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  • Hotel Vouchers 4 All Provides San Diego Homeless People with Shelter During Pandemic

    May 05, 2020 |

    Invisible People |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    When COVID-19 hit the U.S., Hotel Vouchers 4 All was created as an emergency response to finding housing for San Diego residents experiencing homelessness. Funded by donations, the initiative has partnered with a local motel to negotiate lower rates for individuals to stay and socially distance during the pandemic. It also helps provide meals, clothes, PPE, and access to health services, but with limited funding and a lack of support from the city, it’s sustainability hangs in question.

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  • Sweden's male-only supper clubs...for feminists

    May 04, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Private dinners for only men to discuss notions of feminism and toxic masculinity have been picking up in interest across Sweden. What started in earnest following a string of assaults against women in 2016 has now become more commonplace after the #MeToo movement. Male participants testify to how comforting it is to be able to talk these issues out amongst men and figure out the best ways to act with people that they don't know as well as their own group of friends. The program now has served thousands of men across Sweden and is also publishing online guides for anyone to set up similar conversations.

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  • Coronavirus pushed Seattle to treat homelessness differently. Will those changes last?

    May 03, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Prompted by the threat of COVID-19, Seattle and King County have rapidly taken steps to protect people experiencing homelessness with responses that activists have long sought. By moving hundreds of people out of crowded shelters into hotels, installing hygiene stations, and suspending the removal of encampments, officials scrambled to prevent the spread of the virus in ways that advocates hope will remain the policy after the crisis has passed. But the crisis has also gutted government budgets, and so permanent solutions may still be elusive.

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  • How voting by mail could save the US election

    May 01, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    As one of the most consequential presidential elections in the United States approaches in the midst of a pandemic, many Americans are worried about voter turnout, and other logistical concerns. But a simple answer exists: voting by mail. With tens of millions of people in the United States already routinely voting by mail, proponents tout the additional time for research voters can take and the potential for higher voter turnout as added benefits.

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  • In L.A.'s Koreatown, the Community Provides for Their Elderly Residents During COVID-19 Crisis

    April 30, 2020 |

    Hyphen Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In Los Angeles' Koreatown, residents of the community are working together to make sure those most at risk during the coronavirus pandemic have access to meals and information. Although spreading the word about the help that is available can be difficult while social distancing since most often that is done by word of mouth in the community, organizers have made use of the local radio station and newspaper to reach elderly populations.

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  • As a North Jersey Farmers Market Goes Virtual, It Finds a New Kind of Community Audio icon

    April 30, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Metuchen, New Jersey

    In order to keep local farms and businesses afloat, the Metuchen Farmers Market in North Jersey went virtual. Volunteers for the market enlisted the help of the Canada-based Local Line to build the market's platform, which allows customers to place orders online for a weekend pickup.

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  • Colorado's Vote-by-Mail System Could Save the 2020 Election. Why Aren't More States Using It?

    April 30, 2020 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado achieved the second-highest voter turnout rate in 2018 in part by allowing universal mail-in voting. Three out of every four Colorado residents polled support mail-in voting, making it hugely popular as well. Many people are now looking to successful mail-in states like Colorado to pave the way for universal mail-in voting in the upcoming presidential election.

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  • Language barriers can pose a steep hurdle for Kansas governments to overcome during COVID-19 pandemic

    April 29, 2020 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Several Kansas state entities translated and distributed information in multiple languages during the COVID-19 pandemic. The El Dorado Public School district provided information in Spanish on their website and on student laptops, iPads, and handouts. In addition to a multilingual hotline, the state’s health department released an accessible micro-website, created by CivicPlus, that translates information into over 100 languages, including sign language, and uses closed captioning for videos. The microsite template was so effective, the company is offering it to other jurisdictions for other scenarios.

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  • Prenatal Care May Look Very Different After Coronavirus

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Much of prenatal care has moved to online video conferencing and doctor guided at-home self-monitoring during the coronavirus pandemic but some of these solutions may last long after the pandemic passes due to the positive impact they're having. Although these changes do have limitations and cannot replace doctor visits entirely, for some, the addition of telemedicine has acted as both a time saver and eliminated barriers such as lack of transportation.

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  • As pandemic time extends, so does use of telehealth

    April 27, 2020 |

    The Laconia Daily Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Laconia, New Hampshire

    The coronavirus pandemic has prompted health insurance companies to support coverage of telemedicine across the United States, and in New Hampshire, mental health counselors are seeing many advantages to the practice. Although some aspects of in-person appointments and consultations cannot be replicated virtually, overall, telemedicine has eliminated a number of barriers for many patients.

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