As COVID-19 worsened conditions for the homeless community in St. Louis, Missouri, Cathy “MamaCat” Daniels and her organization, PotBangerz, stepped up to feed and house a community in need.
Staying afloat: How Asian-owned businesses found COVID-19 relief within the community
As COVID-19 battered small businesses across the country, some Asian-owned businesses found the best relief in their communities.
Cleaned out of a job: Housekeepers lose work during the pandemic
Domestic workers — the nannies, house cleaners and home care aids who make up an essential workforce in the U.S. — lost work during the pandemic. These workers generally lack the benefits and protections of other professions.
“Send Me the Zoom Link”: How Virtual Learning Helped Students with Disabilities During COVID-19
While the pandemic affected many educational outcomes, technology and remote learning helped students with disabilities to do better in a flexible environment.
Logging on: Young activists turn to social media to raise money for social justice
A new wave of organizers are turning to Instagram, GoFundMe to distribute donations to Black and queer youths and others who fall through the cracks of government support.
A poor measure of need: Researchers work to update decades-old poverty line
Researchers are tackling a new way to measure poverty, saying access to billions of dollars in public aid are affected by a public standard that has not been updated since the 1960s.
Shelter lockdown affects sobriety journey for New Mexico men
The Good Shepherd Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico enforced a strict lockdown when the pandemic began. Some men in the six-month substance abuse program said it helped their recovery, others were not so sure.
‘We had to keep going’: After pandemic setbacks, Navajo police chief looks forward
Navajo Nation Police Chief Phillip Francisco reflects on a year of resilience after COVID-19 put the department’s limited resources and funding to the test.
Gigs of desperation: How rideshare, food delivery workers lose in the gig economy
Rideshare and food delivery work became even riskier during COVID-19, which put thousands of people out of jobs.
Yurok tribe grows solutions in soil of crisis
The coronavirus pandemic, record drought in Northern California that has severely impacted the fish population in the Klamath River and the ongoing infrastructure problem on Highway 101 has awoken the Yurok Tribe to the food insecurity issue in the area.