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Report for America is sending 225 journalists into local newsrooms around the country

Kristen Hare

April 23, 2020 |

Poynter |

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Response Location: United States

Since launching in 2017, the nonprofit Report For America has subsidized hundreds of journalists' salaries to rebuild local-news outlets' ability to provide trusted news coverage of local public affairs. Though there is no lack of available journalists or a need for local news coverage, the program takes aim at fixing a broken business model. The latest cohort of 225 journalists sent to 162 local newsrooms is up from 59. Available to "emerging journalists" who can commit to two years of work, RFA pays half their salaries. The other half is split by the news organization and community donors.

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How Chelsea, Mass., Is Tackling Coronavirus

Meg Wilcox

April 22, 2020 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Chelsea, Massachusetts

The city of Chelsea's history of community organizing, intense coordination, and ongoing planning for climate resilience prepared it to quickly pivot and better address the coronavirus crisis than other under-resourced, predominantly immigrant communities. Still, local leaders are clear: state and federal resources are desperately needed in one of the Boston area's definitive hot spots.

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Working to recover the ocean ecosystems that sea urchins gobbled

Caroline Yu

April 22, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In partnership with the company Urchinomics, a lab in California is developing a type of feed that helps sea urchins captured in the wild grow so they can sell them for commercial purposes. Sea urchins have been ravaging bull kelp forests along the coasts and scientists are looking to sustainably control the urchin population. The algae-based feed that scientists produced helps the urchins grow and produce uni — the urchin’s edible gonads — which are sold to restaurants, and a test run of the product in Japan was well-received.

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City Nature Challenge Can Help Us Find Resilience and Mindfulness at Home

DaLyah Jones

April 22, 2020 |

Texas Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Throughout the United States, an annual community science competition known as the City Nature Challenge (CNC), has brought residents together to document research-grade observations as a means of locating and identifying species with conservation needs. Although it's yet to be seen how this competition will fare during the coronavirus pandemic, in past years, thousands of observations have been made representing hundreds of species.

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In a Philippine indigenous stronghold, traditions keep COVID-19 at bay

Karlston Lapniten

April 21, 2020 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Cordillera Administrative Region

To combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, provinces in the northern Philippines have implemented a tengao, an indigenous version of a lockdown. Since community elders invoked the lockdown, the region has recorded few cases of infection. Government officials said these practices, including other indigenous rituals, have complemented quarantine orders enforced by the national government.

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Mass. Groups Inviting People to Think Bigger About Their Stimulus Checks

Oscar Perry Abello

April 21, 2020 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The stimulus checks sent out by the U.S. government in an attempt to alleviate the economic stress caused by the quarantine do not account for those who are undocumented, mixed-status families, and people who don't qualify for unemployment. What started as an idea between a few people grew into a state-wide fund called the Mass Redistribution Fund in which people donate their stimulus checks to those who cannot get one themselves. By April 15th the group had raised $25,000 from 54 donors and even secured a match pledge from the Hyams Foundation. Others are creating similar programs across the country.

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The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis

Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester

April 21, 2020 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

An alliance born out of the AIDS epidemic, now known as the Association of Bay Area Health Officials, has been a key factor in the effort to contain Covid-19 in Northern California. Proactive planning and unified messaging helped the "close-knit relationship among the 13 health officers" react quickly and aggressively once the pandemic became a reality in the region. Compared to other regions, the hospitals in this region have yet to experience an influx of patients.

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Dumplings Against Hate

Brianna Baker

April 20, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The NYC-based campaign, Dumplings Against Hate, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Asian Americans for Equality’s Emergency Small Business Relief Fund by bringing together a virtual community of support. As the COVID-19 pandemic picked up in early 2020, Chinatown restaurants and businesses saw a decrease in revenue because of xenophobia and racism, inspiring the group’s creation. Since then, it’s acted as a model for similar groups across the country, and is creating a toolkit for cities to create their own campaigns.

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To address overwhelming need, Arizona nurses deploy to Colorado

Delaney White Dylan Simard

April 20, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Nurses from Phoenix’s Banner-University Medical Center volunteered to travel to Greeley, Colorado, which has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeing twice the number of fatalities, Banner Health – because of its capacity and reach – was able to move around their resources to fit the needs of their different locations.

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It Was Meant To Be An App To Help Immigrants Lead A Normal Life In The US. Now It's Helping Them Survive The Coronavirus.

Nishita Jha

April 18, 2020 |

Buzzfeed |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi

An app called Homeis was originally designed to be a social network for immigrant groups in the U.S., but during the coronavirus pandemic it has turned into a lifeline for many undocumented people whose fears of deportation are compounded by the virus. Community managers on the app (some paid, some volunteer) now field questions from hundreds of thousands of immigrants about getting tested, how much power ICE has in hospital settings, the risk of getting infected in detention, and other coronavirus questions. The app is now a source of advice, support, and community during the COVID-19 crisis.

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