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  • How one state is sending thousands of WiFi hotspots to keep students in school

    October 12, 2020 |

    WSPA-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Travelers Rest, South Carolina

    In South Carolina, 180,000 households don’t have access to Wifi, according to estimates. A problem for students who are trying to attend virtual classes. Using CARES funds, the state purchased hotspots. In one county, almost all of the students are connected. “The hotspots are working well, with just about all of the county’s 77,000 students logging on to learn.”

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  • Grieving Murdered Children During A Pandemic

    October 12, 2020 |

    WUNC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    The nationwide surge in gun violence during the pandemic has forced support groups for grieving survivors to persevere in their work using different tools and strategies in a process that depends on intimate forms of counseling. In Durham, one "grief circle" associated with the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham still hosts anti-violence vigils after each killing. Its support group for parents and grandparents of victims, led by fellow survivors for maximum effect, shifted to Zoom and telephone calls. Among the beneficiaries of the support: the organizers themselves, whose work gives them purpose.

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  • How Nigerians coped with mental stress during COVID-19 lockdown

    October 10, 2020 |

    Nigerian Tribune |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Funding from a professional coaching, therapy, and counseling academy has helped a certified life coach and non-clinical psychotherapist offer free sessions to people in Nigeria who are struggling to cope with setbacks brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, which utilizes video calls and WhatsApp messaging, has broadened access for those who may not be able to seek help due to financial constraints.

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  • Experiential Museums Find New Ways to Sell Fun Even With Covid Restrictions

    October 10, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Interactive museums and venues are shifting their exhibits during the coronavirus pandemic to better attract patrons while still abiding by safety precautions. Although it has been a struggle in some cases, and all venues are at restricted capacities, several museums in New York have been able to still sell out with executive saying "some revenue was better than none."

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  • Despite An Outbreak, Colleges Stay Course

    October 09, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    The Univeristy of New Haven's contact tracing program successfully helped identify an outbreak of the COVID-19, which in turn allowed the school to quarantine those impacted and continue classes for the rest of the students without interruption. Between contact tracing and other protocols such as mandatory social distancing and intermittent testing, UNH "does not foresee moving to a more virtual format or limiting on-campus life further."

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  • Wooster's virtual tutoring program offers educational aid to students during pandemic

    October 08, 2020 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

    A collaboration between Ohio's Wooster City Schools and the College of Wooster has allowed for an enhanced educational experience for many students during the coronavirus pandemic. The partnership not only provides tutoring services to the K-12 students but has also "strengthened the bond between the college and its surrounding community."

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  • Community lending helps African businesses in Philly stay afloat during COVID-19

    October 08, 2020 |

    WHYY |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia's community of African business owners has created its own security net in the wake of the shutdown, which left many businesses closed or in debt. A traditional African system known as "susu" provided the mutual aid entrepreneurs needed to stay afloat. Susus provide an informal loan network in which members contribute regularly and take turns tapping into the group funds. During the lockdown, financial support was given to those participants who were most in need. The informal loan clubs were crucial to the owners who are typically immigrants and were denied federal aid at greater rates.

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  • Northern Cheyenne pen pal program keeps elders connected during pandemic lockdown

    October 08, 2020 |

    National Native News |

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    Response Location: United States, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Nation, Montana

    The Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s Elderly Program Facebook page posted a call for pen pals to keep Northern Cheyenne elders engaged and socially connected during COVID-19 lockdowns. The program started by profiling ten residents of an independent living center, posting their name, picture, and interests. The response has been overwhelming. Every two weeks each resident receives upwards of 40 letters, which are initially placed in plastic bags and “quarantined.” Letters come from all over the world and a lot of people also began sending other supplies that were noted on an Amazon wish list, like sanitizer.

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  • As Trump Blames 'The Chinese Virus,' These Asian American Women Won't Stand For The Racism

    October 08, 2020 |

    LAist |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Responding to growing attacks on Asian Americans, based on racist reactions to the pandemic, one young woman self-published a handbook, "How to Report a Hate Crime," in multiple languages. Though limited funding kept its print run small, the booklet found an audience through social media. Then its author connected with the victim of a verbal assault, inspired her to push back against police department apathy, and sparked a number of new hate-crime reports and better training for Los Angeles police officers.

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  • ‘The strength of people's hearts': Venezuelan doctors, neighbors unite

    October 08, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Venezuela

    Facing a shortage of supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic and with little help from the government on the horizon, doctors and community members across Venezuela "created a grassroots support network" as a means of making sure doctors would be properly outfitted to treat patients. Between pooled resources and various donations, the effort has resulted in "3,000 face masks, 2,000 meals, gallons of sanitizing alcohol, hand disinfectant and soap, and boxes of gloves" being delivered to medical professionals.

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