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Posts Tagged ‘Pandemic’

curiousKC | Be Part of How We Report on Housing and Homelessness

By | October 4, 2021 | 0
During October, curiousKC focuses on housing and homelessness. (Flatland)

During October, curiousKC is your platform to send all questions you have about housing and homelessness.

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curiousKC | Waitlists, Closures and Access: Waning Child Care Support Burdens Working Parents

By | September 13, 2021 | 0
Sandy Thornhill is a working mom, an entreprenuer and doula in Kansas City. Childcare access has been an issue, she said, so she's had to pivot. Photo by Daniel Videtich during the 2020 Kansas City George Floyd protest. (Contributed)

During the pandemic, many daycare and childcare centers shut down. So, how are working parents being supported now?

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In Kansas City, Restaurant Revitalization Funds Flowed to Whiter, More Affluent Areas

By | August 18, 2021 | 0
Nika Cotton makes a drink at Soulcentricitea, which she opened on Troost Ave. last July. Cotton applied for a grant from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, but did not receive any money.

Local businesses received a total of $53 million from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. But few of those dollars flowed east of Troost.

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Can $1 Houses Help the Unhoused in Kansas City?

By | July 7, 2021 | 0
code enforcement officer DeJuan Carpenter removes screws from the piece of wood blocking entry to 2404 Monroe Ave., a vacant home in the Land Bank Program. (Cody Boston | Flatland)

The Land Bank of Kansas City is offering vacant homes for $1 to help address homelessness. It’s unclear how many groups will step up to fix the houses to be occupied.

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For Frontline Workers, No Vaccine for Mental Health

By | April 7, 2021 | 0
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a mixed impact on mental health services on college campuses. Fewer students are reaching out for help, but those who do are seeing counselors more frequently.

Six in 10 health care workers said the pandemic negatively affected their mental health. Here’s what mental health experts say needs to happen.

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