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  • Cleveland's historic Legal Aid Society surges with the pandemic

    December 01, 2020 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is helping low-income people facing legal hardships and civil issues obtain fair representation and access to services and aid. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the organization has struggled to keep pace with the need, but has still been able to provide services to nearly half of those who have requested and connect many of the others with partner organizations.

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  • The Radical Idea of Making Sure Everybody Has Enough Money to Live On

    December 01, 2020 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The results of a universal basic income (UBI) program in Kenya show the positive ripple effect of giving everyone money on a consistent basis over the course of several years. Recipients have been able to lift themselves out of poverty, start businesses, and invest in communal projects such as plumbing and better housing. Improved mental and physical health was also a major outcome of the initiative.

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  • Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care

    December 01, 2020 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Black churches across the U.S. are collaborating with psychologists and counselors to offer their community access to mental health care services during the coronavirus pandemic. Although not all congregants were initially receptive to the idea of intertwining religion with virtual psychology presentations and on-site counselors, "over time, some members of the clergy have come to realize the two can coexist."

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  • ‘Our goal is to empower students based on their talent – not the colour of their passports'

    November 30, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Student Circus is an online platform which is demystifying the job application process for international students in the United Kindgom. The website was started by two international students who were having a hard time job searching, mainly because many employers didn't list whether they sponsored job visas or not. The service is offered for free to students from select universities.

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  • A helpline connects Indigenous immigrants to crucial COVID-19 information

    November 30, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lincoln County, Oregon

    After a contact tracing effort spurred by an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County, Oregon resulted in the realization that resources weren't being offered in Indigenous Mayan languages, the Oregon Health Authority created a helpline to better connect community members with translators. The hotline is now being used in several other counties and has also been used to offer additional public health information – such as when wildfires began erupting throughout the state.

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  • While mainland America struggles with covid apps, tiny Guam has made them work

    November 30, 2020 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: Guam

    To raise awareness and encourage downloads of a contact tracing app, the team of volunteers who were built the app partnered with the Guam Visitors Bureau to collaborate on a grassroots outreach campaign. Using Zoom and WhatsApp groups to create public trust with "organizations, schools, and cultural groups across the island," the effort culminated in "a rate of adoption that outstrips states with far more resources."

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  • In Italy, deserted railway buildings are patching up the social fabric and supporting migrants

    November 30, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Italy

    More than 400 social service centers occupy spaces abandoned by the Italian Railway Network. The sites are managed by social stakeholders but, unlike other national assistance centers, they do not require citizenship to receive benefits, allowing people who are often left out of government programs to receive food, basic medical care, and other services like laundry and a shower. Social service groups are granted the locations for up to five years, and nearly 25,000 people receive benefits across the network each year, the majority of whom are migrants, refugees, and citizens of other countries.

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  • How Snail Mail Connected This San Gabriel Valley School District To Its Youngest Students  Audio icon

    November 30, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Rowland Heights, California

    One school district is taking a creative approach to increase student attendance during the pandemic— care packages. In Rowland Unified School District, kindergarten teachers came up with the idea of sending care packages via the postal services to students twice a month. They hope that by doing so it will increase attendance among kindergarten students, a grade that has nationally seen plummeting enrollment. The packages include paper, pens, and books. “"It's really an opportunity for us as kindergarten teachers to help kids feel seen, and from the start, tell kids that they belong in school."

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  • Safety looks like full bellies in a pandemic Audio icon

    November 30, 2020 |

    Scalawag |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Mutual aid programs run by Black women have filled critical gaps in public assistance during the pandemic by feeding hundreds or thousands of people in multiple Southern cities. From Durham's Mustard Seed Project to St. Louis' Potbangerz to others, these community-based care programs center their aid on prepared meals, but they often add other donated goods for people in need: personal protective equipment, groceries, and household and baby items. In some cases, the nonprofits' organizers have formed intercity friendships and alliances that help spread their tactics.

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  • Seattle Public Utilities' waste-pumping program has cut sewage spills from homeless people's RVs in half

    November 28, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    To help those experiencing homelessness, Seattle Public Utilities workers travel around the city knocking on RV doors and asking occupants if they need their sewage tank pumped. Some RVs are broken down and occupants can’t get to a public dump site to dispose of their waste, so wastewater spills have increased over the years. However, since the pilot program was introduced in 2020, the spills from RVs have been cut in half.

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