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  • How a Former Dry Cleaners Became a Cleveland Community Hub

    May 07, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    PNC Fairfax Connection is a community center run by PNC Bank but separate from its corporate services. The center is free and accessible to all, was built with community-focused design, and seeks to build strong community ties. Programming is based on member input and ranges from social events to professional development resources. For example, over 400 residents attended a concert hosted by the center and another program helped six formerly incarcerated community members to secure employment with resume creation and interview preparation support. The center is currently closed due to Covid-19.

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  • How California community college foundations are trying to help students

    May 07, 2020 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    During COVID-19, community college foundations in California are stepping up to support their undocumented students who haven't benefited from stimulus payments under the CARES Act, providing direct payments as well as sponsoring weekly drive-through food pantries. “I don’t have to … risk to go out and buy food and second of all I don’t even have that money, so getting the food from school has been a blessing for me and my child,” one student said.

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  • 'I might have died if they hadn't rescued me': life inside the new hotels for the homeless

    May 07, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Across England and Wales, over 5,000 individuals experiencing homelessness have found temporary accommodations in hotels. Paid for by the government as part of it’s COVID-19 relief efforts, hotels are working with social services to help provide housing, food, and other basic necessities to those going through housing insecurity. Not without challenges, the initiative has seen zero deaths from the pandemic but those working to help this initiative worry about the long-term.

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  • Protection de l'enfance : le confinement fait émerger solutions – et questions – nouvelles

    May 07, 2020 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France, Nantes

    Durant le confinement, la protection de l’enfance a dû faire face à une situation inédite. Mais elle a aussi permis de repenser les besoins et d’inventer de nouveaux dispositifs pour protéger les enfants. A l’image de cet internat éphémère ouvert à Nantes.

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  • In Contrast To Wyoming, Wind River Tribes Counter COVID-19 With Aggressive Measures

    May 07, 2020 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes share land, and despite previous disagreements, they collaborated to create one of the state's most effective coronavirus testing clinics. 3,000 people from both tribes have been tested, about 30% of all tests done in Wyoming. The two nations have also helped residents, impacted by casino closures and sharp drops in oil and gas revenues, with special hunting seasons, food supply distributions, and providing quarantine housing. More testing has meant higher cases identified, which has led some to create a narrative blaming Native people for the spread of the virus.

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  • Exposing Chaos and Repression in Wuhan with User-Generated Content

    May 07, 2020 |

    Global Investigative Journalism Network |

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    Response Location: China, Wuhan

    Four Corners television produced a documentary about the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China that uses footage filmed by residents. The clips, which show people with the virus being taken by police and bodies left on the street, were found on a YouTube channel where they were uploaded to prevent deletion by government censors. The company verified the location, time, and factual context of each clip, and wove them together with original reporting. The raw footage, shot on the ground with smart phones, was particularly memorable and the film received over 12 million views and high ratings in Australia.

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  • Can alternative living encampments help with the homelessness crisis?

    May 07, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    To cope with the crush of people experiencing homelessness around the West, formalized encampments like Camp Hope provide local governments with a quick, affordable way to put people into safe, temporary housing where they have ready access to health care and other services. At Camp Hope, residents live in tents and the camp provides a kitchen, running water, and bathrooms. But there’s a tension between such camps’ success at mitigating an immediate health and safety threat versus solving the problem in a more definitive way.

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  • Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds

    May 07, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland

    The Finnish government's experiment with basic income revealed the mental and emotional benefits associated with receiving a small monthly income. The 560-euro amount is not enough to live on but provides a financial security net for those who have experienced long-term unemployment. Basic income allowed participants to consider low-paying jobs that would normally cost them their benefits. The notion of basic income has gained traction across Europe, especially during the pandemic and in the face of general job losses due to automation.

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  • Georgia Counties Quickly Deploy Ballot Drop Boxes, But How Long Will They Be Used?

    May 06, 2020 |

    WABE |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In an emergency COVID-19 measure, the Georgia allowed counties to deploy secure drop boxes for absentee ballots throughout the state. The drop boxes, which are emptied daily and under constant video surveillance, allow for contactless drop offs, without the use of postage.

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  • Not just another statistic

    May 06, 2020 |

    National Observer |

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    Response Location: Lekungen Traditional Territory, Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

    The number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada is high, so a group of Indigenous women formed an organization called Power Our Women (POW) to teach other Indigenous women across the country self-defense skills. Participants talk about their cultures, learn physical self-defense, build confidence, and learn situational awareness. Participants describe the program as healing but difficult. POW has now reached more than 5,000 women across Canada, including remote areas in northern Manitoba.

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