Pennsylvania has distributed billions of dollars in unemployment benefits since the pandemic started, though some people say they are still waiting for their claims to be resolved.
Candice Highfield loved people, the beach and her Starbucks coffee.
A wife and mother, she was a tireless advocate for the children and families she served as a social worker and school visitor for Hempfield School District.
Highfield died Jan. 7 of complications from COVID-19. She was 62.
âSome people come into your life for a brief moment,â said Keri Detter, an elementary building aide at Landisville Intermediate Center. âBut they come in with such force and magnetism that when they leave there is a rent in your soul.â
Jennifer Baer described Highfield as an irreplaceable resource for educators and students.
âWhen I came to Hempfield as an ESL teacher, I was blessed with working alongside Candice,â said Baer, an English language development language teacher at Farmdale Elementary School. âI like to describe her as a power-per-minute leader with grit and zest. She was a loyal and courageous no-nonsense, optimistic, straight-shooting colleague.