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WHYY By Paramedic Jim McCanns prepares to administer a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Lucille Breslin at her home in Upper Darby on April 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) As a paramedic, Jim McCanns doesn’t usually have the time to chitchat with people on the job — he’s usually there under the worst of circumstances. But these days, Delaware County’s new Homebound COVID-19 Vaccination Program has McCanns sitting with people while he gives them much-needed relief. Officials launched the program in late March to get vaccines into the arms of those who are unable to safely...

Good Samaritan Ministries’ Empty Bowls Project returns for its 12 th year on Thursday, April 29, and like last year, the event will follow a drive-through format. Bowls will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the GSM Food Warehouse, located at 305 Clark Street. “Back in early January when we had to make a lot of decisions we were still in the middle of a virus surge,” said GSM Executive Director Leesa Stephens. “So our board felt that going ahead and doing another drive-by type event would be the easiest to manage. We usually start getting calls in December, people wanting to book...

Good Samaritan Ministries’ Empty Bowls Project returns for its 12 th year on Thursday, April 29, and like last year the event will follow a drive-through format. Bowls will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the GSM Food Warehouse, located at 305 Clark Street. “Back in early January when we had to make a lot of decisions we were still in the middle of a virus surge,” said GSM Executive Director Leesa Stephens. “So our board felt that going ahead and doing another drive-by type event would be the easiest to manage. We usually start getting calls in December, people wanting to book...

"We are getting more vaccines but still less than what we need," said Dr.  Hammami. "And until we can get to the point where anyone can call and get vaccinated that same day, we are still not there yet."

FROM STAFF REPORTS Ste. Genevieve County Library is launching a new Homebound Program beginning this month. “We are excited to kick this program off in 2021,” said Shawn Long, library director. The program is made possible by a grant from the Senior Services Fund of Ste. Genevieve County. “Originally when we wrote the grant our focus was going to be in-person technology classes. However, after the pandemic wiped away our in-person programming we started looking at other ways to utilize that grant,” Long said. “We were then able focus our efforts on this program and purchased 50 co...