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People are helping each other fight coronavirus, one Google spreadsheet at a time

Sigal Samuel

March 24, 2020 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Healthy citizens desperate to find a way to help those at risk of developing severe coronavirus symptoms are creating spreadsheets detailing what services they can offer to their neighbors, whether it's grocery shopping or check-in calls. The mutual aid model is complementing the ongoing work of established nonprofits.

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NYC volunteers extend 'invisible hands' to most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

Julia Musto

March 21, 2020 |

Fox News |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help at-risk neighbors access necessities during the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers in New York City have formed a delivery service called Invisible Hands. While the main goal is to help neighbors get the food and medications they need, the volunteers also engage in conversation with the recipients to promote companionship while still socially distancing.

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Coronavirus in Canada: The 'caremongers' getting essentials to the vulnerable

David Venn

March 21, 2020 |

Maclean's Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

To help get supplies to the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, mutual aid programs have begun developing across Canada. Across the nation, Facebook groups help connect people with resources, with the underlying goal of protecting "the precarious livelihoods of groups who were marginalized long before coronavirus came along."

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This Grassroots Group Handed Out 600 Meals To Neighbors In Anacostia On Friday

Margaret Barthel

March 21, 2020 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Anacostia, Washington

As the coronavirus pandemic sends people to grocery stores to obtain supplies, a grassroots effort is underway in one neighborhood in Anacostia, Washington to help get food to those who have difficulty accessing stories. Working with local businesses that are shut down due to the outbreak, volunteers are collecting donated food from these various restaurants and cafes and then distributing it to community members.

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‘More high-tech than high touch': Youth-serving organizations are getting creative amid pandemic

Allison Dikanovic

March 19, 2020 |

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee's nonprofits serving youth are finding new ways to check in and connect with their students as the coronavirus rules out the possibility for in-person afterschool programming. “Social distancing doesn’t mean social disconnection," the director of a community organization said. "We want to encourage youth to stay in touch with each other and with trusted adults."

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Can Volunteer-Run Online Platforms to Support Neighbors In Need Meet Demand?

Julia Hotz

March 19, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As social distancing becomes increasingly important as cities and states work to control the coronavirus outbreak, people in New York are finding creative ways to communicate in order to help one another. In New York City, community members are utilizing a website where volunteers are matched with their vulnerable neighbors' requests for errands, while in Brooklyn, community organizers are using a spreadsheet to connect and find support.

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Saving a city millions of gallons of water – one tap at a time

Jennifer Kishan

March 19, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kolkata

As part of the Fix for Life campaign, members of Active Citizens Together for Sustainability (ACTS) have been working with plumbers to install taps on the free water pipes across Kolkata. Without taps, a significant amount of water goes to waste, and this is the problem that ACTS is trying to fix. The group, informed by locals who submit locations of pipes that need attention, are on their way to their goal of fixing 1,500 pipes.

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Idaho Hunger Relief Organizations Adapt To Meet Increased Demand During Coronavirus

Rachel D. Cohen

March 18, 2020 |

Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

Food pantries in Idaho have successfully adapted to a higher demand while abiding by the new social distance norms. Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, the pantry was set up like a grocery store and individuals browsed the shelves for whatever they needed. Volunteers now bring out pre-packaged meals to cars. Other food distribution organizations have begun making house calls to drop off essentials and perform wellness checks for senior citizens who feel safer in their own homes. The new procedures require more volunteers and more work but have so far been successful.

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(Environmental) Justice for All

Courtney Duchene

March 18, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Serenity Soular is a worker-owned cooperative that installs solar panels in an affordable way, focusing on communities of color in North Philadelphia. They employ local residents through an apprenticeship program, training high school dropouts to install affordable clean energy options. Because the solar energy nonprofit was rooted in Serenity House, a community center, they have successfully been able to get buy-in from local residents to help bring more solar energy to their community.

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'Pandemic Partners' In Bend Use Social Media To Care For Neighbors In Isolation

Emily Cureton

March 18, 2020 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

People in Bend, Oregon have turned to social media in order to help at-risk community members during the coronavirus pandemic. Utilizing Facebook Groups to connect with one another, the moderators aim to conduct "acts of kindness that are most easily crowdsourced" such as picking up groceries or walking a neighbor's dog.

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