Jessica Delazari, a recent College of the Canyons graduate and one of many local single mothers, found herself crying on the floor, sick with COVID-19 knowing she could not take care of her two young daughters as best as she could.
It was August 2020 when she and her 3-year-old daughter contracted the virus from her 7-year-old daughter, who Delazari believes became infected at a daycare in Valencia. It was a cry of frustration, stress, and loneliness. It was a cry for help.
She had just graduated from college in June and because her job contract as a work-study college assistant ended upon graduation, she was also unemployed and then the virus struck home.
Children play at a family child care home in Oakland.
Credit: Michael Collier/EdSource Today
Children play at a family child care home in Oakland.
February 5, 2021
In response to the escalating child care crisis, one of many pressing social issues exacerbated by the pandemic, the new Biden administration has pledged to offer relief to child care providers struggling to stay open, as well as to help parents struggling to pay for child care.
Early childhood advocates cheer the relief package but also warn that deeper reform may be needed.
The core of Biden’s early childhood relief proposal involves a $40 billion pot of money, including $25 billion earmarked to stabilize the child care industry. The money would go toward helping providers pay for rent, utilities and payroll, as well as increased costs due to the pandemic, such as personal protective equipment and ventilation.
By City News Service
Feb 1, 2021
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - People who are unable to keep up with rent or mortgage payments get less sleep, and those who are forced to move because of financial problems sleep even less, according to study results reported today by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corp.
“This is the first study that demonstrates that housing insecurity represents a distinct impediment to healthy sleep duration and quality, said Robert Bozick, the study s lead author and an adjunct researcher at the nonprofit research organization. “The stability and condition of one s home environment are critically important for health and well-being.
By City News Service
Feb 1, 2021
SANTA MONICA (CNS) - People who are unable to keep up with rent or mortgage payments get less sleep, and those who are forced to move because of financial problems sleep even less, according to study results reported today by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corp.
“This is the first study that demonstrates that housing insecurity represents a distinct impediment to healthy sleep duration and quality, said Robert Bozick, the study s lead author and an adjunct researcher at the nonprofit research organization. “The stability and condition of one s home environment are critically important for health and well-being.