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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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  • How a Former Dry Cleaners Became a Cleveland Community Hub

    May 07, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    PNC Fairfax Connection is a community center run by PNC Bank but separate from its corporate services. The center is free and accessible to all, was built with community-focused design, and seeks to build strong community ties. Programming is based on member input and ranges from social events to professional development resources. For example, over 400 residents attended a concert hosted by the center and another program helped six formerly incarcerated community members to secure employment with resume creation and interview preparation support. The center is currently closed due to Covid-19.

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  • Can alternative living encampments help with the homelessness crisis?

    May 07, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    To cope with the crush of people experiencing homelessness around the West, formalized encampments like Camp Hope provide local governments with a quick, affordable way to put people into safe, temporary housing where they have ready access to health care and other services. At Camp Hope, residents live in tents and the camp provides a kitchen, running water, and bathrooms. But there’s a tension between such camps’ success at mitigating an immediate health and safety threat versus solving the problem in a more definitive way.

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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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  • Mothers flourish with sister's support after incarceration

    May 07, 2020 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hour Children is one of several programs throughout the U.S. that focuses on employing "God-given dignity" to help incarcerated mothers maintain relationships with their children and find sustainable futures after their sentences have ended. The latter goal is achieved through the ministry's year-long employment and job-training program. Although it is uncertain how the program will proceed during the Covid-19 pandemic, for the last three years, a local manufacturing company has consistently hired alumni from the program due to their training.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Live-streaming helped China's farmers survive the pandemic. It's here to stay.

    May 06, 2020 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: China

    Online retailers in China launched rural live-streaming initiatives to aid farmers in selling their products directly to consumers. After traditional selling methods were halted due to the novel coronavirus, farmers needed new sales channels to reach customers who now had to shop online. This new model could help the agricultural industry survive the pandemic.

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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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