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  • Amid a global pandemic, kindness prevails over fear through mutual aid funds

    April 03, 2020 |

    USC Annenberg Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Mutual aid programs that connect those in need with funds or assistance have launched across the nation as a means for many to navigate the closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. For university students, these donations are helping to fill an economic gap that will still persist for many despite federal stimulus funds.

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  • The law of generosity combatting coronavirus in Pakistan

    April 01, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

    In Pakistan, where many citizens earn a daily wage from street businesses that have now been forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistanis are continuing to contribute zakat, "the traditional Muslim charity tax." The contributions – regarded as "one of the most important religious duties for Muslims" – are used to create packages containing basic grocery items and anti-bacterial soap for the daily-wage workers.

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  • ‘There Will Be Enough for Everyone': Berlin Distributes €500 Million to Artists and Freelancers Within Four Days of Launching Its Grant Program

    March 31, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    In Berlin, Germany, the local government acted rapidly to deploy 500 million euros worth of grant money to freelancers and small businesses within days of setting up the fund. Despite a rocky launch and some residual concerns over data breaches, the grants, ranging from 5,000 euros to 15,000, have kept the local economy afloat for now.

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  • Coronavirus: Groups reopen 805 Undocufund to help undocumented immigrants during pandemic

    March 31, 2020 |

    Ventura County Star |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The collaborators behind a relief fund that is normally used for natural disasters is pivoting its purpose to be redistributed to undocumented immigrants who have been financially impacted by the coronavirus. Although the application is not yet live and will not solve systemic problems such as barriers to receiving unemployment insurance, the program has in the past proven helpful to thousands of families by providing short-term financial stability.

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  • Seattle Turns Soda Tax Revenue into Emergency Grocery Vouchers During Pandemic Audio icon

    March 30, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When Seattle passed its tax on sugar-sweetened beverages like soda in 2018, the program met a lot of resistance. But now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the city is drawing on this tax revenue to provide $800 emergency grocery vouchers to families in need.

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  • Mission-Driven Lenders Already Providing Assistance to Vulnerable Businesses During COVID-19

    March 26, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Business Center for New Americans, a nonprofit that offers loans with a focus on immigrant-run businesses, is going above and beyond to make sure its lenders get through the COVID-19 economic crisis. They are offering tailored support on how to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, sharing other grant and loan opportunities, and using its status part of the SBA’s Microloan Program to offer new loans.

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  • Some CEOs are giving up their salaries to help stop coronavirus layoffs

    March 25, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to pay employees as COVID19 containment efforts take a toll on businesses, CEOs and corporate management are taking pay cuts, or giving up their pay altogether. Companies like Delta, United, Marriott, Hyatt, Lyft, and Life Time health clubs are all seeing their leadership elect for salary cuts or decreases in order to continue to pay their employees.

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  • Coronavirus Closures Are Wiping Out Artists' Income. These Cities Want to Help

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In the state of Massachusetts, both Boston and Cambridge are offering financial relief to artists who have lost their source of income due to the social distancing guidelines mandated by the coronavirus pandemic. Boston established their artist relief fund on March 12, 2020, offering no-strings-attached allocations of $1,000. The city of Cambridge is matching funds with donations from the Cambridge Community Foundation, New England Development, and other donors. Both immediately received hundreds of applications and are acting now to secure more funding. The city of Denver, CO is also following their lead.

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  • Local nonprofits establish fund to cope with COVID-19 crisis

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Daily Record |

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    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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  • How Bartenders and Wait Staff Are Making Up for Lost Tips During COVID-19 Quarantine

    March 24, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Bartenders and restaurant workers rely heavily on tips and often work off the books, which puts them in a unique disadvantage when trying to collect financial aid during this pandemic. Some have thought of creative ways to stay in touch with regular customers to ask for tips and others have sought relief from Restaurant Opportunities Centers United which has a membership of 30,000 restaurant workers and has provided half a million dollars in funding. The organization has sought to provide immediate help and is also pushing for long-term structural change such as paid sick leave.

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