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  • South Dallas nonprofits join forces to fight COVID-19

    Given the scale of the unprecedented crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, non-profit organizations in Dallas, Texas have banded together to pull resources and coordinate their response for people in need. The collaboration has enabled small non-profits and foundations to better find funders and people to serve.

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  • RVs for MDs: Matching RVs with Medical Professionals Battling COVID-19

    ER doctors and other hospital staff who need to isolate themselves from their families can use a camper or mobile home to create a safe distance. The Facebook match-making group, RVs for MDs To Fight the Coronavirus, has connected hundreds of camper and RV owners to healthcare workers in need of extra living space. The network has grown to include thousands of members willing to offer the use of their campers free of charge.

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  • New Zealand has only 1 Covid-19 death. Here's what they're doing

    With just over 1,200 confirmed cases and only one death from COVID-19 at the time of the video's publication, New Zealand offers lessons to the world for pandemic response. The main lesson is act early, and act decisively. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand announced that it would be the first democratic country to close its borders just days after identifying its first few cases, with a nationwide shutdown just days after that.

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  • My Friend Died of COVID-19 and I'm Learning How to Grieve in Isolation

    Cell phones are being used as a new tool during the coronavirus pandemic to help people who have lost loved ones to process and cope with their grief. Although mobile therapy platforms and online counseling options have their limitations, counselors still say that, "being online and making sure to connect, even virtually, is crucial for helping people learn how to grieve and recover."

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  • Texas group empowers Latino parents to advocate for children with disabilities

    A nonprofit organization in Texas is helping Hispanic and immigrant families navigate "a complicated health system for children with disabilities" by providing access to resources and support. Offering resources such as educational toolkits and classes, while also helping to create a sense of community for parents who are similarly struggling with the healthcare system, the program known as VELA operates on a six-week program schedule, and regularly graduates 100 families in each cycle.

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  • How These Boyle Heights Bartenders Made Sure L.A.'s Undocumented Back-Of-House Workers Didn't Go Hungry During the Pandemic

    After realizing that there was virtually no support systems out there for the black, brown, and potentially undocumented workers in the service—specifically bar—industry, a group of three friends formed a grassroots group called, "No Us Without You." They support undocumented back-of-house workers in the bar industry in L.A. by providing food relief kits. The group has had to build trust with the undocumented workers so that they would accept help in the first place, but they communicate with families in Spanish and reassure them that, "'This is not a handout. You deserve to eat during these times, too.'”

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  • Coronavirus Update: Snow Sport Community Steps Up To Donate Goggles, Masks To Front-Line Workers

    Skiers and snowboarders are donating their used snow goggles to be repurposed as personal protective equipment during the coronavirus. Helping to address a need nationwide, the snow-sport community is "providing an instant improvised answer to a critical shortage," while ski companies are also pitching in by donating KN95 respirator masks.

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  • Lessons From the HIV Epidemic for the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Both the successes and failures of the nationwide Ending the HIV Epidemic plan offers lessons for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for rural parts of the United States. One significant lesson is that of addressing health disparities linked to social determinants that prevent community members from accessing affordable or reliable health care. When "structural access to healthcare," was addressed in cities where HIV rates were higher, many saw those rates decrease, especially when the Affordable Care Act led to the expansion of Medicaid.

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  • 임대료 인하 5배 늘고, SNS엔 농가돕기 인증샷…'착한 운동' 퍼진다

    코로나19로 인한 소상공인과 프랜차이즈 가맹업주들의 피해를 최소화하기 위해 전국 곳곳에서 가맹수수료를 인하하고 임대료를 깎아주는 등 '착한 임대인 운동'이 퍼져나가고 있습니다.

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  • Students Start Nonprofit to Help Vulnerable Individuals During Quarantine

    SQD, Ink. (short for Self-Quarantined Delivery) is a student initiative at Pepperdine University that provides a free grocery delivery service to those who cannot do it themselves, i.e. the elderly or people with autoimmune disorders. Since its founding it has been picked up by student volunteers across the country and now has over 80 volunteers in cities like Denver, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The group relies on technology—social media, Venmo, and Factime—to conduct their business. The student founders are now looking to formalize their business model to become more efficient and scalable.

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