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  • Calling home: Sheltering in hotels to escape coronavirus, Acadiana's homeless got back on their feet

    October 26, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

    In southwestern Louisiana, the Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing wrangled 19 hotels into a makeshift network during the pandemic to house people experiencing homelessness. With help from Beacon Community Connections' counselors, the 456 people who entered the program found the stability and services they needed to connect with government benefits and, in some cases, find jobs. The program's Housing First approach, to admit the chronically unhoused without preconditions like sobriety, creates disciplinary challenges but put many on a path to a better life.

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  • Terapie z obýváku: Řešení v době, kdy úzkostí přibývá

    October 25, 2020 |

    Seznam Zpravy |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Psychologové a terapeuti museli v průběhu koronavirové pandemie omezit či zcela přerušit své služby. Část z nich se proto přesunula do online prostoru nebo zavedla krizové linky, aby svým klientům v případě potřeby nabídla alternativu. Terapie na dálku umožnila flexibilnější a bezpečné setkávání se s terapeutem i v době nepříznivé epidemiologické situace. U řady lidí pomohla překonat pocit stigmatu, kterému čelí, když jdou na terapii osobně. Přes řadu nesporných pozitiv zůstává celá aspektů nové služby nedořešena. V době covidu službu hradily zdravotní pojišťovny, ale šlo jen o dočasné řešení.

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  • How San Francisco became a COVID-19 success story as other cities stumbled

    October 25, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco's "hammer and dance" approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic has helped the densely populated urban city begin to reopen ahead of much of the rest of California. Although the pandemic has undoubtedly taken a toll on the city's local economy, the strict and aggressive actions by the local government have resulted in the risk of infection now being considered as minimal.

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  • Youth Vote Goes Virtual

    October 23, 2020 |

    Voices of Monterey Bay |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California Students Vote Project, a public-private partnership, encourages college students to vote. Covid-19-adjusted strategies include sending out multiple emails, using social media, and encouraging peer-to-peer contacts to inform students about how to register to vote and the ways they can actually cast their ballots. Group representatives also visit Zoom classrooms to share information and some students have organized virtual events, such as political trivia night, to foster student engagement. Over 65,000 California students have registered to vote since August, triple the number from all of 2016.

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  • What this West African village's Ebola fight can teach the U.S. about COVID-19

    October 23, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Dirty Box Junction

    When news of COVID-19 arrived in the West African Village of Dirty Box Junction, community members and local government were ready to act due to lessons learned from mistakes made during the Ebola outbreak of years earlier. The village along with the rest of sub-Saharan Africa immediately enacted measures – state of emergencies, mandatory screenings, and contact tracing, to name a few – that have kept their case count low, while the U.S. continues to see cases and deaths increase.

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

    October 22, 2020 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Photojournalism |

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    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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  • Contact tracing apps: Worth the hype?

    October 22, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    Contact tracing apps have received a lot of attention since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, but researchers caution they should be used in conjunction with other tactics and not be relied on to help on their own. However, an early study has indicated that even when only fifteen percent of the population downloads a contact tracing app, infection rates are reduced by eight percent and deaths are reduced by six percent.

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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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    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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  • Calls to action: How 211 became an instant link to health and social services during the pandemic

    October 21, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    In Louisiana, where many communities face barriers to health care access, the implementation of a 211 hotline during the coronavirus pandemic has helped residents access the information they need to make informed decisions. The system has received hundreds of thousands of calls and because of this, the live specialists have also been able to collect meaningful data that helps the state to assess where there are areas of unmet needs.

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

    October 21, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    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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