(CNN) As the world navigates the current pandemic, people around the world are stepping up to help ease the Covid-19 crisis in ways big and small.

While health care workers put themselves at risk on the front lines of the pandemic, everyday people are finding creative ways to lend a hand, share resources and reach out to others in their own communities and beyond.

Connecting in times of social isolation

St. Patrick's Day parades may have been canceled around the world, but musician Tim Reed made sure seniors in his community were able to celebrate. No visitors are allowed inside a local nursing home in Avon Lake, Ohio, so he marched around outside playing traditional songs on his bagpipes.

In another Ohio community, brother and sister cello players Taran Tien, 9, and Calliope, 6, turned a front porch into a concert stage for their elderly neighbor. Helena Schlam, 78, is a lover of classical music who had not left her house in days.