The Daily Dose: Maryland Confronts COVID-19

The Daily Dose 5-7-21

By Aaron Henkin

Published May 7, 2021 at 5:46 PM EDT

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A multi-million dollar partnership between Maryland and private organizations will help disadvantaged children hit hardest by the pandemic. Baltimore’s Mayor announces a pilot program to divert certain mental health calls away from BPD and to a new crisis unit. Plus, we talk with the young organizers behind this weekend’s Virtual Prom 2021.

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Aaron Henkin

Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron's neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

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