“I think for a lot of folks who have never gone through difficult times have a harder time understanding what that does to your whole world. I was laid off at the height of the recession in 2010. And I very much remember making those horrible choices between ‘do I buy toothpaste or toilet paper today — because we just didn’t have funds.’ We have families every day in our community making impossible choices. With the pandemic, we saw that happen to so many more families. People who had never experienced this before or didn’t know somebody who had. I’m so hopeful that there’s a renewed sense of empathy for how quickly our situations can change. And what those impossible choices lead to.”

Leanna Taylor, CEO Arizona Pet Project

Host: Lloyd Hopkins, Million Dollar Teacher Project