As public schools in Maryland remain closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, families and kids are grappling with boredom and stress.

Steve Rohde of the Maryland Family Network, a resource for families and child-care providers, talks about precautions daycare facilities should take to keep the virus from spreading, and gives parents advice on how to reassure their kids. Get help locating child care here. Learn more about Governor Hogan's guildelines to day care facilities here.

Check out this PBS resource for talking to children about COVID-19.

Plus Christi Green, executive director of the St. Francis Neighborhood Center in Baltimore's Reservoir Hill, describes how the community is coping. Information about their emergency fund here.

Children in Maryland can receive three meals each day at the distribution sites listed here.

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The Dow plunges. Store shelves are picked clean. Thousands of people aren’t going to work, and don’t know how long that will last. Amy Webb, founder of the Future Today Institute, says this time of pandemic uncertainty is exactly when it’s important to make plans .. which is not the same as predictions. As she helps clients imagine responses to good and bad developments, Webb also views the pandemic through an unusual lens.

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In five years the non-profit Turnaround Tuesday, which focuses on workforce development, has helped more than 800 Baltimore residents find work. It calls itself “a second-chance jobs movement.”

Director of operations Bri Johnson says success comes partly because people choose to participate. We hear about the new WYPR podcast that goes behind the scenes: “Higher Purpose,” created by Yasmene Mumby. And Darlene Lee talks about completing Turnaround Tuesday’s program and finding a career path that’s helped her reach her goals.

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Here is Jen Antonelli’s Stoop Story about a dog on the run.

We have more information about the Stoop Storytelling Series at the OTR page at wypr.org.

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Beaming lighthouses, seascapes with crashing waves, cottages under puffy clouds. It was common in the 1950s for windows in East Baltimore rowhomes to be adorned with painted screens. Now it’s a rare treat.

Painted screens grew popular for a practical reason: They block the interior of your home from prying eyes. Folklorist Elaine Eff tells about the origin of this artform, and Highlandtown Gallery owner Felicia Zannino-Baker talks about preserving and promoting painted screens today.

Find out about tours at Highlandtown Gallery, and other screen-related events. Learn about the Painted Screen Society here.

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The 2020 Census is coming. Its results will shape how congressional seats are apportioned, and how federal funding is distributed among states and local jurisdictions. CASA de Maryland Outreach worker Swany Villatoro talks about countering misconceptions and asking people to pledge to complete the Census. And Gaby Roque, CASA’s lead organizer for Central Maryland, says the Census is a chance to have a say in the trajectory of the next decade.

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As more Marylanders are tested for Covid-19, the disease from the new coronavirus, we talk to two doctors watching the epidemic closely. Emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City’s former health commissioner, notes the seasonal flu we’re used to is more widespread than the new disease: Still, Wen says to expect more restrictions on people’s activities, to keep the virus from spreading. And Dr. Cliff Mitchell of the state health department says slowing the spread can keep Covid-19 from overwhelming Maryland’s health system.

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Whether it’s the crowd-pleasing Kinetic Sculpture Race … the ‘paws’-a-tively delightful Pet Parade … or the ‘outsider-art’ exhibits curated inside its glittering mosaic tile-covered walls--The American Visionary Art Museum aims to present art as an immersive experience that challenges visitors to think as well as feel. Founder and director Rebecca Hoffberger discusses the current exhibit, ‘The Secret Life of Earth’ and the upcoming Logan Visionary Conference. She also reflects on what it’s like to be at the helm of a space where--for 25 years--art, science, philosophy and social justice intersect.

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Why was the U.S. at war in Iraq? What did the war mean for those who served … or to those at home? Characters created by writer and Marine Veteran Phil Klay work these questions out on the page in his book called Redeployment.

We spoke with Klay prior to his humanities-symposium keynote lecture this Thursday at Loyola University Maryland. The book comprises a dozen short stories told from twelve different perspectives of men who served.

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Here is a Stoop Story from Jonathan Theirman about a not-so-romantic date in the emergency room.

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