Updated: 12:17 PM CDT May 19, 2021 Troy Frisby Digital Content Producer While the COVID-19 pandemic made it more difficult to volunteer, at the same time, it also meant Americans needed more help than ever.People all over the U.S. pushed through the challenges, determined to make a difference.That includes everyone from 90-year-old volunteers who were honored for their efforts, even through the pandemic, to a doctor who volunteered to spend time with patients after his shifts were over.To help combat isolation, Dr. Ben Moor would sit and talk with patients, and soon dozens of staff members at his hospital agreed to do the same. This program is so important, for not only me, but for millions of people who are waiting for their loved ones to call them and say, ‘Hey, I’m OK,’ said Kerri Hurley, the wife of a COVID-19 patient.In Arkansas, a trio of retired nurses decided to help front-line workers. Their efforts turned into Nurses Crushing Covid, wh
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9-year-old uses passion for baking to raise money for older people
A girl who loves to bake sells her treats to loved ones to fund another project: Supporting a nonprofit group that delivers food to older people. Share Updated: 12:24 PM EDT Mar 22, 2021 Troy Frisby
9-year-old uses passion for baking to raise money for older people
A girl who loves to bake sells her treats to loved ones to fund another project: Supporting a nonprofit group that delivers food to older people. Share Updated: 12:24 PM EDT Mar 22, 2021
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Show Transcript a nine year old baker in Kansas City, Missouri, is using her culinary skills to give back. There s a lot of people elderly that can t make yourself foods, so we are making these so we can donate money cookies for a little bit. Well, one good meal is the Food Delivery Nonprofit, where Emily Siddharth and her mom volunteer. We deliver at least once a week, usually multiple times a week. So we
COVID-19 has limited the ways people across the U.S. can help their communities. But these young Americans are proving that where there's a will, there's a way.