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  • A Street Medicine Expert on Keeping Homeless People Safe From COVID-19

    March 24, 2020 |

    Bitterroot |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Street medicine is used across the United States to bring health care access to those experiencing homelessness, but this model of care has had to adapt to better address living in times of coronavirus. For the Street Medicine program at the University of Southern California, this means prioritizing disaster preparedness, crisis mitigation, and containment instead of trust-building outreach, while also limiting the size of medical teams that come in contact with patients.

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  • The COVID-19 crisis is giving parents a taste of digital ‘unschooling'

    March 24, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    With school shut down due to the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become the norm in many cities and parents have largely had to adjust their roles to include teaching and supervision. To help with this adjustment, teachers have begun offering online homeschooling classes that teach parents how to facilitate learning for their children.

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  • LI senior facilities find unique ways to cope with coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    News Day |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Westbury, New York

    At nursing homes in the Long Island area, facilities and their staff have stepped up to ensure residents can use technology to stay connected. They have facilitated performances over Zoom, local school-children send videos to say hello, and lectures and games have been made available online, as well.

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  • In The Age of Coronavirus, Libraries Are Getting Books Into People's Hands — Without Touching

    March 24, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    As public libraries in the United States are forced to close their doors in response to the coronavirus outbreak, librarians are trying new methods of (safely) getting books in the hands of community members. From organizing curbside pickups to books-by-mail services, librarians are adjusting and improvising.

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  • Appalachian Students Displaced by Outbreak Get a Lifeline

    March 23, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Berea, Kentucky

    As colleges and universities across the United States have shifted to online classes and shut down their campuses, not every student simply has the ability to move home. To help support these students, many of whom are low-income or international, the Stay Together Appalachian Youth Project began working with local communities to find housing for displaced students, as well as to provide other support like money or supplies.

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  • Bridging the digital divide: How NH districts are making remote learning work

    March 23, 2020 |

    The Eagle-Tribune |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Many counties in New Hampshire are addressing the digital divide by loaning laptops to students without access to a computer at home and providing paper assignments to students who don’t have access to the internet. Though not available for every student who lacks access to a computer, school districts, business leaders, and citizens have loaned out thousands of laptops to students. The state's largest school district has bus drivers bring breakfast, lunch, and paper assignments to school children each day, which also enables the bus drivers to continue working during the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown.

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  • 'We Can't Anoint The Sick': Faith Leaders Seek New Approaches To Pastoral Care

    March 23, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Shady Side, Maryland

    Many churches throughout the U.S. have moved their weekly services online during the coronavirus pandemic, but not all needs can be addressed this way. To help offer services like counseling and individual prayer, some pastors and ministers are offering drive-through services for prayer requests or blessings while others are making hospital visits under the guidance of social distancing rules.

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  • For artists, the show must go on—and Zoom is their venue

    March 23, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Hosting business meetings over Zoom is nothing new during the coronavirus pandemic, but performing artists are also using the platform and adapting their work to the videoconferencing software. After initial performances were a success, an LA theater company called Theater Unleashed began experimenting with the platform and created a Facebook group for U.S. playwrights and actors who wish to participate. An Atlanta organization called Center for Puppetry Arts started hosting Zoom puppet shows. It isn't a seamless transition, but it is inviting creative adaption from creatives all across the country.

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

    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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  • Coronavirus: Platform Matches Tech Talent with Gov in Need

    March 23, 2020 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A new platform, nicknamed the U.S. Digital Response for COVID-19, is connecting volunteer technologists, engineers, and other tech-leaning experts with state, county, and local governments in desperate need of help during the crisis. The creators aimed to create a clearinghouse for data and digital leaders looking to volunteer, and they noted that already 1000 volunteers have signed up.

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