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Parenting is never meant to be done without community support. The pandemic has forced parents to face child rearing in solitude, increasing feelings of isolation, in addition to highlighting inequities in our society. Employers have the opportunity to help.

Thanks to 25-year industry veterans and former restaurateurs Karen and Eric Nelson, The Barn Light is now under a second wave of leadership with open doors, full staff, and warm smiles.

Over the past three months, I, and several of our staff, have spent over one hundred hours meeting with business leaders, service providers, city and county staff, and experts from across the country on the issue of homelessness and criminal activity.

Despite the tough circumstances, businesses here are finding ways to pivot their operations. For many, those circumstances are creating a renewed purpose in the type of mission that defines doing business in Eugene.

There's no doubt that the COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses in every industry; however, some organizations have found an opportunity in disguise.

Not all businesses have been affected in the same ways by COVID-19. Hear inspiring stories from some of those who have been able to be a resource to others during this time.