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Collected Item: “Help Wanted”

Give your story a title.

Help Wanted

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

While many small businesses shed jobs in the face of lockdowns, special needs communities saw an urgent need for more help to keep their residents safe from contracting the virus. One recruiting inducement was the promise of a hiring bonus, such as the one depicted in this photograph.

Northeastern JOTPY

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#specialneeds, #covid19, #economy, #hiring

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Aaron Peterka

Give this story a date.

2020-04-26
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