Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 16571 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Race to save rare California frog beats coronavirus lockdown

    April 09, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Murrieta, California

    A binational effort to transport eggs of the endangered red-legged-frog from Baja California to the Santa Ana Mountains in California was a great success. By working with the Nature Conservancy and various researchers over an almost two-decade period of time, this recent transplant marks the successful reintroduction of the species into an environment where it is expected to thrive.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • What a Solidarity Economy Looks Like

    April 09, 2020 |

    Boston Review |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Maricá

    The local government in Maricá, a small municipality in Brazil, is being said to have initiated "the most ambitious city-level response to COVID-19 in Brazil, and one of the most notable in the world." Even before the coronavirus spread, the city worked on the premise of mutual aid, which included a universal basic income and a solidarity economy. In the context of the coronavirus, these proactive policies are now emerging as examples of how a democratized economy can result in a region being better positioned to withstand a public health crisis.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • What California is doing right in responding to the coronavirus pandemic

    April 09, 2020 |

    CNN |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Several statewide measures allowed California to mitigate its surge of COVID-19 cases by acting early. The state issued a mandatory stay-at-home order, which included making face masks mandatory and shutting down public parks during the Easter holiday. In addition to restricting movement, California also made testing widely available and managed to produce a surplus of ventilators. Furthermore, many tech companies quickly adopted work-from-home measures. The thoroughness and early nature of these responses helped the state avoid a surge as seen in New York.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Sweden's government has tried a risky coronavirus strategy. It could backfire.

    April 09, 2020 |

    Vox |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden

    Where government restrictions are lax, residents adopt social distancing measures voluntarily to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Sweden, the trust between much of the country’s population and a public health system disinclined to advise for long-term shutdowns at the national level has left residents and businesses to enact social distancing and sheltering measures more gradually. In the long-term, there appears to be a relationship between Sweden’s relatively higher caseload and voluntary containment policies when compared to its neighbors.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • California appears to be flattening the curve — but residents must keep social distancing for at least another month, experts say

    April 09, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The newest caseload numbers out of California have indicated that the state has been at least somewhat successful in containing the coronavirus outbreak, but residents are still being instructed to keep social distancing. With early and aggressive measures taken in the state to enact social distancing and shelter-in-place, these methods are being credited as major factors in the success so far.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Local Farmers Act Fast to Meet the Current Crisis

    April 09, 2020 |

    Edible Rhody |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    In Rhode Island, a collaborative, farmer-run food delivery service has come together as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As farmers around the state saw massive declines in orders, they came together to create an online ordering service and deliver their food, things like produce, coffee, flowers, and eggs, themselves. Since inception, they saw immediate success and have been working to figure out how to scale and serve more people.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Public health workers innovate around social distancing guidelines

    April 09, 2020 |

    High Country News |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A fleet of mobile health units across the nation have been helping low-income and immigrant communities to access public health care resources, but during the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to providing relevant safety information. Leveraging the trust that has been developed over time, public health care workers are utilizing social media to distribute information and resources until they can until they can begin "delivering medications in partnership with Federally Qualified Health Centers, a safety net for uninsured and undocumented people."

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Coronavirus Update: Snow Sport Community Steps Up To Donate Goggles, Masks To Front-Line Workers

    April 08, 2020 |

    WCBS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Long Island City, New York

    Skiers and snowboarders are donating their used snow goggles to be repurposed as personal protective equipment during the coronavirus. Helping to address a need nationwide, the snow-sport community is "providing an instant improvised answer to a critical shortage," while ski companies are also pitching in by donating KN95 respirator masks.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How These Boyle Heights Bartenders Made Sure L.A.'s Undocumented Back-Of-House Workers Didn't Go Hungry During the Pandemic

    April 08, 2020 |

    L.A. TACO |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    After realizing that there was virtually no support systems out there for the black, brown, and potentially undocumented workers in the service—specifically bar—industry, a group of three friends formed a grassroots group called, "No Us Without You." They support undocumented back-of-house workers in the bar industry in L.A. by providing food relief kits. The group has had to build trust with the undocumented workers so that they would accept help in the first place, but they communicate with families in Spanish and reassure them that, "'This is not a handout. You deserve to eat during these times, too.'”

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Texas group empowers Latino parents to advocate for children with disabilities

    April 08, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    A nonprofit organization in Texas is helping Hispanic and immigrant families navigate "a complicated health system for children with disabilities" by providing access to resources and support. Offering resources such as educational toolkits and classes, while also helping to create a sense of community for parents who are similarly struggling with the healthcare system, the program known as VELA operates on a six-week program schedule, and regularly graduates 100 families in each cycle.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus