COVID-19
NYC Housing Affordability and Homelessness Crises Exacerbated by COVID-19
Long before the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many New Yorkers faced severe rent burden, overcrowded living conditions, unstable employment opportunities, and other immense challenges to their housing security. For years, rising rents ou …
NYC’s Digital Divide: 500K households have no internet access when it is more important than ever before
One of the most immediate and wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 has been the urgent need for internet access. As New York State continues into another month under stay-at-home orders, the digital realm has become a necessary space for everything from co …
COVID-19 in Elmhurst/Corona, Queens: Why the community’s needs and strengths are more important than ever
Leer en español As tragic news unfolded and data became available on the global COVID-19 pandemic, the neighborhoods around Elmhurst/Corona, Queens, broadly and specifically Elmhurst Hospital became the unofficial epicenter of the emergency resp …
Getting Out the Count During Social Distancing
During the COVID-19 public health crisis and the required social distancing that has come with it, CCC and our 2020 Census partners have shifted our strategies to digital/remote engagement. For example, on Census Day (April 1), our Youth Action members …
Child and Family Well-Being – COVID-19 Pandemic
As New York City continues to face unprecedented challenges with the continued spread of COVID-19, the health and well-being of all New Yorkers remain forefront in our minds. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global public health cr …
Students in Temporary Housing and Distance Learning: A Unique Challenge of the City’s COVID-19 Response
When the New York City Department of Education announced it would be moving its 1.1 million students to a remote learning model, we knew it would be an unprecedented task with a unique set of challenges for students, teachers, staff and families. We al …
