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Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic

Dan Solomon Paula Forbes

March 26, 2020 |

Texas Monthly |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

With experience from past regional disasters and supply-chain disruptions, supermarket chain H-E-B faced the coronavirus chaos with calm preparation, ensuring employees and management act quickly to mitigate their losses - and to keep their shoppers healthy. The chain got a head start by asking suppliers in heavily affected areas - like Italy - for tips and tricks, enforcing early-on social distancing rules, and increasing sick leave for employees.

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Mutual aid is making a comeback during COVID-19 outbreak

Kate Roff

March 26, 2020 |

Metromode |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Mutual aid at the grassroots level is about helping a neighbor in need, and this strategy has been spurred into action across the country in response to COVID-19. In Detroit, people rally across social media and technology to connect those in need with those looking to help. For those without social media, mutual aid forms are available online for residents to apply for help from community members in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and more. They provide services such as picking up groceries and medicine, childcare, or monetary donations.

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The Postal Service's Surprising Role in Surviving Doomsday

Garrett M. Graff

March 25, 2020 |

Wired |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

For decades, executive orders have positioned the U.S. Postal Service to take part in helping during national crises, but the recently updated "medical countermeasures program" now tasks the postal carriers with the duty of distributing medical supplies. Although a vaccine for Covid-19 is yet to be created, "proof-of-concept drills" have prepared the USPS for when it is ready for dissemination.

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Can The U.S. Crowdsource Its Way Out Of A Mask Shortage? No, But It Still Helps

Eric Westervelt

March 25, 2020 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

With a massive shortage of protective gear in the medical community amidst the coronavirus outbreak, volunteer groups are filling the gap by crowdsourcing masks, gowns, and other essential items. Though the government is working on a longer-term fix to the supply shortage, these volunteer groups are able to pick up hand-sewn masks and other donated items from community members and deliver them to medical centers around the country.

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

Tegan Hanlon

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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'It's a community effort': Wiltshire villagers unite against coronavirus isolation

Steven Morris

March 24, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, Chilmark, Wiltshire

Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to stay in close touch with those who are self-isolating and who need support. Volunteers from a range of ages and careers have come forward to contribute a range of services, including finding tactics to combat boredom during social isolation— kettlebell workouts over a video call.

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Door County Emergency Support Coalition connecting those in need with those who can

Eric Peterson

March 23, 2020 |

WLUK-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Door County, Wisconsin

The Door County Emergency Support Coalition has emerged from the joining of multiple local entities to provide one source of COVID-19 support for residents. Services include shopping and delivering groceries, securing absentee ballots, and a drive-through voting system. The Coalition now has 300 volunteers and are looking to expand further to meet the needs of their neighbors.

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Cheyenne distillery to make hand sanitizer while closed

Aaron Brown

March 20, 2020 |

KGWN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cheyenne, Wyoming

A Cheyenne distillery named Chronicles Distilling is one of several companies across the city that are repurposing their services to suit the needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are using their distillery to make hand santizier for local residents, hospitals, and nursing homes. They are also working with Jackson Hole Still Works, Snowy Elk Coffee Company, and more. This project is at its beginning stages.

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A distillery makes hand sanitizer, a restaurant sells toilet paper: How food businesses are doing COVID-19 pivots

Alix Wall

March 20, 2020 |

Berkeleyside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

When the Bay Area issued a shelter-in-place order as a response to containing the spread of COVID-19, businesses had to adapt. From a local distillery creating hand sanitizer at cost, to a restaurant offering groceries, to a catering business selling drive-through meals, local businesses have gotten creative to maintain revenue and pay employees.

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How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus

Danielle Wiener-Bronner

March 20, 2020 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

Grocery stores across the United States frantically respond to the "panic buying" brought on by fear of the coronavirus quarantine. As Americans rapidly stock up on supplies, grocery stores expand their network of suppliers, working with farmers, restaurant distributors, and others to find creative solutions to the bottleneck problem of keeping food and goods on their shelves.

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