The crossing guard who knows every kid's name
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Dorothy Simmons has stood at the corner of 12th and Chicon on school mornings for twenty-two years. She has walked three generations of some families across that street.
In this opening episode of Doing Good, Dorothy talks about what a corner teaches you about a neighborhood — who’s struggling before they say so, which kid needs a warm word more than a wave, and why she’s never once considered it a small job.
In this episode:
- What 22 years on one corner teaches you about community
- The morning Dorothy noticed something wrong — and what she did
- Her answer to “when did you decide to become a helper?” (she never did)