Megan Drummer, a waitress at Sikorski’s River Way Café from Syracuse, Ohio sits on the porch and takes a smoke break while Ryan Mills, 10, grandson of Mark Sikorski, waits outside on for his mother, Jill Sikorski, to pick him up to take him home. Meanwhile Linda Grimm of Syracuse, Ohio sits with her husband Ron Grimm as she talks on the phone and takes a bite out of her toast. Personal work

Lee Walters empties a bottle of store bought drinking water into a pot to make pasta for dinner while her son Gavin, 4, watches at her home in Flint, Mich. on Oct. 6, 2015. Gavin is one of Walters two four-year-old sons who's growth and IQ has been affected by lead poisoning from the Flint water. For the New York Times

Ann and Tim Luecke affectionately hold their 11 day old and 11 month old foster children in their home in Port St. Lucie, FL. The retired couple are veteran foster parents, having already fostered more than 10 children. For The Palm Beach Post

Royale Theus helps his mother Betty Theus stand up to dance together while he visits her at PACE Southeast Michigan in Southfield, Mich. on March 24, 2017. Theus is enrolled in the Day Health Center at PACE which allows Royale to work. For the New York Times

Shea Cronin, 18, center, of Lineville, Ala., does a trick on the trampoline during the 2018 Great Lakes Meet Up, a gathering of trampoline enthusiasts, in Waterford, Michigan. For The New York Times