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19 Volunteers Sharing an iPhone Are Trying to Support Incarcerated People Through COVID-19

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

August 13, 2020 |

TalkPoverty.org |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Beyond These Walls launched a crisis phone line to provide emotional support for LGBTQ+ people who are incarcerated and to hold prisons and jails accountable for their virus-containment practices. Trained volunteers have fielded 369 calls so far, more than a quarter of which concern fears that reporting virus symptoms could land people in solitary confinement. Beyond These Walls and its coalition partners can provide safety by letting jailers know their practices are being monitored.

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In Austin, ConnectATX Makes COVID-19 Resources Easy to Find

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

June 01, 2020 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

ConnectATX provides a directory of myriad resources available to residents in Austin, Texas. The services include food aid, rent relief, mental health, childcare, and transportation. ConnectATX has representatives who screen callers depending upon need and connect them with all the appropriate available resources on their website. As the pandemic continues, ConnectATX has kept their directory updated with the latest information on food banks, testing sites, and guidelines for financial aid benefits.

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How a Stock Photography Project Is Confronting Fat Bias

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

December 17, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

AllGo, a Portland-based organization is an app that aims to combat fat bias in the media by creating a collection of stock photos of exclusively plus-sized models. The app is a completely free resource that aims to offer another perspective in stock photography, which tends to err cis-gendered, able-bodied, and thin. Their photos now have more than 76,000 downloads and over 24 million views, and the creators and models look forward to shooting many more scenes as "an act of resistance."

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Art for the Aging

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

February 27, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Producing art has a positive influence on the health of senior citizens. In addition to promoting the work of artists aged sixty and above in galleries and exhibitions, the Geezer Galley in Portland, Oregon, leads art therapy sessions at senior living facilities. With studies showing a positive correlation between artistic expression and overall cognitive health, the Geezer Gallery’s partnership with state healthcare and university health research institutions provides a model for other cities to empower their seniors to produce art.

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What Is Barbershop Therapy?

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

August 23, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Arkansas

Beyond the Shop is training barbers to serve as mental health advocates and "first responders" for the black male community in southern states. The programming and training encourages and allows men to open up about vulnerabilities and stresses in an environment they trust and are already comfortable in - one survey found that 58 percent of barbershop-goers would be more likely to seek treatment if a therapist was based in the barbershop.

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