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Idaho Hunger Relief Organizations Adapt To Meet Increased Demand During Coronavirus

Rachel D. Cohen

March 18, 2020 |

Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

Food pantries in Idaho have successfully adapted to a higher demand while abiding by the new social distance norms. Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, the pantry was set up like a grocery store and individuals browsed the shelves for whatever they needed. Volunteers now bring out pre-packaged meals to cars. Other food distribution organizations have begun making house calls to drop off essentials and perform wellness checks for senior citizens who feel safer in their own homes. The new procedures require more volunteers and more work but have so far been successful.

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State of NH, local school districts, work to keep kids fed

Dave Solomon

March 18, 2020 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

School districts across New Hampshire went into action to feed their students quickly after in-person classes had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Some districts incorporated community volunteers in order to increase food delivery routes and run bus routes, others were able to extend food pick-up to include the weekend, and others were able to offer fresh produce on top of bagged lunches, all of which helps not just the near-30% of students in the state who qualify for free lunch, but whoever wants or needs accessible food resources.

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1.2 million subscribers: How Reddit's coronavirus community became a destination

Olivia Solon April Glaser

March 18, 2020 |

NBC News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A group of researchers of infectious diseases, virologists, computer scientists, doctors, and nurses have taken to moderating a community coronavirus message board on Reddit to help spread awareness and decrease information around the pandemic. From fact-checking to alerting of breaking news, these volunteers are helping to more efficiently get valid information to those in the online community, while incentivizing the sharing of valuable information via the platform's system of upvotes.

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Want to do something good during your coronavirus quarantine? Do mutual aid

Adele Peters

March 17, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Those over the age of 65 have been instructed to stay at home as much as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, so younger adults are coming together across the nation to help deliver this population essentials. Between Facebook, Nextdoor, and basic spreadsheets, communities are finding ways to provide mutual aid by connecting lower-risk neighbors with their more at-risk neighbors.

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Nursing homes using technology to keep families connected during visitation ban

Frank Wilkes Lesnefsky

March 17, 2020 |

Scranton Times-Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

To help residents in nursing homes stay connected with their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic, a nursing home in Pennsylvania has started using Facebook as a means to share photos and messages. Although the agency is still looking for additional ways to keep the lines of communication intact, this early approach has helped families know that residents are safe and healthy.

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Chicago's Gun Violence Interrupters Take on Coronavirus

Lakeidra Chavis

March 17, 2020 |

The Trace |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Street outreach workers who work to reduce gun violence in Chicago are using the relationships they've built to now spread the word about the dangers of the coronavirus. “To the extent that we are the sort of conduits to vulnerable neighborhoods, it makes sense for us to sort of disseminate that information because it’s an important public service,” one outreach worker explains.

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California colleges are going online. How ready are they?

Felicia Mello Vanessa Arredondo Janelle Salanga

March 17, 2020 |

CalMatters |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

The coronavirus pandemic has caused universities to close campuses and forced classes to transition to virtual formats. While this transition has had its limitations for many – especially those who lack reliable access to the internet, a computer, or a work space – professors are working together and learning from their failures to provide an education for their students while also prioritizing their health and well-being.

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While other countries lost precious time, Taiwan mobilised to keep COVID-19 at bay

Ben Hurley

March 16, 2020 |

The Sydney Morning Herald |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

In Taiwan, a combination of "early intervention and a well-oiled command structure" have helped to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Measures such a public health hotline, temperature check points, enhanced hygiene protocols, integrated databases, and a diversion of funds and military personnel towards making protective masks, all worked together to slow the spread and offer lessons to the countries still fighting an increasing caseload.

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WV school buses delivering meals after coronavirus threat shuttered all schools

Ryan Quinn

March 16, 2020 |

Charleston Gazette-Mail |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charleston, West Virginia

Schools have closed across the nation to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but that's left many students without access to meals. To address this, Kanawha County has started to use school buses to transport meals to students, both offering reliable access to meals and eliminating the possibility of spreading the virus by reducing the need for children to stand in lines to receive the meals.

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Coronavirus testing remains a challenge, but UNC could help fill gap

Cullen Browder Sarah Krueger

March 16, 2020 |

WRAL-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Testing for the coronavirus has been limited in much of the United States, but in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Clinical Molecular Microbiology Laboratory at the UNC School of Medicine is helping to fill the void. The lab has created their own test, which aims to allow up to 500 patients to be tested per day by eliminating the need to wait for results from an offsite commercial lab.

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