Yoga. Farm fresh produce. Starter plants for home gardens. Hula hooping. And Bomba.That was all on the agenda Sunday at the inaugural Gather New Haven…
Candice Dormon was running a successful childcare business from her home in New Haven at this time last year, focusing on nature play and outdoor activities. Weeks after the pandemic hit, she closed her doors forever, fearing the health risk of COVID-19 to her son with asthma.
“Women across the state have had to make impossible decisions,” Dormon said. “The job you need to take care of your family is the thing that can harm your family.”
Dormon spoke on Thursday at a news conference highlighting a report cataloging the damage to women’s lives and economic stability wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.