Dec 30 Essential Worker Essential: Amber Ladd, Who Helps A School Community Navigate The Pandemic Since the pandemic began, helping students and their families meet basic needs has taken center stage. By Jess Clark Dec 30 Essential Worker Essential: Amber Ladd, Helping Families Navigate Pandemic Jess Clark
Dec 29 Essential Worker Essential: Nayely Sanchez, Who Helps Immigrants Navigate The Courts “You could tell that people were tense,” Nayely Sanchez said. “I tend to be the optimist, so I would distract people to lighten the mood.” By Eleanor Klibanoff Dec 29 Essential Worker Essential: An Advocate Who Helps Immigrants Navigate Courts Eleanor Klibanoff
Dec 28 Essential Worker Essential: Food Pantry Workers See Growing Demand Workers at food banks have seen an already great need skyrocket during the pandemic. By Stephanie Wolf Dec 28 Essential Worker Essential: Food Pantry Workers See Growing Demand Stephanie Wolf
Dec 25 Essential Worker Essential: Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients With Addiction Through Pandemic The coronavirus has been a stressor for pretty much everyone. But that stress is amplified for people with addictions, according to Dr. Jennifer Wood. Wood is an assistant professor and psychiatrist at the University of Louisville. She works at UofL’s general psychiatry outpatient clinic and hospital, where she focuses on patients with addictions to alcohol, […] By John Boyle Dec 25 Essential Worker Essential: Dr. Jennifer Wood, Guiding Patients With Addiction Through Pandemic John Boyle
Dec 24 Essential Worker Essential: Tiffany Mills, A Nurse Balancing School With Caring For Patients When Tiffany Mills graduated from U of L earlier this month, she observed the special occasion in typical fashion for her: She went back to work at the hospital. By Graham Ambrose Dec 24 Essential Worker Essential: Tiffany Mills, A Nurse Balancing School With Caring For Patients Graham Ambrose
Dec 23 Essential Worker Essential: Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous, A Surgeon Who Treated COVID And Caught It WFPL is highlighting some of the essential workers whose work made it possible for us to manage in 2020. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 23 Essential Worker Essential: A Surgeon Who Treated COVID And Caught It Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 22 Essential Worker Essential: Hit Hard By Pandemic, Restaurant Servers Get ‘Adopted’ Stay-at-home mom Sarci Eldridge has a big heart. So when Kentucky entered its second round of restaurant restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, her first thought was for her favorite server, Jessica Carey. “Me and my mom were talking, and we were just like, you know, we should just get Jessica something to get her […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 22 Essential Worker Essential: Hit Hard By Pandemic, Restaurant Servers Get ‘Adopted’ Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 21 Essential Worker Essential: Austin Gramps, An ER Nurse Who Still Loves The Job Whether they worked by choice or necessity, essential workers did the hard things that helped the rest of us manage. By Amina Elahi Dec 21 Essential Worker Essential: Austin Gramps, An ER Nurse Who Still Loves The Job Amina Elahi