Meet the founders of Invisible Hands (InvisHandsHQ), a group of young people who decided to go shopping for those in need during the COVID-19 crisis and why 'loneliness is a potential secondary pandemic.'
Ten days ago, the lives of four twenty-something friends—Simone Policano, Healy Chait, Mimi Aboubaker, and Liam Elkind—looked very different. Chait and Elkind were both readying to finish their junior year of college; Policano was busy wrapping up her acting role in an off-Broadway play and Aboubaker was focused on launching her financial aid startup.
Below, the founders discuss what the last week has been like for them and how they hope Invisible Hands can inspire others to do similar work in their own communities.: Last Thursday, as I left the grocery store, I was worried about the health and safety of the elderly people I’d seen shopping. By the time I got home, the news and particularly the health warnings were even bleaker than when I’d left. ‘This could go on for a while,’ I thought.
What essentials are you shopping for and delivering and how do people get in touch if they want help or if they want to volunteer?provides delivery of groceries, prescription drugs, and other essentials for elderly, immunocompromised, and otherwise at-risk individuals. Essentially, we’re helping people who can’t safely help themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic.
We had another recipient who mentioned that she was spending her birthday in isolation because she couldn’t go out and see her friends. So we brought her a birthday card to celebrate! She reached out later, saying:
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