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People are helping each other fight coronavirus, one Google spreadsheet at a time

Sigal Samuel

March 24, 2020 |

Vox |

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Response Location: United States

Healthy citizens desperate to find a way to help those at risk of developing severe coronavirus symptoms are creating spreadsheets detailing what services they can offer to their neighbors, whether it's grocery shopping or check-in calls. The mutual aid model is complementing the ongoing work of established nonprofits.

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How the COVID Tracking Project fills the public health data gap

Emily Sohn

March 24, 2020 |

Columbia Journalism Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The COVID Tracking Project is a grassroots, crowdsourced, publicly-accessible tool that provides more detailed and updated information about the state of the Coronavirus than the CDC does. It is the only source on COVID-19 that relies on humans to collect and make sense of data. The project now includes about sixty-five volunteers and aims to put pressure on the decision-makers responsible for testing and containment.

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The Complicated Calculus of Helping Neighbors During a Pandemic

Annie Correal

March 24, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

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 New York, volunteering to help neighbors in times of crisis is not new – many local community groups emerged after Hurricane Sandy – but recent health restrictions have created cause for new protocols such as contactless support.

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You Can Learn Something From The People Of Wuhan

Tricia Wang

March 24, 2020 |

Buzzfeed |

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Response Location: China, Wuhan

While the media mostly highlights the top-down, government-led measures of containment happening in Wuhan, China, an invisible, sophisticated grassroots network has also had a powerful positive effect on stemming the tide of infection. Using social media and apps like WeChat, neighbors helped each other find food and medicine, support the sick among them, and simply survive.

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'It's a community effort': Wiltshire villagers unite against coronavirus isolation

Steven Morris

March 24, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, Chilmark, Wiltshire

Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to stay in close touch with those who are self-isolating and who need support. Volunteers from a range of ages and careers have come forward to contribute a range of services, including finding tactics to combat boredom during social isolation— kettlebell workouts over a video call.

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In Canada, an inspiring movement emerges in response to the coronavirus

David Moscrop

March 24, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Canada, Toronto

The caremongering movement, in stark opposition to fear mongering, involves mutual aid societies and neighborhood groups that have sprung up to provide local, voluntary relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. These groups are part of a long trend, especially in marginalized community, though leaders of local movements are hoping the government steps in to fill gaps to structural challenges that volunteers cannot fill.

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Local nonprofits establish fund to cope with COVID-19 crisis

Emily Morgan

March 24, 2020 |

The Daily Record |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

In Wayne County, the local Wayne County Community Foundation teamed up with other local private foundations to establish the Wayne County Emergency Response Fund, which provides money and support to nonprofit organizations leading the COVID-19 response efforts. The new emergency fund will give one-time grants to local non-profits in their support for lost wages, housing security, food security, and expanding access to medical services.

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A region in Japan launched its own coronavirus fight. It's now called a ‘model' in local action.

Simon Denyer Akiko Kashiwagi

March 22, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Japan, Wakayama

In Japan, the southwestern region of Kansai is less predicated by government oversight and relies more strongly on independence. In the Wakayama prefecture, that attitude has resulted in the region's leaders implementing an independent approach to battling the coronavirus outbreak. The approach, which utilizes widespread testing and contact tracing, is now being regarded by other regions as a model of success.

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NYC volunteers extend 'invisible hands' to most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

Julia Musto

March 21, 2020 |

Fox News |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help at-risk neighbors access necessities during the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers in New York City have formed a delivery service called Invisible Hands. While the main goal is to help neighbors get the food and medications they need, the volunteers also engage in conversation with the recipients to promote companionship while still socially distancing.

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Beside a Vast Graveyard, a New City Rises in Haiti

Jacob Kushner

March 21, 2020 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: Haiti, Canaan

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 architects and funding from people who wanted to be residents of the future city. Roads, homes, a cistern, a soccer field, and a school were all built without the help of the Haitian government. 200,000 residents who lost everything in the earthquake have found a chance to start over in the new city of Canaan.

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