How a Chester County writing program became a social safety net
WHYY By Volunteers load bags of milk for children into cars at the West Grove United Methodist Church. (Emma Lee/WHYY) The family lives in West Grove, and asked that WHYY News not use their last name. Nayeli’s husband works in the county’s mushroom industry. At the start of the pandemic, some mushroom farms were reporting up to a 30% loss in business, and he saw his hours dip accordingly. His checks were barely breaking $200 a week and Nayeli was pregnant with their third child. Her parents had just arrived from Mexico and were struggling to find work. Her 9-year-old son got free meals fr...
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