The harsh reality of social distancing in rural America

“They stole my shoes!” she told me with tears streaming down her face. It was 30 degrees Fahrenheit outside, and the woman in front of me at the food pantry only had the clothes on her back, walking around town barefoot.

In addition to taking her shoes, most of her items set up around her tent located in the Walmart parking lot had been stolen. She was here at the food …

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