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How San Francisco's Chinatown Avoided Covid-19 Panic

Devin Katayama Ericka Cruz Guevarra Alan Montecillo

April 24, 2020 |

KQED |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

It wasn't until first cases of coronavirus were recorded in the United States that San Francisco and other U.S. cities took action to mitigate the spread, but in Chinatown, precautions started much earlier and the preparations seem to have worked. With only three recorded cases in Chinatown, the residents credit trust in authorities, community-driven communications, heightened hygiene practices, and the local Chinese Hospital, "which has strong ties to the community it serves."

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Meet the Women Who Detonate Land Mines in Colombia's Former War Zones

Megan Janetsky

April 24, 2020 |

Teen Vogue |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Caquetá

In Colombia, the organization Humanity & Inclusion has hired women in local areas like Caquetá to help demine formerly war-torn lands. In areas with violent histories, trust is crucial, thus the hiring of local residents who can gain community trust and access more information about where landmines might be. But with the risk of instability, the future of this work has yet to be determined.

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Report for America is sending 225 journalists into local newsrooms around the country

Kristen Hare

April 23, 2020 |

Poynter |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Since launching in 2017, the nonprofit Report For America has subsidized hundreds of journalists' salaries to rebuild local-news outlets' ability to provide trusted news coverage of local public affairs. Though there is no lack of available journalists or a need for local news coverage, the program takes aim at fixing a broken business model. The latest cohort of 225 journalists sent to 162 local newsrooms is up from 59. Available to "emerging journalists" who can commit to two years of work, RFA pays half their salaries. The other half is split by the news organization and community donors.

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How the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle forged relationships with communities of color

Michael Kilian

April 23, 2020 |

Better News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

After learning that communities of color were virtually “invisible” in local media coverage, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle formed working groups and reached out to community partners to better understand their community. They also employed a social listening platform called Hearken. This helped them answer the central question, "How do we write FOR audiences of color instead of merely about them?"

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Mental Health Providers Are Struggling, Too. Here's How They're Supporting Each Other

Megan Wildhood

April 20, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lacey, Washington

Many psychologists and counselors have moved their therapy sessions online due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has been received largely positively across the nation. As the pandemic continues, however, there is an increasing need for therapists who are trained to work with other therapists or first responders, so some states are now increasing online educational training, using social media to make connections, and utilizing professional organizations to "keep records of therapists available and trained to work with other first responders."

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It Was Meant To Be An App To Help Immigrants Lead A Normal Life In The US. Now It's Helping Them Survive The Coronavirus.

Nishita Jha

April 18, 2020 |

Buzzfeed |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

An app called Homeis was originally designed to be a social network for immigrant groups in the U.S., but during the coronavirus pandemic it has turned into a lifeline for many undocumented people whose fears of deportation are compounded by the virus. Community managers on the app (some paid, some volunteer) now field questions from hundreds of thousands of immigrants about getting tested, how much power ICE has in hospital settings, the risk of getting infected in detention, and other coronavirus questions. The app is now a source of advice, support, and community during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Minnesota Library Launches COVID-19 Hotline to Answer Resident Questions

Elizabeth Pandolfi

April 16, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, Minnesota

Libraries satisfy a wide range of needs for the communities they serve, and the one in Rochester is no different. The Rochester Public Library has established a COVID-19 hotline for residents to ask any question they want. The hotline was produced by Rochester’s Continuity of Operations Plan, and it gives anyone who calls accurate, up-to-date information, resources, and information. Having started at the end of March 2020, the library now averages about 60 calls a day. The library also conducts “social connectedness” calls to individual residents to make sure they are feeling well and are well-supplied.

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Fighting depression, door to door

Reha Kansara

April 15, 2020 |

BBC |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda

In Uganda, an initiative known as StrongMinds is helping low- and middle-income women deal with depression. To address the shortage of psychiatrists in the region, StrongMinds trains former patients who have completed 12 weeks of group therapy to be facilitators who make home visits.

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Daring to Be Different in Czechia

Lucie Fialova

April 11, 2020 |

Transitions Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic, Trmice, Bohemia

In some regions of Czechia, “one in 10 children fails to advance to the next grade.” Every year 2,000 students drop out. One school in the town of Trmice doesn’t have this problem. The school has low dropout rates and the number of students going on to university keeps growing. Their model of empathy, understanding, avoiding punishment, and establishing deep-rooted relationships with families and students is working. “To react with understanding.” “Trmice’s success depends on two things: good communication with families and work with the teaching staff.”

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Tracking the unseen: How public health workers chase COVID-19 in Salt Lake County

Lois M. Collins

April 11, 2020 |

Deseret News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Contact tracing, the act of identifying the people that someone infected with COVID-19 has come into contact with to reduce transmission, is front and center for Salt Lake City County’s Infectious Disease and Epidemiology bureaus, which have increased staff by 100 people to adapt to rising need. As opposed to what some deem invasive technology used to do contact tracing in other countries, Salt Lake City is relying on an all-hands-on-deck surveillance effort through questioning of individuals with the goal of reducing spread as much as possible.

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