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  • As covid-19 saps Vietnam's economy, private charity is blossoming

    July 02, 2020 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    “Rice ATMs” allow people in need to withdraw free rice each week and are popular throughout Vietnam. Created by private companies, the ATMs are now sustained by private donations in a country that hasn’t developed a large-scale philanthropy sector due to its communist political system. However, the solution is government approved and in fact has government support by expediting necessary permits, referring people in need of assistance, and providing security. A handful of companies supply ATMs in cities across the country and most ATMs serve about 2,000 people with enough to feed a small family for 3 days.

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  • Black lives matter, LGBTQ groups find common ground in fight against police brutality

    July 02, 2020 |

    The News & Observer |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

    Black Lives Matters and LGBTQ protests, set to take place on the same day, merged into a single much larger march demanding civil rights. Racism in the LGBTQ community and homophobia in the Black community have previously led to divides, but people who are members of both the Black and LGBTQ communities have advocated inclusivity and broad representation. Both groups have created space to question how multiple oppressions work in society and where there is overlap between the two. Ultimately, members were able to find common ground advocating against police brutality and systemic discrimination.

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  • Glaub an deinen Traum

    July 01, 2020 |

    brand eins |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Off Road Kids ist das einzige deutschlandweit aktive Hilfswerk in der Straßensozialarbeit. Es setzt vor allem auf Beratung, damit obdachlose Kinder und Jugendliche eine Perspektive jenseits der Straße für sich entwickeln, und vermittelt jedes Jahr Hunderten von ihnen Wohnungen und Jobs.

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  • Trenton's Urban Gardens Foster Food Sovereignty and Civic Engagement

    July 01, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Trenton, New Jersey

    Isles, Inc. provides plants, seeds, and support to over 70 community gardens in Trenton, 20 of which belong to schools. In a city where many residents experience food insecurity, Isles also maps food-assets and food deserts, runs a training garden to teach new growers the basics of at-home gardening, and hosts a free summer camp to get young people interested in agriculture and nature. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Isles has distributed over 100 pounds of seeds, 1,000 pounds of fertilizer, and thousands of seedlings to its garden network members and shifted many instructional workshops online.

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  • Voting justice group Common Power turns to tech in time of COVID to reimagine outreach

    July 01, 2020 |

    GeekWire |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Common Power has over 2,000 volunteers, mostly white retirees, who reach out to voters and lobby elected officials for things like widespread mail-in ballots. The small, racially diverse paid staff run many traditional voter engagement programs, such as phone banks and voter-registration drives. The organization also focuses on partnering with local organizations and provides extra capacity in the form of trained volunteers for campaigns in 20 states. All programming has become virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic and substantial time has been spent training volunteers on the new technologies.

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  • Japan: A glimpse at Montana's future?

    July 01, 2020 |

    Missoulian |

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    Response Location: Japan

    A government-mandated care insurance program in Japan has gained both recognition and international praise for removing the burden of senior care from family members through the "socialization of elder care." The goal of the program, which has now been in place for two decades, is to help keep "elderly people physically active and less socially isolated," and could provide a model of care for other aging regions.

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  • Trauma-informed practices necessary for police, experts say

    July 01, 2020 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    The Adverse Childhood Experience Response Team sends family and crisis services advocates with police officers on home visits to offer families trauma-informed services after police have responded to an earlier emergency at the home. More than 1,200 children have been referred to services, an offer of help most families accept. Although the pandemic shutdown interrupted house calls, the model has spread to other New Hampshire communities. The ultimate effectiveness of the intervention may not be known for years, and only if researchers can follow up to learn if it may have prevented future incidents.

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  • The young people fighting the worst smog in Europe

    July 01, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: North Macedonia, Skopje

    To measure the level of air quality in Skopje – one of the most polluted cities in Europe – an engineering student developed an app that alerts residents of the pollution levels. The app has raised the awareness of the severity of the city's pollution problem and has helped to kickstart initiatives aimed to address it.

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  • SF contact tracing team asks those who have been exposed to COVID-19 to quarantine for 14 days

    July 01, 2020 |

    Mission Local |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco public health officials added to their staff of 25 experienced investigators to form a team of more than 100 contact tracers to try to identify and isolate new cases of COVID-19. In the second two weeks of June 2020, the expanded team reached 82% of COVID cases and 85% of those people's contacts, not far off from the 90% goals set at the start. City lawyers, librarians, and others were drafted to the cause, with 276 people receiving contact-tracer training. One gap in the agency's work is not being able to monitor and enforce compliance with quarantine orders once contacts are found.

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  • Their Unlikely Alliance Began at Whataburger. Can They Reform a Texas Jail?

    July 01, 2020 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Tyler, Texas

    Dalila Reynoso's local activism blossomed into a full-blown watchdog role when COVID-19 began to spread through the Smith County, Texas, jail. The marriage of criminal justice reform and pandemic safety, vested in one woman, mirrors much larger court watch and jail watch projects in larger cities. For her part, Reynoso became a conduit for complaints about jail conditions. Thanks to her diplomatic skills, and a receptive sheriff's openness to criticism and change, the pair's efforts lowered virus cases from 52 to three within three weeks and lowered the jail population by more than 150 people.

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