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  • Athens Community Fridge Changes How People Seek, Provide Aid: For Everybody, Owned by Nobody

    October 22, 2020 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    A community refrigerator full of free food in Athens, Georgia is a local solution to food insecurity in the area. The fridge stays stocked up through donations from locals and businesses who want to help their neighbors. The mini-food-bank serves as a form of mutual aid for those who are struggling to find their next nutritious meal.

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  • The Chinese Delivery Apps and Heroic FB Group That Are Keeping the SGV's Mom and Pop Restaurants Alive

    October 22, 2020 |

    L.A. TACO |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Gabriel Valley, California

    Facebook groups and Asian delivery apps have helped Asian restaurants survive - and sometimes even thrive - the coronavirus lockdown in one of the largest Asian-American communities in the U.S. Food delivery apps like Chowbus, Fantuan, HungryPanda, and Runningman focus on Asian cuisine in San Gabriel Valley and have been responsible for recovering up to 70 percent of pre-pandemic business. These apps cater to Chinese-speaking, small-business owners, are more in tune with their needs, willing to negotiate fees, provide additional marketing, and offer personalized customer service to their merchants.

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  • Latinos the targets of election disinformation – but activists are fighting back

    October 22, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Civic and advocacy groups fight disinformation targeted at Latinx voters and conduct voter registration and education outreach. Voto Latino encourages young people to help older relatives spot disinformation and trained its staff to spot and report it to the watchdog group, Disinfo Defense League. Social media posts then flag the information as false. Personal relationships are an effective way to counter disinformation and also help encourage people to vote. Voto Latino alone has registered over 500,000 voters since mid-2019, more than the total amount since the organization began in 2004.

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  • Black Grandmothers Feed their Communities, and Pass on Food Traditions—Online

    October 21, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A program called Grandma’s Hands has begun hosting virtual dinner parties as a means of connecting and engaging with Black grandmothers during the coronavirus pandemic. Funded by a grant from the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the program also helps connect participants with fresh produce from Black- and Indigenous-run farms in the Portland area.

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  • Local tech company thrives with business model that invests in employee happiness and community work

    October 21, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Promptworks is a tech company seeking to create a nurturing environment for its own employees as well as help the local community. When the pandemic shut down the city, Promptworks created a mutual-aid platform connecting people in need with local residents who wanted to help. The company also hosted an event bringing together 80 leaders across several sectors to discuss and develop concrete plans to make Philadelphia more equitable.

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  • Rogers Pass ski permit system adds to 'Holy Grail' of mitigation strategies

    October 21, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Rogers Pass, British Columbia

    Terrain closures, avalanche education, and parking management are some of the topics that Canada’s ski permit system tackles. This government-regulated permit system has resulted in zero skier-triggered slides on Rogers Pass. Officials in Wyoming as looking to their northern neighbors to see if a similar system could work at Teton Pass.

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  • تقرير من اعداد المتدربة دانا برويش

    October 21, 2020 |

    Radio Nisaa |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Palestine

    تؤثر مخلفات زيت القلي على البيئة وعلى الاقتصاد، لذلك يرغب فريق محلي في جمع الزيت المستخدم وإعادة تدويره لتحضير منتجات صديقة للبيئة (كالصابون والشموع)، وذلك من خلال نشر الوعي في المجتمع، وتوفير طلب على صفحات وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي حتى يتمكن المتطوعون من زيارة الأشخاص المهتمين وجمع الزيت المستخدم من بيوتهم وإعادة تدويره.

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  • Could a Simple Intervention Fight a Suicide Crisis?

    October 21, 2020 |

    PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In the 1960s, a psychologist and a team of researchers in San Francisco began sending “caring letters" as a means of suicide intervention, but the practice didn't continue outside of the research study, despite showing positive results. Today though, a clinical psychologist has begun to reintroduce the intervention, via text messages and emails, as a practice to specifically help U.S. service members and veterans.

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  • The Rise of the ‘Carebnb': Is This Home-Based Model the Future of the Childcare Industry?

    October 21, 2020 |

    Time Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Tech entrepreneurs are franchising childcare services and helping small providers match with those in need of local, home-based childcare. These franchises provide administration services such as payroll, insurance, scheduling, billing, and even mentorship which allows smaller providers to focus on their day-to-day operations. With offices shuttered in the wake of the pandemic, parents look to smaller local childcare options in order to minimize exposure to COVID-19. The franchises have also been involved in reversing local policies that have adversely affected their home-based childcare providers.

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  • Broods in the woods

    October 21, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Billings, Montana

    Nature-based preschools are gaining traction in Montana and are increasing in demand due to the pandemic. Fledglings, in Billings, and Foxtail Förskola, in Whitefish, are two preschools offering kids the opportunity to learn and play in an environment meant to foster "risky play," which means letting kids participate in activities where there is a physical risk, like climbing trees, in order to help strengthen their confidence and resiliency. Natural Start Alliance, an organization which supports outdoor education, reports that the number of these schools has rapidly increased to 585 over the last decade.

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