EditorialVolunteers and staff at Samaritan House in San Mateo, Calif., prepare meals for shut-ins on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialEdward Gumbs, a driver for God’s Love We Deliver, which caters mostly to older New Yorkers, waits for hand sanitizer before making a food delivery, in New York, April 16, 2020. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)