CoronavirusFoodDistribution
17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: JAELA DAVISON, 13, puts bags of food she got at a food distribution in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
