Power to the People: 50+ Grassroots Activists Step Up During the COVID-19 Crisis

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 12: Joy Gary, left, and Yvonne Pope help help to bag up food for students and families who may need it in the event Boston Public Schools shut down classes in the near future on March 11, 2020 in Boston. Entirely volunteer run, the food drive raised over $3,000 to use towards food in just 24 hours. (Photo by Erin Clark for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Since the coronavirus has entered our country and consciousness, it has driven many to act out in desperate measures out of fear and uncertainty. The order to self-isolate and quarantine sent many into a panic, clearing out store shelves and hoarding resources. While emergency workers such as nurses and grocery clerks are helping out on the clock, many community members have stepped up to help people in their greatest time of need, including elders, people with immunocompromised systems, the unhoused, and our most vulnerable, who have the least access to savings, healthcare, and experience unemployment at the highest rates.

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