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  • How California community college foundations are trying to help students

    May 07, 2020 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    During COVID-19, community college foundations in California are stepping up to support their undocumented students who haven't benefited from stimulus payments under the CARES Act, providing direct payments as well as sponsoring weekly drive-through food pantries. “I don’t have to … risk to go out and buy food and second of all I don’t even have that money, so getting the food from school has been a blessing for me and my child,” one student said.

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  • The Underground Efforts to Get Masks to Doctors

    May 07, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Communities and medical professionals are working together to create their own mutual aid supply chain as shortages of personal protective equipment plague U.S. hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. This "temporary but necessary" solution has helped disperse nearly 200,000 masks and thousands of gloves, gowns, goggles, and face shields to hospitals throughout the country by using using community members as the quality control and delivery team for equipment provided by local suppliers.

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  • 'I might have died if they hadn't rescued me': life inside the new hotels for the homeless

    May 07, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Across England and Wales, over 5,000 individuals experiencing homelessness have found temporary accommodations in hotels. Paid for by the government as part of it’s COVID-19 relief efforts, hotels are working with social services to help provide housing, food, and other basic necessities to those going through housing insecurity. Not without challenges, the initiative has seen zero deaths from the pandemic but those working to help this initiative worry about the long-term.

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  • In Contrast To Wyoming, Wind River Tribes Counter COVID-19 With Aggressive Measures

    May 07, 2020 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes share land, and despite previous disagreements, they collaborated to create one of the state's most effective coronavirus testing clinics. 3,000 people from both tribes have been tested, about 30% of all tests done in Wyoming. The two nations have also helped residents, impacted by casino closures and sharp drops in oil and gas revenues, with special hunting seasons, food supply distributions, and providing quarantine housing. More testing has meant higher cases identified, which has led some to create a narrative blaming Native people for the spread of the virus.

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  • Local Farms Adapt To Pandemic's Impact — And Thrive

    May 07, 2020 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    When restaurants and farmers markers shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hearts of Harvest Farm teamed up with the drive-thru restaurant Cafe Racer to sell their produce to people in the Athens/Atlanta area. They created a socially distanced, drive-thru grocery experience where customers would preorder their produce boxes online and pick them up without having to leave their vehicle. The first week, they sold 97 boxes and now they are selling out each week.

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  • Catalyst Life Services provides masks to staff for deaf and hard-of-hearing clients

    May 07, 2020 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Lip-reading is very important for clarification for those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, but the masks mandated by the coronavirus pandemic hinder that. In response, the nonprofit Catalyst Life Services (which currently serves about 90 deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Richland County) created masks that feature a "window" over the mouth made of clear plastic so that the wearer stays protected and interpretable. So far the nonprofit has made 20 for their community and another 100 for local first responders, but they are looking for more donations and help going forward.

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  • Contact tracing key part of reopening

    May 06, 2020 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Contact tracing is not new for the state of New Hampshire, but officials are now adapting previous practices to better match the infectious capabilities of COVID-19. The practice is normally handled by the state Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, but to keep up with the need, the state recruited additional assistance from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services as well as hired furloughed nurses and other medical professionals.

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  • Chinatown Housing Group Feeds Vulnerable SRO Tenants – by Reviving Legacy Restaurants

    May 06, 2020 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), a San Francisco nonprofit, is helping those living in single-room occupancy (SRO) or public housing access food safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CCDC has partnered with Self-Help for the Elderly and local restaurants to help deliver cooked meals and create pick-up stations for residents. So far, they’re helping deliver over 2,000 meals each day.

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  • Coronavirus test sites are opening in East Oakland's most impacted neighborhoods

    May 06, 2020 |

    Berkeleyside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Rather than send local residents to city-run testing sites in the East Bay of California, clinics in East Oakland are now running their own testing sites to better serve their community. Although one of the sites has already tested nearly 100 people and residents who are underinsured or uninsured can be tested for free, some believe the effort should have started much sooner.

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  • Georgia Counties Quickly Deploy Ballot Drop Boxes, But How Long Will They Be Used?

    May 06, 2020 |

    WABE |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In an emergency COVID-19 measure, the Georgia allowed counties to deploy secure drop boxes for absentee ballots throughout the state. The drop boxes, which are emptied daily and under constant video surveillance, allow for contactless drop offs, without the use of postage.

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