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  • How A Healer, An Artist And A Chef Are Fighting For Black Food Sovereignty In South LA

    July 23, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To ensure that Black communities have access to healthy food, three people in Los Angeles are taking different approaches to promote food security and food sovereignty. As part of Feed Black Futures, Ali Anderson packs nearly 100 boxes a week of fruits and vegetables to deliver to Black women and caregivers who have been impacted by incarceration. Artist Lauren Halsey and her Summaeverythang Community Center deliver up to 1,000 boxes a week of free organic produce. Chef Kat Williams is also making sure Black people of the LGBT community have access to healthy meals.

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  • How This N.Y. Island Went From Tourist Hot Spot to Emergency Garden Audio icon

    July 23, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    For environmental organization GrowNYC, their one-acre teaching farm on Governor’s Island became a victory garden for New Yorkers who aren’t having their basic needs met during the COVID-19 pandemic. While future land development on the island could impact their work, the farm is on track to produce about 20,000 pounds of food that is distributed by other groups like the Black Feminist Project as free or low-cost coronavirus relief food boxes.

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  • Waiting for water: On the Navajo Nation, long lines, scarce resources, a cry for solutions

    July 22, 2020 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Monument Valley, Utah

    As the coronavirus spreads throughout the Navajo Nation, many people don’t have access to water to even wash their hands. For generations, the Navajo people have suffered with this lack of water infrastructure, but some solutions have been implemented. For example, the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has built about 100 hand-washing stations and delivered them to homes in need. Many people are hopeful they will receive more funding to build a more robust water system, but the scale of the problem and the cost of building it are big challenges to overcome.

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  • This tech is bringing water to Navajo Nation by pulling it out of the air Audio icon

    July 22, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation, Arizona

    Zero Mass Water partnered with the Navajo Nation to bring water into the homes of rural residents who may not have easy access to a water source. Hydropanels that connect to a tap inside the home use sunlight to absorb enough water vapor to make at least 10 liters of water per day. While people at first were skeptical about the idea during a pilot test, the company and Navajo officials are hoping to scale the solution.

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  • 2.4 million pounds and counting: How sending surplus crops to food banks is helping Washington farmers and hungry families

    July 21, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    When the economy came to a sudden halt with the onset of a global pandemic, farmers were left with produce meant for the restaurant industry while families who lost incomes struggled to put food on their tables. For one good samaritan “it was just a matter of connecting the dots.” George Ahearn's idea to crowdsource transportation from farms to food banks led to the creation of EastWest Food Rescue, a nonprofit that has delivered 2.4 million pounds of crops to 160 food banks.

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  • Wine Country's Farmworkers Are Staying Healthy Against All Odds

    July 13, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Willamette Valley, Oregon

    ¡Salud! mobile clinics were a vital factor in keeping farm workers in Oregon vineyards safe during the national health crisis. The nonprofit is supported by the state's wine industry and has provided primary care wellness checks, vaccinations, and more for decades to workers, the majority of whom do not have any other access to health care. ¡Salud! provided testing and masks early on in addition to information about the importance of masks and social distancing. Translated CDC updates were also sent to the mostly spanish-speaking workers about the constantly-changing guidelines and precautions.

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  • Minnesota offers 'no-barriers' COVID-19 testing across state for immigrants

    July 08, 2020 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, St. James, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Department of Health is working with local advocacy groups to provide free Covid-19 testing at pop-up testing sites in communities where immigrants or undocumented residents live. The state-sponsored testing sites do not ask patients for any information regarding their citizen status and also do not require insurance to access the test.

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  • Food drive helps diabetic patients continue to eat healthy during COVID-19 pandemic

    July 02, 2020 |

    The Beacon Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Jupiter, Florida

    Diabetics require fresh food and produce to maintain their health, but doing so has become difficult during the pandemic, especially for people who are immunocomprised and therefore unable to frequently venture out to food banks. One food bank found a solution which involves bringing out food packages to cars so diabetics do not have to expose themselves to potential germs. This vulnerable population relies on their bi-weekly haul of fresh produce to stay healthy.

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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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  • Minnesota Food Shelves Go Mobile To Fight Hunger

    June 29, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

    Food banks and relief groups in Minnesota are delivering food to rural and suburban communities as food insecurity rises across the state. Suburban poverty presents unique challenges because communities are spread out and lack public transportation as well as social services, underscoring the importance of mobile food deliveries. Food pantries have been overburdened since March as more and more people experience food insecurity for the first time. One group reported a drastic increase in the number of people served, with 68 percent using the pantry service for the very first time.

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