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Lost Childhood: The Visible and Invisible Weight on North Tulsa Youth

Kolby Webster Arielle Davis

December 21, 2020 |

KOSU |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Dream Center provided an invaluable resource to North Tulsa’s largely African-American youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the community center closed its physical space, staff continued food distribution by going door-to-door, passing out about 2,700 meals a day to over 2,000 young people. The contact also gave the organization a chance to check in the on the kids and make sure they were safe. As the pandemic eased slightly, the group started summer pop-up camps within local housing authorities and neighborhoods, allowing a few children at a time to take part in activities.

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With Centuries-Old Techniques, This Farm Is Preparing for the Future

Klaus Sieg

December 18, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France, Normandy

An unusually robust crop yield is stunning scientists at a small family farm where traditional farming techniques have replaced machinery, pesticides, and fertilizers. The French farmers implemented tips and tricks from cultures around the world and they now produce organic produce at much higher rates per square feet than conventional farms. Their methods have also bolstered the farm against extreme weather patterns, making it a model worth replicating.

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Is Farming with Reclaimed Water the Solution to a Drier Future?

Cirrus Wood

December 17, 2020 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Martinez, California

A California farm has successfully grown crops with the use of post-treatment water which the historically dry state has plenty of. Coco San Sustainable Farm is built on land that is reclaimed and uses free reclaimed water to irrigate its abundant produce. If wastewater reclamation was put into effect by the states $50 billion agricultural industry, it would relieve the water-strapped state’s constant water struggles.

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Refugees Hold the Line Against a Pandemic

Anna-Catherine Brigida

December 17, 2020 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Matamoros, Tamaulipas

When the coronavirus pandemic threatened to spread to the Matamoros tent camp where thousands of asylum-seekers lived, local health officials and aid workers proactively launched a public health campaign to boost education around the virus and leveraged ongoing relationships to distribute tests. Although there was a notable resistance from some, the tent camp has "avoided the devastation predicted in the early days of the pandemic, with only a few dozen mild cases reported since June."

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Would you let someone grow produce in your yard, for food justice or for profit?

Colleen Hagerty

December 17, 2020 |

The Counter |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Yard sharing is the latest urban agriculture trend enabling city dwellers to enjoy home-grown produce whether or not they have the space, time, or expertise to grow everything they want. Crop Swap LA is also starting to match people who want to grow a garden - but lack the actual yard - to people who have space but don’t have the know-how. Their goal is to transform unused space into “micro-farms,” while helping communities of color that typically don’t have access to fresh produce.

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How a Crowdfunding Campaign Expanded Access to COVID-19 Testing For Black Philadelphians

Hadriana Lowenkron

December 15, 2020 |

The Plug |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To address gaps in the healthcare system that were only being exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic for Black Philadelphians, a group of healthcare professionals joined efforts to create the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. This "largely volunteer-comprised group" has been able to test more than 15,000 people by setting up testing sites in the communities they are serving.

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How employee ownership helped Phoenix Coffee survive Covid-19

Mark Oprea

December 15, 2020 |

The Land |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

In Cleveland, Ohio, several small businesses have joined a co-op of companies using an employee-owned model to help with the financial constraints brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Although the process of joining the cooperative can be complicated, it has shown promise for increased business stability and, already, employees have reported it has helped with personal finances.

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California Farmers of Color Need More Support During the Pandemic. Can Private Efforts Help?

Hannah Ricker

December 14, 2020 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the ways in which the food system is broken, but governments, NGOs, and philanthropists are working to address the discrepancies by connecting small-scale farmers of color with businesses that can purchase their produce at fair rates. “For the first time, they felt connected with a real community. For the first time, they felt they were getting paid what’s right for what they’re growing,” a business advisor for one of the operations explains.

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Internet Companies Don't Want to Serve the Clearfork Valley. So Residents Are Working to Build Their Own Access

Gabe Schwartzman

December 14, 2020 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Clearfork Valley, Kentucky

Community advocates in Clearfork Valley created their own public internet hotspot to bridge the digital divide, especially as the pandemic rendered high-speed internet more of a necessity than a luxury. Broadband companies were reluctant to run fiber-optic cables through the valley because the rural area wouldn't bring in a profit for the internet providers. A small nonprofit, Community Tech, NY, stepped in to help solve the problem by providing Portable Network Kits which provide internet access. Although it creates a small network, it's a huge step toward "stepping onto the technology highway."

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Housing in Uncertain Times

Chris Rudisill

December 11, 2020 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Time Out Youth Center (TOY) provides housing support for LGBTQ youth ages 18-24, though youth as young as 11 can access some of the organization’s services. The Host Home Program matches youth with individuals or a family where they can live for up to 90 days. While in the transitional housing program, TOY checks in weekly and provides groceries and transportation. The youth must apply to jobs every day, a minimum of 10 for unemployed youth and 4-6 for those working part-time. As they exit the program, they complete a basic skills course where they learn things like how to read a lease and pay rent on time.

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