COVID19
A pandemic, extreme weather, and new city mandates create a perfect storm for thousands of people without a place to call home.
By Camille Wheeler
Photos by Camille Wheeler
A tenants’ union in Kansas City, MO, works to address housing insecurity on multiple fronts — from tenant support to changes in citywide housing policy.
By Cecily Sailer
Photos by Chase Castor
While employment numbers have stabilized, financial hardship leaves many in a state of housing insecurity.
By Matt Smith
A small, organic farm in Central Texas works to strengthen the local food system, one farmer at a time.
By Kelly West
Indigenous Mayan community broadcast overcomes language barrier critical to addressing COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
A food security initiative in Austin is feeding the city’s most vulnerable and keeping restaurants open.
By Katie Friel and Kelly West
Photos by Kelly West
Four cousins honor the legacy of their grandparents by feeding and caring for people experiencing homelessness in Austin.
Story and photos by Camille Wheeler
Homies Empowerment store provides food and home goods to East Oakland residents hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
An innovative program is helping Colorado’s marginalized populations find their voice.
By Katie Friel and Kelly West
A network of partners in Pueblo, CO provides computers and wifi where online access is hard to come by.
By Cecily Sailer
Ofelia Alonso is fighting for youth voices to be counted in the Rio Grande Valley.
By Kelly West
University High School in Austin, TX, offers teens in recovery an education, a community, and the tools for sobriety.
By Cecily Sailer
Pandemic and related safety measures disrupt key early interventions, like speech and physical therapy.
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Photos by Martin do Nascimento
Teachers in Appalachia face additional hardships during the pandemic, as districts push for in-person learning.
By Jessica Salfia
By accounting for history and investing in communities, nonprofit hospitals can address racial disparities in health care.
By Erica Browne
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elise Cutini led her Silicon Valley-based nonprofit to rapidly raise and distribute funds to address the mounting needs of the foster youth they serve.
By Martin do Nascimento
A nonprofit in rural Pennsylvania uses outdoor activities to help wounded veterans in their transition to civilian life.
By Jim Tuttle
Relationships prove powerful as food organizations in Charlotte coordinate to meet rising demand.
By Kelly West
A workforce development program in Pennsylvania helps incarcerated people find employment when they’re released.
By Jim Tuttle
Sin posibilidades de trabajar, las trabajadoras domésticas y los jornaleros luchan por sobrevivir a las consecuencias económicas de la pandemia de COVID-19.
By Martin do Nascimento
Unable to work, Latino domestic workers and day laborers struggle to survive the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
A Michigan physician reflects on the lessons learned during the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis.
By Katie Friel
With buildings closed, the Austin Public Library shifts resources to maintain public service.
By Cecily Sailer
Survivors of trauma use experiential therapy to process difficult feelings, including anxiety about COVID-19.
By Jim Tuttle
Hurricane Harvey prepared Coastal Bend Food Bank and other emergency assistance organizations to better respond during the pandemic.
By Kelly West
Rebuilding his life after addiction and homelessness, Richard Barber turns to service for his neighbors.
By Cecily Sailer
Professor Dede Sparks wants to raise awareness for the often unseen work that social workers do, the toll it can take, and how to build resilience for the days ahead.
By Dede Sparks
The East Oakland Collective activates its city-wide network to support at-risk and underserved communities through the pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento and Cecily Sailer
An Austin nursing home caregiver joins her first organized protest as thousands rally for racial equality across the country.
By Cecily Sailer
Graffiti artist Sloke One finds and creates inspiration during quarantine.
By Kelly West
A photographer sets out to find two friends living on the streets of downtown Austin amid the pandemic.
By Camille Wheeler
Senior police officer Kat Ratcliff responds to more calls, more restrictions, and more risk as she serves her community during the pandemic.
By Kelly West
Oakland at Risk matches high-risk residents with neighbors who are ready to offer support.
By Martin do Nascimento and Austin Price
Hospice chaplains are finding creative ways to connect with clients and provide comfort despite social distancing.
By Jim Tuttle and Cecily Sailer
Dining room managers for Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa are still serving meals, but miss gathering around a table.
By Martin do Nascimento and Cecily Sailer
Cherice Harrison-Nelson stays grounded by the cultural traditions that her family has honored for generations.
By Kelly West
White Pony Express is adapting every aspect of its operations to fight the growing food insecurity crisis in Contra Costa, California.
By Martin do Nascimento and Austin Price
Amy Price is fundraising for Austin’s homeless in an altered landscape, and from a distance.
By Cecily Sailer
Austin Doerr is trying to hold on to his family’s small business in the wake of stay-at-home orders.
By Kelly West
A conversation with Serita Cox of iFoster on overcoming the digital divide between foster youth and their peers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Martin do Nascimento
With health issues that make her vulnerable to the coronavirus, 85-year-old Eloise is adjusting to life in quarantine.
By Jim Tuttle
Homeless, living with HIV, and lacking antiretroviral medication, Bella Casebolt is fighting to survive.
By Martin do Nascimento
For the president and CEO of Samaritan House, protecting at-risk residents during the COVID-19 crisis requires vigilance and hope.
By Cecily Sailer
A grassroots effort in New Orleans is feeding front line hospital workers and helping local restaurants stay in business.
By Kelly West
As COVID-19 arrived in Texas, nurse Andrea Dunn learned she’s six weeks pregnant with her second child.
By Cecily Sailer
For many Texans concerned during the COVID-19 crisis, the 211 hotline offers verified information, reassurance, resources, and compassion.
By Cecily Sailer
For Oakland’s unhoused population, survival during the COVID-19 crisis becomes harder by the day, but advocate Derrick Soo isn’t slowing down.
By Cecily Sailer and Martin do Nascimento
While Austin shelters in place during the COVID-19 crisis, Mutchler finds new appreciation for his job at a local grocery store.
By Cecily Sailer
Mutual aid organizations are forming across the country to fill in the gaps for their communities affected by COVID-19
By Kelly West
Hernandez continues to visit her in-home care clients during the COVID-19 crisis — she says they need her now more than ever.
By Kelly West and Cecily Sailer
Groups addressing food insecurity are scrambling to stock clients’ pantries with food during a sudden pandemic.
By the Stories Team
Two mental and spiritual wellness experts share insights on caring for ourselves and others as we enter a new phase of separation.
By Cecily Sailer