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Hailey Garfinkel: "I never thought I could experience the amount of happiness and love these individuals give to me." (Provided Photo)
When the pandemic shut down the world in March of 2020, Hailey Garfinkel started Hailey’s Healthy Hangouts, offering virtual workouts and social interactions for young people with different disabilities.
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Doctors at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center use robots known as "Fast Freddy" to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. (Provided Photo)
Robots help University of Maryland medical personnel care for patients without fears of contracting COVID-19.
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The late Erin Michele Levitas (left) is shown here with her cousin, Marissa Jachman, who is executive director of the Erin Levitas Foundation. (FIle photo courtesy of Marissa Jachman)
Baltimore’s Erin Levitas Foundation strives to prevent sexual assault through early education. Jmore spoke with Marissa Jachman and Wende Levitas about the foundation and its work and Erin’s legacy.
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Stacey Thompson of Rendy's Challah and Babka: “Everyone is struggling, and if giving someone a challah for Friday night Shabbat dinner helps them, that makes me happy.” (Photo by Aliza Friedlander)
Prior to last March, Stacey Thompson had never baked a loaf of challah in her life. Now, as the owner of Rendy’s Challah and Babka, Thompson spends her free time baking approximately 120 challahs and babkas a week.
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Sami Densky: “Everyone is wearing masks now. At first, I was going to make bracelets or stickers, but felt people would buy mask chains because they are more helpful than a lot of other things during this time.” (Provided photo)
Eleven-year-old Sami Densky of Pikesville has created her own business selling customized face mask chains, and she’s using some of the money she makes to support local nonprofits.
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Samuel E. Moskowitz: “I think what sets Maryland apart is our leaders’ willingness to work together.” (Provided photo)
Jmore talked with Pikesville resident and Chizuk Amuno congregant Samuel E. Moskowitz, a managing director at Berkeley Research Group, about how the firm is working with hospitals and the Maryland Department of Health during the pandemic.
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Raiza Schreiber: “At the clinic, we treat patients with any kind of nicotine or tobacco habit who are looking to quit.” (SHUTTERSTOCK©NEW AFRICA)
The Tobacco Treatment Clinic at Johns Hopkins Bayview offers a unique approach to smoking cessation.
Read MoreSince the pandemic’s start, the Baltimore Hunger Project has watched the needs of food-insecure families skyrocket, and the organization is stepping up to meet the demand.
Read MorePrior to the pandemic’s outbreak, Jmore beauty expert Ariel Lewis visited Art of Balance, a new aesthetics and wellness spa at downtown’s Ritz-Carlton Residences, and now that the spa has reopened, they are taking all necessary precautions to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
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Claudia Chappel: “You can choose to marinate in self-pity or find things to live for.” (Provided photo)
Local artist Claudia Chappel reaches out to those who are grieving with her book of creative images and thoughts.
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Dr. Shmuel Shoham: “There are certain populations of people who may not respond to [a COVID-19] vaccine, so it’s important to have this crowdsourced material available in the event of a vaccine shortage or for those who get the vaccine but also still get sick.” (Provided photo)
Jmore spoke with Dr. Shmuel Shoham about Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s COVID-19 clinical antibody trials, who is eligible to participate, and what the research could mean for the future of the pandemic.
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