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9 April 2020
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A nonprofit in Tulsa that used to teach immigrant and refugee women sewing skills as a means of income has pivoted to producing masks for the community instead. Even after the quarantine was imposed, the women who had...
New Haven Independent
Sam Gurwitt
9 April 2020
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Due to COVID-19, the Connecticut Food Bank has not been able to staff their food pantry distributors and thus drop off food with no distribution help. The town of Hamden whipped up an army of volunteers in response to...
Grady Newsource
Jack Binder
7 April 2020
Athens, Georgia, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Citizens across Northeast Georgia are participating in grassroots community efforts to help supply masks for health workers. A Facebook group called, "Mask Making for Athens Area Healthcare Workers," is providing guid...
6 April 2020
Switzerland
Text
800-1500 Words
The Swiss government's economic stimulus package for small business is being lauded around the world for its speed and efficiency. They have pledged $40 billion in emergency loans to support small businesses during th...
5 April 2020
Czech Republic
Text
Over 3000 Words
Using cryptocurrency mining, technological innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking, Parallel Garden, a Czech-based initiative, is tackling unsustainable agricultural practices. The project seeks to increase local foo...
5 April 2020
Stockholm, Sweden
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
This article compares Finland to the other Nordic countries in terms of their preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic. After the Cold War, FInland started building up an emergency supply of medicine, food, and more....
4 April 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The cast and crew members of Hollywood are suffering from the coronavirus social distancing mandates, but the costumers among them are contributing to the shortage of masks during the pandemic. It started when costume...
3 April 2020
Stevens County, Washington, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The Loon Lake Food Bank & Resource Center is a rural food bank that has pivoted its model in response to the novel coronavirus. They are now operating a drive-through system that gives away hundreds of boxes of free f...
3 April 2020
Salem, New Hampshire, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
To avoid laying off employees during the coronavirus pandemic, a New Hampshire small business that manufactured hard lemonade and liquors turned their operation into producing hand sanitizer for first responders. Alth...
The Daily Californian
Mela Seyoum
3 April 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Grad students in the Bay Area concerned about the impacts of the coronavirus created a platform that matches at-risk residents with low-risk residents to deliver necessities like groceries and prescriptions. The group...
2 April 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Podcast
5-15 Minutes
As many restaurants shift to delivery or take-out early due to the coronavirus pandemic, others are finding success in shifting their business models to become markets and bodegas. Although this isn't necessarily sust...
1 April 2020
Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A sports safety equipment producer in New Hampshire shifted to producing personal protective equipment when the coronavirus pandemic caused a shortage for medical professionals. After working with a nurse practitioner...
1 April 2020
South Korea
Text
800-1500 Words
To combat a shortage of protective masks caused by the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the South Korea government implemented "significant market interventions." The government began purchasing masks from manufactu...
1 April 2020
Oregon, United States
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
Foster families in Oregon are facing unique challenges during the stay at home order of COVID-19, so a new program called My Neighbor aims to alleviate some of their burdens by utilizing their local networks. The Depa...
31 March 2020
New Hampshire, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Small-scale livestock producers and farmers are facing dire economic consequences from the coronavirus pandemic, so many are turning to a collective approach to help one another out. From home-delivery services to piv...
31 March 2020
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Farms in Southwest Florida are facing a decline in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing restaurants and farmer's markets to close and social distancing to be mandated. To stay afloat, some farmers are "addin...
31 March 2020
Cumming, Georgia, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In Cumming, Georgia, the Christian Brothers Automotive company is letting customers opt for a no-touch service in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Employees at the car shop will pick up, sanitize, and drop off cars, wi...
30 March 2020
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, Ohio-based Battelle labs has created the Critical Care Decontamination System that can clean as many as 80,000 of personal protective equipment at once. The system, which was f...
30 March 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
With restaurants closing and people panic-buying groceries, food waste is inevitably going to rise. There are many initiatives going on throughout the United States to address this very issue. For example, nonprofit R...
30 March 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Two LA companies, Blinking Owl Distillery and La La Production and Design, have repurposed their production facilities to produce personal protective equipment for medical workers. La La Production used to produce lux...
KIRO-TV
Shelby Miller
30 March 2020
Olympia, Washington, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
In Olympia, Washington, the local Washington Stars Quilt Guild is hard at work sewing protective face coverings and masks for first responders and frontline health workers in need. The face masks are intended to prote...
30 March 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Chicago-based Closed Loop Farms, dependent on farmers markets, had to pivot to online sales with the closure of many public spaces as a response to COVID-19. Running a virtual farmers market, the local grower also sel...
Concord Monitor
Michael Kitch
29 March 2020
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Businesses in New Hampshire are rapidly implementing virtual and no-contact services in order to stay open and retain employees during the coronavirus pandemic. Although there are limitations to the approaches, some a...
27 March 2020
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Many religious institutions have to come up with creative ways to "congregate" amidst the coronavirus breakout and strict quarantine restrictions around the country. From drive-through confession to virtual Shabbat, c...
Daily Herald
Ashley Duarte
27 March 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Personal protective gear is in short supply across the U.S., so many prototypes have been crafted to fill the gap. A design studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields to help the city's first res...
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