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RE!MAGINING JUSTICE: 7 years of impact in Latin America
We are delighted to share THIS REPORT which outlines how the 100-Day Challenge methodology has supported over 100 teams in 24 Mexican cities in 14 states in 7 years, as well as teams in the Dominican Republic and Honduras, to operationalize a people-centered approach to support the resolution of thousands of criminal cases, improve the quality of victims’ services, prevent femicides and build belief and momentum in change across Mexico and Latin America. We share people- driven innovations that have supported these results and how they were created. We analyze the lessons learned, including where we have fallen short and what the approach can teach us all about how we balance the inherent tension between the need for short-term results and the long hard journey to more accountable and fair justice systems everywhere.
Celebrating 10 Years of People Power Results
A look back at our role as a founding partner of Nesta's People Power Results program as they reflect on 10 years of work.
Multi-sector Approaches to Addressing and Ending Homelessness
Multi-sector approaches to homelessness response have been proven effective at more quickly and efficiently addressing homelessness in communities across the country. The research literature suggest ways of tackling the complexity of multi-sector coordination, and here we highlight examples from past 100-Day Challenges where communities have woven together expertise and services from their housing, healthcare, employment and education sectors.
What's Next Workshop for Palm Beach County
Starting in October 2022 and ending in February 2023, Palm Beach County(PBC) Conducted a 100-Day Challenge® to both house and connect to service people experiencing homelessness and living with HIV.
Ruta Heni - Hidalgo, Mexico: A Life-Saving Innovation Inspired by Our 100-Day Challenge Methodology
That is our objective (to protect women and save lives). This innovation was born because we had a crisis on our hands of missing persons; It all started with a viral post through social media for a missing young woman.
5 things we have learned about sustaining change.
Our 100-Day Challenges produce amazing ideas, innovations, and actions that create meaningful change, helping our teams achieve their unreasonable but believable goals. These innovations can be small or large, disruptive, or the start of a slight ripple; some are temporary, and others permanent. However they work, they all make things different, affecting systems in such a way that the changes we see as a result of a 100-Day Challenge last.
What's the relationship between wound care and housing?
Treatment of wounds is a prerequisite for entering shelters and residential recovery programs. Most shelters have strict rules around substance use, which can be a barrier to entry for some; treating wounds is a first step toward recovery. Untreated wounds can lead to infection and, in extreme cases, amputation. This increases long-term health needs and can make permanent housing placement more difficult.
A Conversation About The Impact of Our Applied Training Cohort in Merced County.
"Holy moly, it was, like, a pop!" - Christy McCammond, Program Manager at Merced County Human Services Agency
EQUITY: TWO YEARS OF LEARNING AND UNLEARNING
As a part of our journey to make equity a central part of what we do and an actionable part of our internal and external policies and practices, we hope to be transparent and share highlights of what we’ve learned and unlearned. We will be the first to own that this is a journey without a reachable destination, and we humbly acknowledge how far we still have to go but share these lessons in the hope that they will be helpful to others on their own equity journeys.
Success Story: Justice and Gender in Nayarit, Mexico
Catalyzing frontline staff to create successful, innovative solutions to complex challenges is a positive step in itself. But when those innovations are taken and adopted in a different area, the impacts are massively increased, and the possibility of wide-scale, systemic change starts to become a reality. This is what happened with one of the innovations generated through RE!NSTITUTE's 100-Day Challenge methodology.
RAPID RESULTS INSTITUTE IS NOW RE!NSTITUTE
Rapid Results Institute has now become RE!NSTITUTE, still offering the same impactful methodologies and partnerships.
The Conversation on Encampments is a Conversation on Equity
Bringing together four California communities to discover new pathways to helping vulnerable populations move toward safe and stable housing.
The Importance Highlighting Lived Expertise
“People deserve a seat at the table they’ll be discussed at.” – Sean Whitten, RE!NSTITUTE CEO
That’s a Wrap on the Third Cohort in California’s 100-Day Challenge Initiative on Homelessness
For the past two years, RE!NSTITUTE has been working in partnership with the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) on solutions to the myriad of issues facing the homeless population in California, including natural disasters, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our Leadership
Sean Whitten accepts the role as RE!NSTITUTE’S new CEO. Get to know more about Sean!
A Message from Nadim Matta
Over the past six months, the RE!NSTITUTE Board of Directors, with help from a wonderful firm, embarked on a global search for a successor. Equity and fairness were paramount for us in this undertaking. More than 160 terrific external candidates applied to the position, alongside two amazing internal candidates.