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  • How to Feed Crowds in a Protest or Pandemic? The Sikhs Know

    Priya Krishna

    June 08, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Feeding those in need and helping one's community are traditions of the Sikh faith that date back centuries, but they are now benefiting neighborhoods across America where Sikh houses of worship, Gurdwaras, are churning out as many as 145,000 meals over the course of 10 weeks. Gurdwaras are outfitted with the infrastructure to make meals on a mass scale and because Sikhs are expected to donate ten percent of their time or money to community service, they also have the volunteers and funds to buy ingredients. This allows them to fill a need that arose after soup kitchens fell short of the demands.

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  • How Native Americans Are Fighting a Food Crisis

    Priya Krishna

    April 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

    Indigenous people across the United States—like the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation—are relying on survival tactics that their ancestors used to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, like seed saving, canning, and dehydrating food. Social distancing isn't as much of an issue as food shortages are in reservations. To pitch in individuals are doing things to help others, like growing crops, preparing seedlings of different crops for people to plant in their yards or donating from their own food reserves to others who might need it. This article highlights responses in reservations across the US.

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  • A Restaurant Takes On the Opioid Crisis, One Worker at a Time

    Priya Krishna

    July 10, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

    DV8 Kitchen is a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky that employs people recovering from opioid addiction with the hopes that providing jobs and connecting them to treatment centers will combat their addiction. The owners, a couple that owns several other restaurants in the city, maintain high standards for employees, and this is reflected in the impeccable service and the high quality of the food. So far DV8 Kitchen has hired 25 individuals recovering from addiction, helping them lead better lives.

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