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  • Detroit Gallery Packages Meals with Artist-Designed Coloring Book for Kids

    April 06, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To help fill the gap for some 200 Detroit students who rely on school lunches, local artists and nonprofits are teaming up to distribute meals and provide creative inspiration. Library Street Collective, an art gallery in downtown Detroit, provides the students with sketchbooks developed by artists. Meanwhile, Standby, an acclaimed restaurant, prepares the meals. Partners from other Detroit organizations step in to help with additional logistics.

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  • Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back.

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting black communities, but local residents are finding ways to help their fellow neighbors in times of crisis. Tactics including increasing testing in black communities, reframing rhetoric about the pandemic as acts of crime, and forming a local community group to solicit and deliver food donations, are helping this Milwaukee County step in to address concerns where the federal government hasn't.

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  • Coronavirus lockdown is bringing back the live DJ battle

    April 05, 2020 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States

    The COVID-19 pandemic has routinely been disregarding norms and forcing us to redefine systems of living. One such response is the democratization of music via artists performing on Instagram Live for literally anyone to tune in. It has kicked off an old-school rap battle vibe with artists dueling like Swizz Beatz vs. Timbaland and Mannie Fresh vs. Scott Torch, and hundreds of thousands of viewers now tune in.

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  • Alcoholics Anonymous members find support online during coronavirus pandemic

    April 05, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Social connection and support are crucial for people in the Alcoholics Anonymous program, so the social distancing mandated by COVID-19 has been particularly stressful. To try to recreate the same atmosphere and safe space, AA groups are moving their meetings online with Zoom. Participants describe it as a "godsend" and say that it helps fill that void during the crisis-filled time of a pandemic.

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  • In coronavirus-stricken Italy, a new field hospital quickly rises with volunteers' help

    April 05, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bergamo

    Collective efforts between Italy's mountain infantry, the local community, and contractors, electricians, and other specialists helped the town of Bergamo convert part of a convention center into a field hospital for coronavirus patients. The facility, which is planned to be operational for at least six months and includes enhanced safety measures, was made possible largely because of the regional relationships and resilience that exist because of that.

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  • Members of NYC's running clubs run errands for needy during coronavirus pandemic

    April 04, 2020 |

    New York Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Runners in New York City are no longer able to freely exercise in public parks due to the number of other people now seeking escape in the parks during the quarantine. To compensate—and to lend a hand—a group of runners are now doing "runs" for people in need to pharmacies and other essential businesses to fetch supplies. Right now most of the errands run are for other members of the club, but they are also available for non-runners.

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  • Coronavirus turned these costumers into Hollywood's 'mask crusaders'

    April 04, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The cast and crew members of Hollywood are suffering from the coronavirus social distancing mandates, but the costumers among them are contributing to the shortage of masks during the pandemic. It started when costumer Nickolaus Brown rallied 250 designers, sewers, and cutters to make masks on Facebook. When the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union got involved, they produced 3,500 to 4,000 cloth masks for healthcare providers. Another group, called "Mask Crusaders,” has about 100 members and produces makeshift N95 masks. Both are working to grow their reach, quality, and production.

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  • How To Help, Not Harm, While Volunteering During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 04, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Utrecht

    Many people are motivated to help out during the pandemic, but without proper hygiene tactics, helping could just be harmful. A group started by medical students in the Netherlands called StudentsAgainstCorona rallies volunteers to contribute in a way that focuses on hygienic above all else. Different "hubs" of the organization have popped up all over the world, and the ratio of volunteers to those requesting help is about 10:1. Students are performing duties like picking up groceries or delivering medicine, and all of them practice strict hygiene rules to prevent the spread.

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  • Rural food banks struggle to meet increased need with fewer volunteers

    April 03, 2020 |

    The Spokesman-Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Stevens County, Washington

    The Loon Lake Food Bank & Resource Center is a rural food bank that has pivoted its model in response to the novel coronavirus. They are now operating a drive-through system that gives away hundreds of boxes of free food to those who need it, and they also get supplies through a “food recovery” system with local grocery stores. The operation is continuing to expand but still desperately needs more volunteers.

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  • As virus rages, Berkeley's 'Mother Goose' aids homeless people abandoned by the system

    April 03, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Activists in Berkeley, California, are filling in what they say is a gap in homeless services during the coronavirus outbreak. Volunteers are safely delivering food and other supplies to those without shelter.

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