Sam’s doing okay, despite being unable to do simple things like take her newborn to the park. Losing communication with the outside world shortly after becoming a new mommy has been tough. It’s made her feel like this special time has been diminished. With help from the Fund, she reconnected her phone just as she was entering a homeless shelter in the Bronx. Along with keeping in touch with family, it helped her connect to a therapist for weekly televisits to manage her postpartum depression.
Karla hasn't been able to see or spend time with her mom and sister because they’re both in separate homeless shelters. And, no matter how many applications she submits, she can't find work. With the Fund’s financial assistance, she could pay her overdue bill for her then-broken phone, and buy a new one to stay connected to her mom, siblings and her dad recently released from prison. She feels empathy for all the Asians throughout our communities being mistreated, how people are “taking the virus out on them.”
Wes is experiencing depression but has seen the power of friendship—the way “we all have each other’s back and support each other”—during this time. The Fund has helped him cope mentally and financially, and get out into the community. He sees this experience as an opportunity to consider what he really wants to do. It’s a new beginning.
Tania recently learned that her cousin is sick from the virus, so she’s on edge. The help from the Fund has “gone a long way” during this scary time when, thankfully, she’s bonded with her mom and the rest of the family—and with herself. She’s feeling more self confident and prioritizing self care and self love.