How is the Coronavirus Affecting Low-Income Families? Share Your Story. - The New York Times

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Child care

Have you lost child care during the pandemic, either because your child care facility closed or because you stopped sending your child as a result of health concerns?

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Has the loss of child care made it harder for you to work?

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Is the absence of child care having a negative effect on your child? Or have you and your child benefited from having more time together?

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Unemployment

Have you lost income or a job because of the pandemic? If so, has the stress of being unemployed changed your relationship with your children? For instance, has it made you more distracted or less patient? And if so, have your children noticed?

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If you are someone who lost the weekly $600 unemployment benefit, has the loss of income affected your household? If so, how? For example, are you cutting back on essential purchases? Delaying bills? Borrowing money?

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Housing

Has the pandemic caused you to fall behind on your rent, mortgage or utilities? Has your landlord threatened you with eviction?

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Have you tried to negotiate with your landlord? If so, what was your experience?

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Did the pandemic cause you to alter your living arrangements, either by moving or taking in a relative or friend? How did the move affect your family life, economic prospects or safety? If you are a parent, how did it affect your child?

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Safety net

If you needed help, have you found government programs easy or hard to use? Were they simple to access or did they come with what you would regard as excessive red tape? Did they respond quickly? Did they offer adequate help?

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During a hardship, families sometimes rely on one another for help — turning to relatives for loans or places to stay. Have you offered or received help from a relative since the pandemic began? Tell us about help you gave or received. Did it have an effect on family relationships?

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Have you resorted to any extraordinary measures to raise money, such as selling your possessions or blood plasma? Have you cut back on food to pay other bills — if so, which ones?

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Mental health

The pandemic’s psychological effect is difficult to measure but very important. How is the stress affecting your family? Do your concerns focus primarily on financial issues, social isolation or health concerns? What are you doing to manage the stress?

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Has the pandemic affected your parenting practices — the way you teach, talk to or discipline your child?

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What psychological impact has the pandemic had on your children? Have you seen signs of heightened anxiety or depression? What, specifically, do they worry about? How have school closures affected their mental health?

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