Melissa O’Neil is the CEO of Central Iowa Shelter and Services. Melissa began planning for the COVID-19 pandemic back in February, knowing that the homeless population is 1.5 times more likely to get COVID-19 and 2.5 times more likely to die from it
Bambi Press is the community nutrition manager at WesleyLife Meals on Wheels in Des Moines. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meals on Wheels saw a 40% increase in new clients in one month. “This is the hardest job I’ve ever done, but I wouldn’t
Helen Eddy is the director of the Polk County Health Department. Back in late March, Helen came across an older woman from the assisted living facility across the street from the health department building. The woman thanked her for working hard to
Hijinio Carreon is the chief medical officer at MercyOne Central Iowa. During the height of the pandemic, he would often work 16 hours a day, leading the charge to increase capacity for COVID-19 patients and researching the best treatment options. H
Photo illustration of Andrea, Hugo and Jair, all Iowa State community members who are DACA recipients. Andrea and Jair have chosen not to show their full faces out of fear for repercussions.
Deia Lasu, a senior at Lincoln Southeast High School, poses for a portrait on Friday. After hearing a quote read over the intercom about the hope that society would one day be colorblind, she felt offended. She wants the world to see, acknowledge an
Megan Johnson, the street outreach director for I've Got a Name, often meets with the women she helps at coffee shops around Lincoln. I've Got a Name is an organization that fights to end sex trafficking in Nebraska. As someone who escaped the indus
Scarlett Eagle, junior in genetics, has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, hypermobility type, or hEDS. Symptoms of hEDS include chronic joint pain and dislocation, and there is no known cure. Currently, to manage her pain, she uses a federal handicapped parki
Giselle Sancen Valero is a DACA recipient from Mexico City, Mexico. Sancen has been victim to racism, has seen her dad get deported, and watched her stepdad die from liver failure.
Jake Kestel, 18, checks his cast at Dale Maffitt Reservoir on July 26, 2016. 
Prior to playing at Cyclone Hockey, Justin Brown, sophomore in criminal justice, spent 3-and-a-half years serving with the U.S. Army. 
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