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  • Know your rights: How eviction moratoriums work in LA amid COVID-19 crisis

    March 26, 2020 |

    ABC News (American Broadcasting Company) |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To prevent people from losing their homes due to lack of paying rent or during the coronavirus pandemic, the L.A. County Supervisor issued an executive order that prevents landlords from evicting their tenants. To apply, the renter must demonstrate their "inability to pay due to COVID-19 financial impacts."

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  • Support groups grapple with social distance and isolation

    March 25, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Social connection is crucial to recovery for people participating in Alcoholics Anonymous, but the quarantine mandated by the coronavirus has made that impossible. Support groups across the state of Washington are grappling with isolation and, in response, have started meeting over Zoom instead. This article talks to several participants to get their take on it. One person in particular said that meeting online has allowed them to attend more meetings, and it has been a source of comfort during quarantine.

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  • Coronavirus lockdowns and high anxiety: Has teletherapy's moment arrived?

    March 25, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused many in the healthcare industry to rethink how they conduct business, which in some instances has opened the door to telehealth practices. In Louisiana, "emergency public policy changes designed to loosen the regulatory grip on remote counseling," has allowed counseling centers to offer teletherapy to clients but counselors are still navigating how best to attract a clientele and use the technology.

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  • Why More Homeless Shelters Are Welcoming Their Clients' Pets

    March 25, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Studies show that between 5-10 percent of people living in homelessness are believed to have a pet, which could be a barrier to folks looking to spend the night in shelters that do not allow animals. Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs is one of a number of shelters that are beginning to allow pets to board along with their owners in an effort to bring more people in. Animal companionship is a very important relationship and source of comfort and stability for someone experiencing homelessness. Some barriers still exist, however, like shelters that have little funding for sheltering pets.

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  • Caught between floods, protests and a pandemic, ecotourism operators bat for resilience

    March 25, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Bali, West Bengal

    In the Indian Sundarbans, home to a huge mangrove ecosystem as well as native tigers, ecotourism has come to a halt due to restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. In response, locals involved in conservation efforts and ecotourism have stepped up to educate their communities, especially those that are the most remote, to ensure safety precautions are taken, as well as advocating for government support of those whose livelihoods are threatened.

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  • Neighbors Show Kindness During Coronavirus Crisis

    March 25, 2020 |

    WBUR |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Somerville, Massachusetts

    Mutual aid efforts are emerging in Massachusetts as individuals, businesses, and organizations look for ways to help their fellow neighbors get through the coronavirus pandemic. From restaurants who are delivering food to students who aren't attending school any longer to people who are offering space in their homes to stranded college students who had to vacate their dorms, neighbors are collaborating and connecting online to offer support.

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  • In The Age of Coronavirus, Libraries Are Getting Books Into People's Hands — Without Touching

    March 24, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    As public libraries in the United States are forced to close their doors in response to the coronavirus outbreak, librarians are trying new methods of (safely) getting books in the hands of community members. From organizing curbside pickups to books-by-mail services, librarians are adjusting and improvising.

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  • The COVID-19 crisis is giving parents a taste of digital ‘unschooling'

    March 24, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    With school shut down due to the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become the norm in many cities and parents have largely had to adjust their roles to include teaching and supervision. To help with this adjustment, teachers have begun offering online homeschooling classes that teach parents how to facilitate learning for their children.

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  • LI senior facilities find unique ways to cope with coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    News Day |

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    Response Location: United States, Westbury, New York

    At nursing homes in the Long Island area, facilities and their staff have stepped up to ensure residents can use technology to stay connected. They have facilitated performances over Zoom, local school-children send videos to say hello, and lectures and games have been made available online, as well.

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  • ‘There's sunshine again': Thousands of meals delivered daily to Anchorage students as coronavirus closes classrooms Audio icon

    March 24, 2020 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    In Alaska, the Anchorage School District’s mobile food delivery service is delivering thousands of meals every day to Anchorage students. By repurposing school buses, school district leaders are packing sack lunches, school nurses, and educators on board to help with the deliveries.

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