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  • First to Feel COVID-19's Impact, Chinatown is First to Deliver Aid for Small Business

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, a nonprofit loan fund in New York City, has helped Chinatown small businesses recover through 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy, and COVID-19 is the newest crisis it needs to navigate. It has been able to rely on its larger than standard loan loss reserve to have room for emergency loans to provide swift and integral support to Chinatown businesses.

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  • Dentists, orthodontists and teachers team up to build better face mask for first responders

    April 02, 2020 |

    WAGA-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Dentists, students, and community members in a Georgia county are joining forces to design and produce face masks for the first responders, who are more likely than others to be exposed to coronavirus. “It's not FDA approved and has not gone through extensive testing," one doctor said. "But it is better than a cloth or paper mask."

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  • Brazil's Favelas Aren't Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Community organizers are stepping in to help disseminate vital public health information to underserved communities. In Brazil, social organizers like the those behind Our Mothers’ Lives, an organization advocating for paid leave for domestic workers during the COVID-19 crisis, and local journalists, who debunk myths via podcasts like Manda Notícias (Send the News), have taken an important role in conveying public health messages to Brazil’s favela communities. These communicators utilize social media, as well as audio messaging campaigns, handouts, and reporting to inform the communities they serve.

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  • During Crisis, The Show Goes On For Arizona Performing Artists

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused theaters and other art venues to close, but some performing artists in Arizona are taking their work online to connect with the community. Although this hasn't yet created a stream of revenue, utilizing technology for activities such as live, virtual readings of Shakespeare to open mic nights for spoken-word poetry on Instagram live,, has helped the performing arts community to maintain a connection during times of isolation.

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  • Baltimore Social Enterprises Turn Abandoned Homes into High-End Furniture and So Much More

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    In Baltimore, a successful social enterprise collaboration involves employing formerly incarcerated people to deconstruct valuable old wood from abandoned homes, preparing the wood for production, then turning the wood into high-end furniture. The initiative has expanded by working with the U.S. Forest Service to repurpose fallen wood from around the country, and it has already found a new life for wood for at least 90 homes.

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  • The coronavirus is straining government services. So these neighbors are stepping up to help

    April 02, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mar Vista, California

    Anticipating an overwhelmed government, community members throughout southern California took the initiative to fill the gap and help their neighbors during the coronavirus outbreak. Mobilizing via websites, social media, and bilingual printed fliers, volunteers are helping "with grocery runs, meals, pharmacy pickups, check-in calls and other errands."

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  • Mush! Dog Team Delivers Supplies To Elderly Residents Shut In By Virus

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Caribou, Maine

    Aging seniors in rural Maine are high risk for COVID-19, so a musher and her team of dogs are set on delivering groceries to those who need it—by sled. Hannah Lucas, a resident of Caribou and an employee of the local convenience store, uses her skill set and team of Siberian huskies to deliver groceries from her place of work so people wouldn't have to leave their house. She aims for 4-6 deliveries a day and is booking days in advance.

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  • LA restaurants adjust to COVID-19 rules, keep their staff working

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    As many restaurants shift to delivery or take-out early due to the coronavirus pandemic, others are finding success in shifting their business models to become markets and bodegas. Although this isn't necessarily sustainable long-term, it has in the interim worked well for a pizzeria in the Hollywood area and has allowed the cafe to keep all employees on staff and even afforded them raises. It has also shed light on the need for cross-sector collaboration between city, county, and state governments.

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  • California Health Corps recruits retired and international medical professionals to fight COVID-19

    April 02, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    California is working to increase the number of health care providers by implementing a new program that aims to recruit unemployed, under-employed, newly graduated, and retired medical workers to help provide relief to hospitals overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. Already, 25,000 people have signed up for the program, and medical profressionals hope to recruit even more, including those who have been trained oversees.

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  • Rochester district finds a solution for students with no broadband

    April 02, 2020 |

    New Hampshire Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New Hampshire

    The Rochester School District in New Hampshire has figured out a way to connect students with limited or no internet access during the pandemic—school bus hotspots. The school district has equipped nine school buses with a mobile hotspot that delivers internet within a 300-foot range, each parked within an identified area of need, all at no cost to families.

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