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Portland chefs team up to feed nearly 500 homeless people daily at new county shelters

Michael Russell

March 27, 2020 |

Oregon Live |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

A growing countywide effort in Oregon is serving as somewhat of a lifeline for restaurants threatened by coronavirus closures. Businesses are keeping on or rehiring some of their employees to make food for individuals experiencing homelessness.

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Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic

Dan Solomon Paula Forbes

March 26, 2020 |

Texas Monthly |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

With experience from past regional disasters and supply-chain disruptions, supermarket chain H-E-B faced the coronavirus chaos with calm preparation, ensuring employees and management act quickly to mitigate their losses - and to keep their shoppers healthy. The chain got a head start by asking suppliers in heavily affected areas - like Italy - for tips and tricks, enforcing early-on social distancing rules, and increasing sick leave for employees.

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With Food For All Poor and Door-to-Door Coronavirus Screening, Pandemic-hit Bhilwara Sets Example for Rest of India

Suhas Munshi

March 26, 2020 |

News18 India |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Bhilwara, India has provided food, masks, hand sanitizer, and door-to-door coronavirus screening to 600,000 residents who are not allowed to leave their houses during a total lockdown due to an outbreak of coronavirus. The generosity of donors from NGOs, charities, and individuals was managed efficiently by local government who handed out food staples to thousands of households.

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How Carnicerias, Liquor Stores, Tienditas And Latino Supermarkets Are Feeding Their Neighborhoods

Erick Galindo

March 26, 2020 |

LAist |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Local staples in Latino neighborhoods like carnicerias, liquor stores, tienditas, and gas stations are standing strong on the front line to continue to provide essentials people need during the coronavirus. As other supermarkets are ransacked, these businesses make sure to remain well-stocked with policies that limit the number of items and customers. Locals testify to the importance of having a corner store that anchors the community together during this crisis.

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Free pan dulce for kids: Huntington Park bakery supports community during coronavirus pandemic

Steve Chiotakis

March 25, 2020 |

KCRW |

Podcast |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Huntington Park, California

When schools closed due to coronavirus, many children were left without access to reliable meals but in California, a neighborhood bakery is trying to help change that. Every morning, Los Angelitos Bakery in Huntington Park serves school-aged children free Mexican sweet bread as a way to provide both food and comfort.

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This ‘airlock' for restaurants ensures that picking up your takeout order is 100% contact free

Adele Peters

March 25, 2020 |

FastCompany |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

A restaurant in San Francisco has created a "pressurized transfer chamber" that allows to go orders to be picked up from customers without the risk of transmitting the highly contagious coronavirus or other germs. Although it requires a 3D printer in order to be created, the business has made the design available for other businesses to use.

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Neighbors Show Kindness During Coronavirus Crisis

Yasmin Amer Andrea Asuaje

March 25, 2020 |

WBUR |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Somerville, Massachusetts

Mutual aid efforts are emerging in Massachusetts as individuals, businesses, and organizations look for ways to help their fellow neighbors get through the coronavirus pandemic. From restaurants who are delivering food to students who aren't attending school any longer to people who are offering space in their homes to stranded college students who had to vacate their dorms, neighbors are collaborating and connecting online to offer support.

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‘There's sunshine again': Thousands of meals delivered daily to Anchorage students as coronavirus closes classrooms

Tegan Hanlon

March 24, 2020 |

Alaska Public Media |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

In Alaska, the Anchorage School District’s mobile food delivery service is delivering thousands of meals every day to Anchorage students. By repurposing school buses, school district leaders are packing sack lunches, school nurses, and educators on board to help with the deliveries.

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You Can Learn Something From The People Of Wuhan

Tricia Wang

March 24, 2020 |

Buzzfeed |

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800-1500 Words

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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Cambridge To Pay Restaurants To Make Meals For Homeless People

Adrian Ma

March 23, 2020 |

WBUR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

To help mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on some of its most vulnerable populations, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is paying otherwise closed restaurants to make food for short-staffed homeless shelters in the area.

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