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20 December 2020
Finland
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Finland, Norway, and Denmark are three countries that have largely been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 and keep average daily deaths low, by implementing some of the "most relaxed combinations of restrictions....
18 December 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
After facing staffing shortages during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the Minnesota Department of Human Services developed an aggressive emergency hiring initiative ahead of potential new outbreaks. Using...
17 December 2020
Togo
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1500-3000 Words
To quickly distribute money to poverty-stricken areas in Togo during the coronavirus pandemic, the country's government turned to mobile cash payments. Working with a non-profit and UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective ...
Civil Eats
Hannah Ricker
14 December 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the ways in which the food system is broken, but governments, NGOs, and philanthropists are working to address the discrepancies by connecting small-scale farmers of color with bus...
Middlebury Magazine
Jessie Raymond
3 December 2020
Vermont, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When the coronavirus pandemic forced a restaurant in Vermont to close its doors and lay off hundreds of employees, the owner worked with investors to shift his business model so that he could provide meals for those n...
1 December 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is helping low-income people facing legal hardships and civil issues obtain fair representation and access to services and aid. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the organization has st...
3 November 2020
Norway
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1500-3000 Words
Despite a nationwide months-long coronavirus lockdown in Norway, the economy was able to remain stable due to a "decades-long effort to create an equitable economy" that helped the government to enact a package that p...
26 October 2020
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In southwestern Louisiana, the Acadiana Regional Coalition on Homelessness and Housing wrangled 19 hotels into a makeshift network during the pandemic to house people experiencing homelessness. With help from Beacon C...
13 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Under 800 Words
Accessing information about unemployment compensation online just got easier for residents of Pennsylvania. The current chat box capacity is 500 but will be increased to 50,000 by the end of the year. The phone hotlin...
25 September 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) were critical in distributing funds to workers in Philadelphia who were unable to tap into other government relief payments in the wake of the pandemic. The trusted organizations h...
8 September 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Chicago, teachers across the city created mutual aid groups to help students and their families pay rent, buy groceries, or cover medical bills. By using their existing networks, social media, and apps like Venmo, ...
14 August 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
Comal Heritage Food Incubator trains immigrant and refugee women to start their own businesses in the food industry. Comal offers coaching, financial support, and connections to social services. It also pays trainees,...
14 August 2020
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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800-1500 Words
With many people out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some cities and nonprofits are creating outdoorsy job programs to relieve unemployment. Inspired by the conservation corps programs created during the Great D...
6 August 2020
California, United States
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Under 800 Words
The Industrial Areas Foundation, the country’s oldest community organizing group, adapted to coronavirus restrictions by using technology to win relief for immigrants without legal documentation in California. Organiz...
23 July 2020
Marica, Brazil
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1500-3000 Words
Mumbuca is a digital currency used in Maricà’s basic income program. Residents, with few eligibility requirements, can qualify for a monthly stipend to purchase goods and services using a smart phone or a card. The cu...
10 July 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
American households were able to avoid income loss when the federal government implemented an extra $600 a week for anyone facing unemployment in addition to $1200 for those who qualified, regardless of their employme...
10 July 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
The Latino Task Force emerged in response to Covid-19 and has effectively provided services to the Mission District’s Latinx community. Formed by longtime grassroots activists turned influential community leaders, the...
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Gregory Scruggs
9 July 2020
Tenino, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
Facing the economic strain from the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis, Tenino is printing its own money like it once did in the wake of the Great Depression. The small town in Washington has issued at...
7 July 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Community leaders led the charge in raising funds for undocumented workers, who do not qualify for stimulus and unemployment checks during the Covid-19 shutdown which has left millions of people unable to work. A coll...
FreshWater Cleveland
Sydney Kornegay
25 June 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Congolese refugees in Cleveland, Ohio have created a security net for the most vulnerable amongst them with the formation of Congolese Community of Greater Cleveland. Prior to the pandemic, CCGC helped Congolese refug...
Science Africa
Leopold Obi
Mary Hearty
22 June 2020
Kenya
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800-1500 Words
Kenya's textile industry is finding new purpose and providing jobs to many during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the industry had previously been nearly obsolete due to the import of clothing, the pandemic has given ...
20 June 2020
Japan
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800-1500 Words
Japan's unemployment has barely grown during the COVID-19 crisis, thanks in large part to a business culture that prizes employees' interests over short-term profits. Much of the country's economy remained open in the...
12 June 2020
Tenino, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The town of Tenino, Washington has begun to print their own unique money during the coronavirus pandemic to both ward of the economic fallout and help those who are facing financial insecurity. Similar to efforts from...
9 June 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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800-1500 Words
To meet the financial needs of undocumented immigrants caught in the gap left by the federal CARES Act pandemic relief program, the advocacy group Aliento has distributed financial aid, educated workers about unemploy...
4 June 2020
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Dane Country, Wisconsin "a collective of advocacy, economic, educational, and health-care groups" are working together to connect undocumented immigrant families – who are not eligible for federal aid – with social...
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