In September 2020, the Chicago Public Schools went into its second term of remote learning. The approximately 115,000 students, predominantly African American and LatinX were without the technology required to “do” school. In Belmont-Cragin, a predominantly LatinX community on Chicago’s northwest side held the city’s second highest number of COVID19 cases in November. Parents struggled to get online, get computers and keep their children from falling behind. This episode explores the efforts by Northwest Side Center for Housing to provide financial assistance, computers, and technology needs.

Long-term healthcare workers have been overlooked for a long time, and things are no different during the pandemic. These healthcare workers are often the ones who are looking after those most vulnerable in our society. In this episode, we learn from two long-term health care workers, Monique Smith, and Marybeth Linse, on the difficulties of taking care of a loved one during a global pandemic.