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May 15, 2025
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Building a human-centered digital experience

USDR partnered with Multnomah County to help build out their web and digital experience team.

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May 12, 2025
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Raised hands, changed lives: five years of USDR volunteer impact

As we mark five years of U.S. Digital Response (USDR), we’re celebrating not just the projects, but the people — thousands of volunteers who have shown up in moments of crisis and carried their commitment far beyond the work itself. By Jai Rodgers, talent community manager at USDR

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May 8, 2025
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Introducing USDR's new CEO

A Letter from Raylene Yung, USDR's founding CEO and current board member

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April 23, 2020
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USDR’s volunteer experts deliver quick help to governments amid the COVID-19 crisis

Government leaders are in the thick of it. They’re making decisions with imperfect, constantly evolving information; being asked to lead through life-or-death scenarios; and considering the short- and long-term wellbeing of their communities.

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April 23, 2020
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Build government back better, with Jen Pahlka

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April 13, 2020
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U.S. Digital Response: Crisis Tech Response to Keep Government Systems Running

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City of Emeryville, CA
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April 6, 2020
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Going Virtual to Celebrate the Arts

The City of Emeryville partnered with USDR to migrate an in-person arts festival to a digital experience.

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Yolo County District Attorney
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April 5, 2020
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Modernizing the Neighborhood Court

Yolo County's District Attorney's office partnered with USDR to automate its communications with participants in a restorative justice program.

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Neighborhood Preservation Inc., Memphis
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April 4, 2020
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Automations help Memphis nonprofit mitigate hundreds of evictions

To streamline the hundreds of applications for legal aid that were overwhelming clerks in Memphis, volunteers built an automated intake process.

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Louisiana Department of Health
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April 3, 2020
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Matching Hospital Staffing Shortages with Qualified Workers

Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and USDR launched a program which helps facilities with acute healthcare staffing shortages fill vacancies with qualified, out-of-work candidates.

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