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One lasting legacy of the coronavirus pandemic is how it changed the way we work. It’s allowed many people to work from anywhere, and made the concept of 'remote work' mainstream.
Listen • 5:50 The coronavirus pandemic has punched big holes in an already shaky child care system. Federal stimulus money has tried to patch the holes, including a program that pays for child care for essential workers. Child care advocates say it’s a real-time test run of what subsidized child care could look like in America, North Country Public Radio’s
Photo courtesy of the Adirondack Coast Visitor's Bureau (goadirondack.com). Apr 12, 2021 — Amy FeiereiselNorth Country at Work: how Chambers of Commerce pivoted during COVID-19 What do you do when you work in tourism, but you find yourself in the midst of a global pandemic? First, you change your messaging, says Kristy Kennedy at the North Country Chamber of Commerce, which includes 11 regional chambers. “We had to, in a way, tell people not to travel. And that’s not really in our repertoire! So it was finding messaging and balancing that ‘we’re here when you’re ready, but ri...
Mar 17, 2021 — Inside home provider Robyn Giles' home. 2020. Photo: Robyn Giles. Regional advocates say the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a big toll on an already weak child-care system. Jamie Basiliere, Executive Director of the Child Care Council of the North Country, says programs are closing. “You know, we’ve lost slots. 200 slots in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties!” It's because centers and providers walk a financial tightrope, only made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. And by the numbers, it's home providers that are closing their doors for good. NCPR NewsThe Eight O...
Creative commons photo from Piqsels. Mar 11, 2021 — Amy FeiereiselHow the new 2021 'child tax credit' works, and what it means for North Country families The relief bill President Joe Biden signed the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Thursday. Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik voted against the bill, calling it a partisan spending package stuffed with “a Far-Left wish list.” She also said a trillion dollars of existing stimulus funding that hasn’t been spent yet. There’s a lot in the relief bill to unpack. One of the biggest things on that "wish list" is the...