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  • Appalachian Students Displaced by Outbreak Get a Lifeline

    Ivy Brashear

    March 23, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Berea, Kentucky

    As colleges and universities across the United States have shifted to online classes and shut down their campuses, not every student simply has the ability to move home. To help support these students, many of whom are low-income or international, the Stay Together Appalachian Youth Project began working with local communities to find housing for displaced students, as well as to provide other support like money or supplies.

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  • Denmark's Idea Could Help the World Avoid a Great Depression

    Derek Thompson

    March 21, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    The government of Denmark is taking drastic measures to stem the tide of economic depression already hitting parts of the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government told companies affected by the economic downturn that it would pay 75 percent of their employees’ salaries to avoid mass layoffs, with the price tag of 13 percent of the national economy in three months.

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  • Crowdsourcing to Fight a Pandemic

    Maia Jachimowicz Zachary Markovits

    March 20, 2020 |

    Route Fifty |

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    Response Location: United States

    To address those that have been specifically impacted by economic crash due to coronavirus and to slow the spread, cities across the United States are enacting comprehensive measures to help. From a halt on all utility shutoffs to releasing inmates who have nearly completed their sentences or are being held pretrial on cash bail, local governments across the nation are looking for ways to address how the pandemic is impacting the most vulnerable.

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  • This virtual tip jar helps Philly out-of-work food industry employees during the coronavirus Audio icon

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    As restaurants across the nation have been forced to close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to creative means to help account for the loss of revenue. In Philadelphia, restaurants have created a virtual tip jar to encourage patrons to "donate a tip" to a person or business while in San Francisco a restaurant owner has created a Facebook group that helps connect out of work servers with childcare jobs.

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  • Paid to Stay Home: Europe's Safety Net Could Ease Toll of Coronavirus

    Liz Alderman

    March 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Europe's generous social policies, such as allowing employees to retain their salaries while taking sick time to care for themselves or family members, may help to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak while also safeguarding the economy. Although the long-term impacts are yet unknown, in the short term, government-provided incentives are helping people and businesses stay afloat.

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