Even as Toria Herd faces an uncertain future in her career working with Head Start, she knows she can count on her congregation at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church to have her back.
“I just have really appreciated the outpouring of support,” said Herd, who has a doctorate in developmental psychology and works with the federal early childhood education program in jeopardy under the Trump administration.
“Even my friends and family who don’t live in D.C. right now are not really understanding how bad the vibes are in the city. So, I think, having a community that sees you and understands the stress — and also understands how bad things feel right now to everyone in the city — is really meaningful.”
Her congregation is among the United Methodist churches across the United States stepping up to support federal workers, contractors and others harmed by the Trump administration’s large-scale job cuts and slashing of government services.
