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19 January 2021
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
When the pandemic forced jails and prisons to ban educational classes and cut off visits between outsiders and their loved ones behind bars, some jailers opened their facilities to remote-learning and -visiting tools....
18 December 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
In the 1980s, a virtual messaging network, then known as bulletin board systems (BBSs), acted as a support group for many who were in search of peer support and reliable information as the AIDS epidemic spread. Althou...
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Katia Mullova
3 December 2020
Germany
Text
1500-3000 Words
To mitigate the problem of unfair supply chains, Tip Me allows consumers to send money directly to the workers creating the merchandise in factories halfway across the world. Brands pay a fee to sign up for the system...
28 November 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are turning to Zoom and other telehealth tools to maintain a connection with clients during the coronavirus pandemic. While data are lacking about "the effectiveness of onli...
26 November 2020
Washington, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When the coronavirus pandemic caused businesses and organizations to stop in-person offerings, a non-profit in Washington that specializes in services for children with special needs quickly shifted operations to an o...
24 November 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Life Do Grow Farm in Philadelphia, run by the nonprofit Urban Creators, is a two-acre plot that yields food needed to feed the community who might not be able to make ends meet. Since June, the farm has distribute...
23 November 2020
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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800-1500 Words
As Tucson works to combat the effects of climate change, the Arizona city has been implementing policies to conserve its limited water supply through initiatives like a city rebate program. By focusing efforts on wate...
17 November 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Seattle’s urban agriculture community saw a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. BIPOC-led urban farms — like YES Farm and Black Star Farmers — had an increase in volunteers and people wa...
16 November 2020
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The Madison Metropolitan School District created a food delivery program so students could access meals during the pandemic when teaching became virtual. When they noticed only $15,000 meals were being delivered, a lo...
12 November 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, local community members are leading the effort to reach out to those experiencing homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic. This effort has been successful in coordinat...
9 November 2020
McAllen, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
School districts in the Rio Grande area of Texas are turning to alternatives to deliver meals to students who are remote-learning. Programs like school curbside pick-up, and meals on wheels, where a bus loaded has des...
9 November 2020
Moulton, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Around 20% of high school students in rural Moulton Independent School District in Texas don't have the vital internet connection they need to complete their assignments. Students at Shiner Independent School District...
5 November 2020
Richmond, California, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Urban Tilth, an urban farm in California, is providing food directly to communities in need and upending the traditional food supply chain so they can help people access healthy and sustainably-grown food. They have b...
1 November 2020
Hawaii, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A group of health care workers and social workers formed to help connect hard-to-reach communities in Hawaii to COVID-19 testing and information about the pandemic. So far, they have been able to test more than 200 pe...
28 October 2020
Colfax, Louisiana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When the coronavirus pandemic caused organizations and businesses to shut their doors, some medical practices, such as facilities that treat addiction, found relief by moving to telehealth services. In Lousiana, "emer...
21 October 2020
Louisiana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Louisiana, where many communities face barriers to health care access, the implementation of a 211 hotline during the coronavirus pandemic has helped residents access the information they need to make informed deci...
21 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
A community-based seafood program called Fiishadelphia is the first community supported fishery run by high-school students in the city. They offer locally harvested and affordable seafood to a diverse customer base w...
20 October 2020
Bangladesh
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
Offline communities are being connected to the world's information through a network of people who physically carry data on devices containing content from Wikipedia and Khan Academy. Residents in a Himalayan village ...
15 October 2020
Virginia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Louisa County schools in Virginia are delivering internet to students living in rural areas through solar-powered hot spots, built by the school's own students. The hotspot is powered by solar panels and receives inte...
12 October 2020
Austin, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
The African American Youth Harvest Foundation in Austin, Texas, is aiming to close the gap for young Black boys who are not ready for kindergarten. The nonprofit works closely with families, and helps provide for imme...
6 October 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When the lockdown first began, Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) alleviated food insecurity by providing 18,000 meals and learning packets weekly to children as well as any Detroiter in need. Now studen...
3 October 2020
Soroti, Uganda
Photojournalism
1500-3000 Words
Four years later after a solar grid was installed in Uganda, residents of nearby villages are wondering when they will get some of that power. The 10-megawatt facility, which cost $19 million to build, was expected to...
28 September 2020
United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Administrators at Mora Independent School District have discovered that the best way to help keep their students fed during the coronavirus pandemic is to offer as many flexible options as possible. The schools have m...
23 September 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Companies around the world are investing in “food upcycling,” which involves turning food waste that would usually end up in a landfill into new edible products. In 2019, member companies of the Upcycled Food Associat...
8 September 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
After Boston Public Schools closed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 70 volunteers tended schoolyard gardens at 14 schools to grow food for local families experiencing economic hardship. While students ...
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