Volunteering in a Pandemic BY CODY REGESTER
With the current pandemic, it can be hard to find safe volunteering opportunities. Even with everything going on right now, there are still ways for you to help out in your community. A couple of easy ways to help from home are by making masks for essential workers, the CDC has a tutorial on its website which you can find at cdc.gov. Or you could prepare meal kits for others. The Red Cross has a Digital Advocate program where you can help by posting calls to action on social media.
Right now, many senior citizens in nursing homes are not able to see their families due to the new lockdown. You could speak to a coordinator from a nursing home asking what you could do for them, like video calling with residents, or hosting a Zoom bingo game for them.
work, digitally tutoring someone could give them the advantage that they need to succeed in school. If you do want to virtually tutor kids you can use a site like learntobe.org.
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