Indianz.Com > News > Gaylord News: Native woman serves mental health needs of community
Nevertheless, she persisted: Woman keeps helping, despite COVID losses
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Gaylord News
Resilient.
That’s the word used to describe Kim Holmes by the people who know her best.
Holmes, a property manager for the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma, has lost 20 blood relatives and many more friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, but continued to push through and show up for those who needed her most.
“She’s been through a lot,” said her supervisor, Greg Shim. “The word that comes to mind is resilient. She’s very dedicated to serving the people at the Mental Health Association, and she identifies with them and she cares about people. She’s got a gigantic heart.”
Holmes’ job requires compassion, patience – and of course, resilience.
“We’re a 24/7 site and we provide housing for homeless people with mental illness, people with recovering addictions, felons, because you know, they don’t always get second chances,” Holmes said.
Note: This story originally appeared on Cronkite News. It is published via a Creative Commons license. Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
Search
Filed Under
Tags
More Headlines
Cronkite News: Gathering addresses ‘epidemic’ among Native people
VIDEO: Cody Desautel on tribes and federal forest management
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft of Forest Management Bill
Native America Calling: Remembering the 1974 Navajo border town murders
Native America Calling: Can the right approach close the Native immunization gap?
Cronkite News: Long COVID cases remain high in Arizona
Native America Calling: Eyes in the sky for development, public safety, and recreation
Native America Calling: Three new films offer diverse views of Native life
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works toward cure for arthritis
Native America Calling: Protecting young people from the down sides of social media
Cronkite News: Fake ‘shaman’ among candidates failing to make Congressional ballot
Native America Calling: New Native voices in poetry
Cronkite News: Tribes air concerns about border at hearing in nation’s capital
Native America Calling: Indiginerds descend on Oklahoma City
More Headlines
VIDEO: Cody Desautel on tribes and federal forest management
AUDIO: Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft of Forest Management Bill
Native America Calling: Remembering the 1974 Navajo border town murders
Native America Calling: Can the right approach close the Native immunization gap?
Cronkite News: Long COVID cases remain high in Arizona
Native America Calling: Eyes in the sky for development, public safety, and recreation
Native America Calling: Three new films offer diverse views of Native life
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works toward cure for arthritis
Native America Calling: Protecting young people from the down sides of social media
Cronkite News: Fake ‘shaman’ among candidates failing to make Congressional ballot
Native America Calling: New Native voices in poetry
Cronkite News: Tribes air concerns about border at hearing in nation’s capital
Native America Calling: Indiginerds descend on Oklahoma City
More Headlines