Spotlight on
Finding the helpers
Even in the most difficult of times, Americans help each other. That’s been the focus on our podcast, The Strategerist, during this pandemic. We're highlighting stories of America — and Americans — at our best, and we hope they inspire hope and optimism during a trying period.

 

Sesame Street’s Special Brand of Magic

Sherrie Westin, President of Social Impact and Philanthropy for Sesame Workshop, tells us how Sesame Street is teaching children who are not in school and delivering a message of hope during COVID-19.

Veterans with a New Mission

Team Rubicon utilizes the skills of military veterans and rapidly deploys them as emergency response teams. Co-founder William McNulty discusses how they are currently serving America and the global community with these extraordinary skills.

Innovation and Problem Solving

Within days of the COVID-19 shutdown, Get Shift Done was helping put food on the tables of North Texas families. Anurag Jain and Patrick Brandt are forming partnerships across industries to deliver solutions to hourly workers needing shifts and to nonprofits needing support providing meals.

Supporting Community Resources

Jan Langbein, CEO of the Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support in Dallas, details how increasingly dangerous the situation is for those in an abusive home during quarantine, while also reminding us how people and communities are pulling together to support each other.

 

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