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Churches use technology to stream services after coronavirus shuts many down

Alex Rozie

March 22, 2020 |

WFAA-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Churches across the nation have had to shut their doors as the country tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, but some religious institutions have turned to creative ways to keep their practice alive. In Texas, one church has begun streaming the church services to their congregration while another is offering curbside communion.

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Nursing homes get creative to keep residents connected to family and friends

Liz Sauchelli

March 21, 2020 |

Valley News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lebanon, New Hampshire

The Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community near Lebanon, New Hampshire, is one of many senior-assisted living facilities that has rapidly responded to the spread of coronavirus. The staff has set up personal bingo tables that allow residents to sit six feet apart, taught seniors how to call their loved ones while they're quarantined, and engaged in more personalized activities to keep morale high.

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NYC volunteers extend 'invisible hands' to most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

Julia Musto

March 21, 2020 |

Fox News |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help at-risk neighbors access necessities during the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers in New York City have formed a delivery service called Invisible Hands. While the main goal is to help neighbors get the food and medications they need, the volunteers also engage in conversation with the recipients to promote companionship while still socially distancing.

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Communities Mobilize to Help Elderly Weather Coronavirus Crisis

Ruth Bender

March 20, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Belgium

Across the world, many senior citizens have been cut off from access to normal routines and ways of community due to the coronavirus pandemic, but communities and organizations are working to fill the void. In Belgium, robots are being used in retirement homes to combat isolation, while in Germany, employees of a soccer club are shopping for the elderly.

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School District Buys Internet Transmission Towers to Keep Students Connected

Wayne Carter

March 20, 2020 |

KXAS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

As school districts around the country move all classes online, students face challenges with accessibility because of weak or no internet connections. But in a Texas school district called Castleberry, that problem has been solved thanks to a $600,000 investment in cell phone towers that provide free internet to all students in the area.

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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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Schools Race To Feed Students Amid Coronavirus Closures

Cory Turner Anya Kamenetz

March 20, 2020 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, school districts are trying a number of approaches to ensure students still have access to free breakfasts and lunches even though they are not coming to school. In some cities, bus drivers are bringing meals to different neighborhoods. The federal government is also working to transfer what would be spent on school lunches to families in the form of food stamps.

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Cincinnati Zoo Offers At Home Safari

Katie Kapusta

March 19, 2020 |

Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Cincinnati Zoo has found a way to connect to their community even after temporarily shutting its doors because of COVID19. Using Facebook Live, the zoo hosts daily videos showcasing different animals and educational programming about them. Their first video reached over 4 million views and has shown to be a way to engage their members, even from afar.

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For the rural elderly, it can take a village

Keith Hammonds Myers Reece

March 19, 2020 |

The Boulder Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalispell, Montana

Rural communities throughout the United States are experimenting with a Boston-based senior-assistance program that implements a shared-services approach to senior care. Although barriers to creating connectivity in isolated rural regions can be more challenging than in more urbanized cities, rural areas in Colorado and Montana are finding ways to make it work.

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Islam Finds a Home in German Classrooms

Isabelle de Pommereau

March 18, 2020 |

Are We Europe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany, Frankfurt, Hesse

Germany is unusual amongst countries in its attitude towards religion—it considers faith to be "sociologically and psychologically important and part of both individuals and society." In these advances, it has begun to teach the religion of Islam in its German-speaking public schools, within state-supervised curriculum that also covers Catholicism and Protestantism. This helps the German people to get to know their large Muslim population better and helps weed out radicalism with education. This is part of a larger strategy to better integrate their Muslim residents, which has a lot of public support.

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