Life on hold: Families in the Bronx face new challenges during pandemic

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Life on hold: Families in the Bronx face new challenges during pandemic
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The death rate in the Bronx due to COVID-19 is strikingly higher than in other parts of the city: 240 per 100,000 people compared to 135 per 100,000 in Manhattan.

have found themselves facing the immeasurable stress of life on hold amid a deadly health crisis.compared to 135 per 100,000 in Manhattan.Add to that, the poverty rate is near 30% for a population largely made up of African Americans and Latinos, according to U.S. Census 2014-2018 data., city data showed the Bronx had the highest unemployment rate among the NYC boroughs: 5.7%.

"The kids can't run around and play like they would like to, so of course there's a little sibling tension every now and then," she said."With the lessons online, it's very stressful because there are a lot of things that we as parents, we forgot, and now it seems like we've become the teachers. ... I wish there were more mental health check-ins to make sure that families are coping well with the situation.

"The biggest challenge has really been access to technology. Many of our families do not have the WiFi that they need or the bandwidth that they need," Diaz, the executive director, told ABC News on Tuesday. During the coronavirus pandemic East Side House has made healthy meals a big part of its outreach, distributing food at several locations through its new program Harvest to Haven. Diaz said some high school students will be working with the organization as part of their youth summer job program, helping to provide food for those families who need it most. It will keep teens with little else to do busy, rather than bored.

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