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When Leilani Jordan went to work as a supermarket greeter in Largo, Md., during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, she “did it from her heart, not for the money,” her mother said.

Ms. Jordan helped older shoppers make their purchases, wheeled their carts to cars and even accompanied some to the restroom when necessary.

“She said, ‘Mommy, I’m going to work because no one else is coming in early to help the senior citizens,’” her mother, Zenobia Shepherd, said in an interview. “She wanted to help anybody she came in contact with. And, her customers have been calling me to tell me, ‘thank you.’”