Insights That Make An Impact
Putting Their Lives on the Line
I was attending the HoCo Coffee Tailgate and struck up a conversation with Karen Holstein, family resource specialist with BriteStar Care of Howard County. She had a powerful story to share: "In March of 2020, the Home Care Industry changed overnight. What began with...
Howard County “Volunteers Rock”! Initiative
Beginning April 1, artists of all ages are invited to share a few words of gratitude for volunteers by painting and donating an art rock. The rocks should be in honor of an individual volunteer or group that has had a positive impact on the Howard County community....
“Rise of the Voluntrepreneur: COVID-19’s Digital Home Front Heroes”
How Fitting for our times! Covid Tech Support finds volunteer digital talent to help non-profits, charities and Covid projects get online. Every day, they work with their volunteer community, consisting of over 1500 talented volunteers from around the world, to find...
A Hero – Larger Than Life
Chef José Andrés Feeds the World Through the Pandemic. When COVID-19 was discovered among the 2,400 passengers on the Grand Princess cruise ship as it set sail from Hawaii, José Andrés hopped on a flight from Newark, N.J. at 6:30 A.M. to San Francisco. Andrés’...
Heroes
The word coronavirus has been heard all over the world since the virus emerged in China this January. We would like to highlight the heroic volunteers in Wuhan, who risked their lives to help halt the spread of COVID-19. They provided aide transporting...
Coronavirus: How to Help Out
With the outbreak of the coronavirus - or COVID-19 - many organizations have shut down projects and volunteer services for the sake of safety. Helping out is hard: it's a disease with no effective way of fighting back. Thus, for volunteer enthusiasts who still want to...