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News Outlet
& Journalist
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& Location
MEDIA TYPE
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21 January 2021
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Although many mutual aid networks have formed to serve a need during the coronavirus pandemic, the concept has been in practice for centuries and has "deep roots in communities of color." While these grassroots commun...
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Clay Carpenter
23 December 2020
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
In Texas, bingo is considered a charitable operation and can act as a revenue source, offering a significant contribution to the funding of many 501c(3) nonprofits, but it also "nourishes the community in other, less ...
13 October 2020
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In their Group Violence Intervention program, Kalamazoo police use "custom notifications" to intervene before street violence erupts. Working in tandem with community groups, the police tell likely shooters that more ...
22 September 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The high census completion rate in Lee-Harvard, as high as 70%, compared to Cleveland’s 50% as a whole, is the result of regular meetings, pre-pandemic, to educate residents of the benefits of the census and dispel co...
21 September 2020
Fulton, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Residents are using dollar-for-dollar matching grants to spruce up their homes in Fulton, NY, resulting in higher home values, higher morale and the formation of neighborhood collaborations. The grants are granted to ...
USC Annenberg Media
Charlotte Phillipp
Hannah Geller
Kacie Yamamoto
Kenneth Kim
Marlize Duncan
18 September 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A mutual aid network in Los Angeles is providing communities across the city with the tools and resources to set up community refrigerators in neighborhoods that request them. A total of 15 refrigerators have been ins...
8 August 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Community refrigerators have been installed and stocked in parts of Philadelphia to alleviate food insecurity. Finding an ideal location requires knowing the needs of a community as well as its capacity to keep refrig...
5 August 2020
Sunnydale, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Community leaders in Sunnydale, CA contained a coronavirus scare through swift responses, appeals to the community, contact tracing and establishing neighborhood test sites. An emphasis on public education in the neig...
31 July 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Spurred by the high concentration of COVID-19 deaths in Black and Latinx neighborhoods on Chicago's South and West sides, city government teamed with multiple community groups to form a Racial Equity Rapid Response Te...
8 July 2020
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Members of a community group in North Hartford, CT, are a positive presence on the streets of the dangerous neighborhood they once grew up in. Men Standing Up Against Violence aim to deter violence, provide support, m...
27 June 2020
Waco, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Jubilee provides an oasis in a desert - a food desert that is. The community grocery store provides the only fresh food for miles around at competitive prices and makes an effort to cater to the local clientele, stock...
21 May 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
An American nonprofit called the Community Reinvestment Fund expands access to small business loans by partnering with almost two dozen groups across the country to set up and scale up their community development lend...
24 March 2020
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As social distancing and isolation become increasingly important in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, volunteers and neighborhood groups are helping seniors and Immunocompromised people access necessessities. In...
21 March 2020
Canaan, Haiti
Text
800-1500 Words
A survivor of Haiti's earthquake sought out a new home on an unclaimed plot of land which is home to one of the country's largest cemeteries. Madame Roy built a neighborhood from the ground up with the help of archite...
3 March 2020
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
The Rural Broadband Cooperative took matters into its own hands after local and state politicians failed to provide high-speed internet for their rural Pennsylvania county. Telecommunications companies did not conside...
3 February 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
Facing closure and financial ruin, the Toronto Roncesvalles United Church found a new source of income: their own physical space. The church began renting or donating rooms for flea markets, yoga classes, shiatsu, chi...
30 January 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Vacant lots in the city are being greened with an idea dubbed “IKEA, but for parks” which provides preassembled options to create parks in vacant lots. Community members are given layout and design options to choose f...
28 January 2020
Waianae, Hawaii, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
When blight and crime took over a treasured seaside park on Oahu and police seemed unable to help, a community group reclaimed the park and made it safe again by helping the people encamped there and cleaning up the s...
1 December 2019
Orange, New Jersey, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Around the United States, small-town institutions are shuttering and communal ties are weakening, all less than positive signs for the fate of democracy. But in Orange, New Jersey, Mindy Fullilove and other congregant...
25 November 2019
Napa, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
From Google's India-focused app Neighbourly to the wellknown Nextdoor app, social media specifically targeted at connecting neighbors is gaining ground. Whether being used to rate neighborhood attractions, encourage b...
18 November 2019
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To enhance air travel, the F.A.A. rolled out a system that enables airplanes to fly closer together using GPS, rather than the traditional radar locators. But residents near these new flight paths have risen up to con...
4 November 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Whereas urban farms provide supplemental nutrition, agricultural neighborhoods make farming one of their central features. In Detroit, Michigan, the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) has grown from a local comm...
1 November 2019
Hilliard, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Involving a community can bring value to public art. Following protracted discussions, the Hilliard Public Arts Commission succeeded in drawing up guidelines with the approval of the city as well as securing a small p...
15 October 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
After the homeowners association denied his request to install solar panels on his roof due to their aesthetic, Indianapolis-resident Joey Myles used SolarSkin to disguise the panels to look like asphalt shingles. The...
13 September 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Working toward environmental justice takes organizing on the community level. In Detroit, the Women of Empowerment promote resilience against the adverse effects of climate change on the city’s east side by spearheadi...
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