Americans Volunteer to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus
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Americans come together to help their neighbors and communities during the pandemic.
Americans come together to help their neighbors and communities during the global coronavirus pandemic. Through personal stories, photographs and videos, people across America share their firsthand stories of how the global coronavirus pandemic has affected their lives, our nation and brought us all together.
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Americans Volunteer to Help Those Impacted by Coronavirus
Clip: Special | 1m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Americans come together to help their neighbors and communities during the global coronavirus pandemic. Through personal stories, photographs and videos, people across America share their firsthand stories of how the global coronavirus pandemic has affected their lives, our nation and brought us all together.
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