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  • Biden caregiving plan: Housing availability, politics hinder transition to more in-home care

    David Robinson

    October 19, 2021 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The Money Follows the Person is a federal program that increases access to Medicaid funds for home and community care services for people transitioning out of institutional care. The program has helped more than 101,000 people move out of long-term care facilities into community or home living. The program has also helped people save money by cutting taxpayers’ Medicaid and Medicare bills by about 23% for each person who was moved out of a nursing home or other institution. Based on the program’s success, the current administration is reviewing plans to extend or make Money Follows the

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  • Biden's $400B plan to overhaul home care is 'more of a repair effort than a new direction'

    Sarah Taddeo

    October 19, 2021 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Several government programs and funding measures are emerging to improve home care options for families in need, such as increasing wages and benefit opportunities for providers. There are also nonprofits like All Things Home Care that provide transportation to area home care workers and represents its workers with a union to afford them better treatment to ensure those in need can still receive necessary care at home.

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  • Germany's Promising Plan to Bring Conspiracy Theorists Back From the Brink

    Alessio Perrone

    October 18, 2021 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The German government opened an office, known as Zebra (“not everything is black and white”) to help people dispel misinformation and conspiracy theories. Most clients are seeking help with loved ones who believe in conspiracy theories, misinformation, or are becoming radicalized. Clients receive in-person phone or video appointments with a neutral staff person, who helps them defuse conflicts, find commonalities, and address mental health issues. After the COVID-19 pandemic began much of the program’s work has been aimed at dispelling misinformation about the government’s response and the vaccine.

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  • Undocumented Workers Who Power New York's Economy Finally Get Pandemic Aid

    Amy Yee

    September 23, 2021 |

    Bloomberg |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Thousands of undocumented immigrants who lost their jobs during the pandemic can now receive aid through New York's Excluded Workers Fund. The $2.1 billion fund is the largest of its kind and the result of 18 months of lobbying, protests, and campaigning by community groups. Approved applicants can qualify for $15,600 or $3,200, depending on their ability to prove New York residence, previous employment, and lost income. Applications and fund information is made available in 13 languages and partnerships with grassroots organizations has been critical to reaching people who are eligible to apply.

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  • The hotel for homeless people

    Simon Maybin

    September 14, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    To limit the spread of COVID-19, the Everyone In initiative offers housing to people experiencing homelessness. In the first few months of the program, the government paid for hotel rooms – which were empty due to the pandemic – for about 15,000 people. Additional services provided include helping people with substance abuse issues, accessing welfare benefits, and finding permanent housing. Some hotel residents expressed a renewed sense of purpose from having stable housing. A new set of workers, like hotel staff, addressing homelessness for the first time also led to innovation.

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  • Opioid Crisis: Northern cities working toward supervised consumption sites

    Frank Rupnik

    August 31, 2021 |

    Sudbury.com |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

    Oasis is a supervised drug consumption site in Ottawa that reduces the risk of death from accidental overdose and reduces the spread of infectious diseases. In 2020, operating at reduced capacity because of COVID-19, the site had 18,500 visits with no fatalities reported. The site has five booths and distributes clean needles. After registering anonymously, users can spend up to 30 minutes in a booth with medical staff on site. They also have the option of moving to a post-injection space afterwards, which allows the staff more opportunities to connect with users and connect them to other services.

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  • Affordable housing expansion happening on Indy's west side

    Stephanie Wade

    June 09, 2021 |

    WRTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    With 2,300 people on a wait list for affordable housing, the city of Indianapolis pumped $3 million into a vouchers program for 2021 that has already housed 672 people. Some of the vouchers are set aside for military veterans and their families experiencing homelessness. The city contracted with a national affordable-housing developer and property manager. The housing market has priced many people out of affordable, safe options. A new 61-unit development is under construction, with more homes dedicated to reducing the numbers of unhoused veterans.

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  • Both lost jobs. She got paid. He waits. Where they live may be the reason why.

    Shannon Lilly

    June 01, 2021 |

    WTVR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Four years before the pandemic caused unemployment compensation claims to spike, South Carolina took advantage of a federal grant to modernize its claims processing systems. That upgrade saved thousands of hours of time once claims rose sharply, which meant that people making legitimate claims got paid relatively quickly. That stands in contrast with the Virginia Employment Commission's huge backlog, which must be run through a decades-old system. The state was finally upgrading its systems when the pandemic put that work on hold, leaving some laid-off people in financial limbo for several months.

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  • The 40-Year-Old System: How an upgrade could help the VEC solve payment problems

    Caroline Coleburn

    June 01, 2021 |

    WTVR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    If Virginia taxpayers who lost their jobs in the pandemic want to understand why their unemployment insurance payments lagged for months and why they couldn't get the Virginia Employment Commission on the phone, they could look to South Carolina. In 2017 that state took advantage of a grant to upgrade its computer systems. It was able to process payments much more quickly, needed many fewer call-center staff, and could help South Carolinians take advantage of enhanced pandemic benefits much sooner. Virginia has struggled to upgrade is decades-old systems, which were overwhelmed with calls and claims.

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  • College Accounts at Birth: State Efforts Raise New Hopes

    Patricia Cohen

    April 27, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

    SEED for Oklahoma Kids is a statewide effort to help newer generations climb the educational ladder and build assets. Parents are offered $1,000 in their newborn's name and set aside in a college savings account, destined to be used for pursuing college or trade school education. The concept of the program is not unique to Oklahoma. Other states like Nebraska, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania, and more have implemented similar programs. "Automatic enrollment in a saving program, with the ability to opt out, turns out to have a much higher participation rate than relying on individuals to take the initiative."

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