Rensselaer County sheriff's deputy Brian Nikles, is pictured outside Averill Park High School, where he serves as a school resource officer on Friday, May, 22, 2020, in Averill Park, N.Y. Nikels has been a major part of the school's food distribution program since its first day of closure, serving food to all Averill Park students in need. "It brings back some normalcy for the students," he said. "I'm a familiar face. That's why they asked me to be a part of this distribution." His job as a sheriff has enabled him to aid families who can't get to the school. "I'll bring a meal down to a family. They need help delivering to a couple places, so I have no problem, while I'm out doing my job, helping out with that." The road trips have included home visits, accompanied by a principal or other school official, to check in on students who have had trouble connecting to their school work or engaging in at-home instruction. Read the story If you know a hero, let us know here. (Will Waldron/Times Union)