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ashingtonLiteracyCenterrecently conductedthefirstina seriesofHealth&Welnessurveysofourstudentsandcustomersinresponse totheCOVID-19pandemicwiththeobjectiveofprovidingasistancetothosewho
receiveourservicesandthecommunitieswheretheyreside. Highlights:
Approximatelyhalfofalpeoplegottheirinformationfrom TVorradioorfrom socialmedia.
•Morethanhalfofalrespondentssaidtheyneedhelpwithalsupplies:Face masks,cleaningsupplies,andhandsanitizer.
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Respondentsfrom theTEPprogram identifiedhavingtheirchildrenathomeas themostcommonbariertoworkingonline.TheMBSYPidentifiednotlikingonline learning.Sharingequipmentandnothavingtheequipmentneededwerethenext twomostcommonbariers.Warddoesnotseem toinfluencetheseresponses.
•Almostalrespondentssaidtheirchildrenwereparticipatinginonlineschool.
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Childcare,generalanxietyaboutCOVID-19,keepingaregularschedule,and distractionsathomeweretheprimaryisuesidentified.
•Approximately15% ofbothprogramswouldlikesupport.
WLCisgratefultotheDCgovernment’ssupportwhichalowsustopurchaseand distributepersonalprotectionequipment,connectresidentstotestingsitesand healthcareprovidersandprovideotherasistanceasneeded.
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