Richardson LINC Caring Communities

See what's up with a vaccine (the good virus news), but also the number of cases/hospitalizations. Plus help with mortgage problems and internet access -- news ...from LINC, kclinc.org. 1. The number of Covid cases and hospitalizations is cause for high alarm here and nationwide http://ow.ly/pxjq50CgEXh. But Pfizer is reporting promising results in vaccine tests http://ow.ly/aRl150CgEWx. 2. The newly created KC Internet Access Support Program has funds to help many households get online http://ow.ly/BAav50CgEWW. 3. There's aLegal Aid of Western Missouristern Missouri for many families that might be having legal trouble because of the pandemic's pressure on making mortgage payments https://kclinc.org//mortgage-worries-free-legal-help-avail.

Food distribution tomorrow (Tues) at 1:30 p.m., 2400 Troost. Remember you can find other emergency nutrition sites at kclinc.org/food-resources

See how you can apply for #InternetAccess. KC Digital Drive the #KC Coalition for #DigitalInclusion Mid America Assistance Coalition://kclinc.org/news/2020/11/9/relief-fund-can-help-many-households-get-internet-access

Counting Covid-19 cases (and votes); a boost for pandemic food distributors; and a chance to express yourself during a "Month of Gratitude" -- here comes the we...ekend at LINC, kclinc.org 1. Votes are still being counted, but so are coronavirus cases and deaths. A new record of 121,000 new cases were recorded Thursday http://ow.ly/Q0cD50CdGmg, and the growing stress on KC-area hospital intensive care units is concerning. http://ow.ly/kte750CdGm4 2. Kansas City providers of food during the pandemic got a boost as the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced up to $25,000 in funding each through the Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant http://ow.ly/BNQW50CdGm8. Keep track of nutrition opportunities at kclinc.org/food-resources 3. For sure 2020 has been a hard year. But KC Parks and Recreation is giving everyone a chance to reflect on reasons to be grateful by posting Gratitude Walls with blank canvasses to write in grateful feelings at area parks http://ow.ly/IypC50CdGm0.

We waken to the fresh realization of our divided nation. But the best expression of ourselves remains in how we turn to the faces in our own communities with co...mfort and peace -- a word (and news tips) from LINC, kclinc.org. 1. Our work, your work, carries on http://ow.ly/icjn50Cbtfz. 2. Oh, and the record-breaking Covid numbers surge on http://ow.ly/jcDA50Cbtfh. KC-area schools watch anxiously as some are forced back to virtual http://ow.ly/3QyP50CbtfF. Here’s a look at how Germany keeps its schools open, compared to the USA http://ow.ly/oDZf50Cbtfm. 3. Back on the election, it is notable that Americans voted with unprecedented zeal here and across the nation. We particularly enjoyed voting at Arrowhead Stadium https://kclinc.org//voting-at-arrowhead-our-responsibility.

Quite an operation . . . Ran into a lot of The Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes fans today checking out #ElectionDay voting at #Arrowhead. ://kclinc.org/news/2020/11/3/voting-at-arrowhead-our-responsibility-and-we-love-the-chiefs

It's #ElectionDay fun with the The Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead. Any voter who lives in the KC portion of Jackson County can cast their ballot here until 7 p.m. #Vote #Vote #Vote.

The League of Women Voters of Kansas City, Jackson, Platte & Clay Counties can connect you. Go to https://www.lwvkc.org/content.aspx. Pass it on!

See how the school attendance crisis is "bigger than you think"; ways to talk about the election in virtual class (whatever happens); and final voting info -- t...ips for a momentous week from LINC, kclinc.org. 1. All right. Time to embrace the power and joy of voting. Polls in Missouri open tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Look up your voting site here http://ow.ly/h7JE50C9gmj. Help family, friends and neighbors vote. If you need a ride to the polls or need other voting info, go to lwvkc.org 2. LINC has been working hard http://ow.ly/Icau50C9gmk with our partner districts on attendance and engagement during Covid https://kclinc.org//hickman-mills-campaign-against-chronic. The nation is dealing with a pandemic attendance crisis that Education Post reports is bigger than you think. http://ow.ly/YLwE50C9gml 3. The new week arrives filled with uncertainty about what’s ahead. Here’s a high school history teacher’s thoughts on how to talk with students about the election in our virtual world in unbiased ways that support their emotional well-being, intellectual growth, and human dignity. http://ow.ly/er5g50C9glj

The growing tide against "falling back," Covid hospitalizations, and safe trick-or-treating -- sending you into the weekend, from LINC, kclinc.org 1. Time for a...n increasingly unpopular task: Falling back to standard time. Daylight Savings ends Sunday morning, though more states are moving against it http://ow.ly/DWOF50C7h6Y, even with some apologies for giving an extra hour back to the forgettable year that is 2020 http://ow.ly/thww50C7h7S. 2. The rise of Covid-19 cases is bringing sick patients from rural Missouri into already-crowded KC hospitals, says KCUR http://ow.ly/LSMm50C7h6y. There is at least some relief, however, that the death rates for seriously ill Covid patients appears to be dropping http://ow.ly/dH0150C7h7l. 3. We’ve been having fun in our Caring Communities with drive-through Trunk and Treats like this one https://kclinc.org//dancing-with-dinosaurs-for-books-and-t, but if you’re looking to trick-or-treat, here’s the KC Star’s tips to do it safely http://ow.ly/e1Np50C7h6B.

Why are more majority Black school districts likely to be distance learning? What's at stake Nov. 3 for schools? Those questions plus a look at a success story... in Thursday's links from LINC kclinc.org 1. You might have noticed that KC area districts serving higher concentrations of families of color than white are more likely to still be in distance learning. A study by The 74 shows this is a national trend, marked by vulnerability to the virus, lack of trust and a political divide http://ow.ly/h6yC50C6a99. 2. As we near election day, here is Chalkbeat’s analysis listing 8 big consequences at stake in the outcome, including budgets, private schools and civil rights disparities http://ow.ly/hm1g50C6a9r. 3. Here’s a look at how one of our local districts built relationships with students and families and kept them strong during the pandemic’s isolation https://kclinc.org//hickman-mills-campaign-against-chronic.

On tap for today: An examination of police stops; federal level interest in KC lawsuit against evictions; and the pandemic's unrelenting pain. Links from LINC, ...kclinc.org. 1. Are you a person of color and have a story about being stopped by police? You can contribute to an investigation http://ow.ly/CBjD50C5anD by Flatland and PBS Kansas City in a multi-part series and town hall http://ow.ly/fgdL50C5aog. 2. The federal government is weighing into a court battle against evictions by KCTenants http://ow.ly/jl1850C5aoj. Filings are up in KC despite a CDC moratorium http://ow.ly/gCBx50C5aom in a situation of intense difficulty for renters and landlords http://ow.ly/WmWZ50C5ane. 3. KC’s deadliest month of the pandemic http://ow.ly/ju6F50C5amQ includes the loss of a former chief environmental officer http://ow.ly/vMoc50C5amY. Hospitals are reeling nationwide http://ow.ly/Q5QG50C5aoo. And remember, here’s how local medical directors described pain unlike any we’ve ever seen. https://kclinc.org/news/2020/9/3/doctors-dire-covid-warning

Mail-in ballot urgency, notaries, Covid's shadow over KCPS and more help with food resources for your Tuesday news links from LINC. kclinc.org 1. One week to el...ection day and the Postal Service says if you still have a mail-in ballot, you better send it off today to get there in time http://ow.ly/s2iW50C3Xlz. Missourians must get mail-in ballots notarized. Find notaries at lwvkc.org 2. As virus news worsens more than 80 KC-area deaths the past week http://ow.ly/chPW50C3Xlk Kansas City Public Schools is backing off plans to bring elementary children into classrooms Nov. 9. The new date kids come back in will depend on the data going forward http://ow.ly/6YcM50C3XlU. 3. Missouri has been given a USDA waiver to continue giving eligible food stamps households the maximum benefits possible through November http://ow.ly/1Mmj50C3Xg9. Learn about food stamps as well as emergency food distributions for everyone and other services at our resource page, kclinc.org/help