I have gotten the chance to meet a lot of people throughout the past month via COVID-19 organizing. The stories I am hearing from working-class families are so heartbreaking. There is so much shame going around for families looking for help. Shamed by non-profits, government, etc

Horrific stories of mothers of color being induced into labor prior to their delivery date to make room for COVID patients. Mothers who are only limited to one bag of food per week from nonprofit organizations despite having a large family. Women in domestic violence situations..

because their significant others are so frustrated and stressed from the pandemic. Elders in the community not being able to receive their medicine because their caregivers have lost their job. This morning, a lady told me she is potty training her child early because she can...

no longer afford the pampers nor the gas to be in hour-long lines to receive free pampers. Pulling yourself up by the bootstraps only works if you have bootstraps to pull up.