As workers without paid leave face uncertainty and grocery stores appear sparse, reducing further spread of COVID-19 is only part of the equation when it comes to alleviating the wide-reaching impact of the public health crisis.
Donating to local food banks and other organizations 鈥渄esigned to provide emergency access to families with food insecurity鈥� is a key way that others can help while practicing social distancing, Aaron Pallas, TC鈥檚 Arthur I. Gates Professor of Sociology & Education, .
The novel coronavirus further compounds food insecurity in communities across the United States by shuttering schools, which provide free and subsidized lunches to millions of students nationwide.
鈥淭he sad fact is that our society relies on schools so heavily to provide basic services to kids,鈥� says Pallas, who has also recently discussed how this challenge specifically applies to New York City public schools. 鈥淭he closure of those schools really puts families and communities at risk.鈥�
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