{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112411","title":"More than a cup of coffee: Guatemala trip brings real-world inequality issues to life","body":"Kailynn Gerstenberger drinks two to three cups of coffee a day \u2014 more when she\u2019s studying for exams at Arizona State University.But it wasn\u2019t until a spring break trip to Guatemala that she truly understood how much goes into transforming small red coffee cherries from a faraway farm into the drink\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-26T13:46:10-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/26\/2026-1:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fourteen ASU students traveled to Guatemala during spring break to explore issues of inequality by working with coffee producers, textile weavers and community-based organizations. It\u2019s part of ASU\u2019s Global Intensive Experiences program, which allows students to apply their classroom lessons to the real world. 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After Armstrong lost both parents by the time she was 15, her then-boyfriend\u0026#039;s parents \u2014 now her parents-in-law \u2014 Jim and Jo-Ann Armstrong, were inspired to create a scholarship for students who lack parental support, are wards of the court, are in foster care or live independently.  Volunteering is incorporated into their scholarship. Courtesy photo","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Community Resources and Development|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation|ASU Foundation|College of Health Solutions|Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation|W. P. 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When she aged out of the foster care system in Chicago at\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-01-16T12:57:58-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/16\/2024-12:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The topic of homelessness is laced with politics, controversy and strong personal opinions. By following the data at Arizona State University, we get a clearer picture of the problem and possible solutions. 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The ASU initiative that started that\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-10-05T14:37:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/05\/2023-2:37pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For five years, Arizona State University faculty and students have collaborated with residents of the west Phoenix community of Maryvale to foster wide-ranging changes on a variety of community concerns from financial literacy to public safety to education. 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