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Tucson program helping women- and minority-owned small businesses access COVID-19 relief money

Veronica Cruz

October 03, 2020 |

This is Tucson |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

To help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, the city of Tucson launched the Small Business Continuity Grants to supplement the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program. Although the fund can only provide so much for businesses and still requires an application process, it has helped over 170 businesses so far, with the majority being woman-owned or minority-owned businesses.

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The ‘Atlantic bubble' has largely succeeded in keeping out COVID-19. But can it last?

Greg Mercer

October 02, 2020 |

The Globe and Mail |

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Response Location: Canada, Nova Scotia

Despite regions including Ontario and Quebec recording outbreaks of COVID-19, "four eastern provinces have managed to keep the pandemic at bay." The provinces have relied heavily on mandatory and strict quarantine practices, mask regulations, and social gathering limits. Although not necessarily well-received by the community, the strategy appears to be working and has allowed for schools and some businesses to reopen without a surge in cases.

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Carlsbad Literacy Program begins in-person instruction after months of closure

Miranda Cyr

October 02, 2020 |

Las Cruces Sun-News |

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Response Location: United States, Carlsbad, New Mexico

The Carlsbad Literacy Program provides free tutoring to adults who want help with their literacy skills. The program's students in the program include English language learners, and also helps with citizenship skills, and preparing for the High School Equivalency Test. The program is a nonprofit, which started in 1985, and relies on volunteers to serve as tutors.

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Amid COVID-19, Urban Growers Collective distributes nearly one million pounds of produce

Adam M. Rhodes

October 02, 2020 |

The Chicago Reader |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

For several years, the Urban Growers Collective in Illinois has been helping to bring and distribute healthy food to underresourced communities throughout Chicago by operating eight urban farms, but efforts have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. In just over six months, the organization has "delivered nearly one million pounds of produce to more than 25 partner organizations across the city."

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Americans are starting to give up their pets because of COVID-19 hardships

Jen Reeder

October 02, 2020 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States

As the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on the U.S. economy, some people are struggling to afford the cost of care for their pets, so a network of animal services leaders have joined together to transform the role that animal shelters play during the crisis. From providing food pantries and free veterinary care to housing animals whose owners have been hospitalized, the network of leaders are turning shelters into "pet support centers and resource centers" rather than intake centers.

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The Black Doctors Working To Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable

Nina Feldman

October 01, 2020 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Comprised of doctors, nurses, and medical students, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is helping to bring free coronavirus testing to Black Philadelphians who are "contracting the coronavirus and dying from COVID-19 at greater rates than everyone else." The program, which offers testing via mobile test units to around 350 per day, has gained the recognition throughout the city, resulting in funding from city leaders, foundations, and individuals.

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Missing students: Educators knock on doors to find them

Peggy Barmore

October 01, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States

Apps that track students’ online activity, door-to-door visits, and receiving input from families on how to reopen schools, are all ways school districts across the country are responding to absenteeism during the pandemic. In one San Antonio district, they were able to locate around 2,900 of the 3,000 students who weren’t showing up to classes.

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Laughter May Be Effective Medicine for These Trying Times

Richard Schiffman

October 01, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Because studies indicate that humor has positive health benefits, some doctors and psychotherapists are now using humor tactics in their practice and prescribing prescriptions for their patients to find ways to laugh more as a means of staying healthy during the coronavirus pandemic. Although doctors risk the possibility of sounding insensitive or making light of pain, formal humor programs and laughter lessons have shown success with patients.

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Seniors Stay Connected Despite COVID-19

Ellen Endo

October 01, 2020 |

Rafu Shimpo |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Senior citizens in Los Angeles are coping with isolation during these times of social distancing by learning how to use technology that will connect them to their loved ones. Technology training specifically geared to the elderly include lessons about social media, making zoom calls, and using tablets and smart phones. Seniors are also being supported through home deliveries and weekly phone calls just to check in and say 'hi'.

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Empresarias de Tucsón "a punto de tirar todo" han sobrevivido con la subvención de la ciudad

Veronica Cruz

September 30, 2020 |

La Estrella de Tucsón |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

El Fondo de Resiliencia Somos Uno ha podido proveer asistencia económica a dueños de negocios pequeños en Tucson. Anteriormente, estos empresarios no habían podido aprobar para fondos de emergencia federales, pero con al ayuda de Somos Uno han podido mantenerse a flote.

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