade Runners builds free custom running prosthetics for people with lower-limb differences. “They changed my life,” says 13-year-old Ella. “I can choose whoever I want to be, and no one can tell me I can’t do something.” Watch Ella's story... https://hubs.ly/H0J2JXD0

Ella Lincoln began wearing a prosthetic leg when she was barely a year old, but she never really ran until she was nine. That was the year her family discove...