Rebecca Smith

2 weeks ago | ksmu.org | Rebecca Smith

Joy Winuthayanon was a midwife "in a previous life.""I've always been interested in looking at pregnancy and how to care for one, so I went and did a PhD," Winuthayanon said.

2 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

Joy Winuthayanon was a midwife "in a previous life."“I've always been interested in looking at pregnancy and how to care for one, so I went and did a PhD,” Winuthayanon said.

3 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith |Nick Sheaffer

Kaz and Holly Hazell have been married for seven years, but said it took them a couple of times meeting and missing each other before they got together and started building their life together. Alphabet Soup shares LGBTQ+ Missourians’ stories through portraiture and personal narratives. Holly Hazell: I didn't really like boys or girls or notice them until like eighth grade, but all through school, I just knew that I wasn't going to be able to pursue women, be with women.

3 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

Amy is an unhoused woman in her 50s who we met at Room at the Inn, the local overnight shelter in Columbia. When we spoke, she was sitting on her cot and using an available electrical outlet to use her CPAP, a device that helps with breathing. Amy chooses to not use her CPAP at night because she doesn’t want to disturb the women sleeping around her. She spoke about some of the challenges of trying to take care of her health while living on the street with chronic illnesses.

1 month ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

Hogs for Hunger is a program that allows farmers to donate pigs to their local food banks or senior centers for a tax deduction. Since the program began, more than 2.6 million servings of pork have been donated. Ashley McCarty with Missouri Farmers Care and Denise Damron of the United Way of the Mark Twain area are now working together to expand this program throughout northeast Missouri.