Martinez, AnaRoselaGill, TracyTejaMeganThomas2021-06-082021-06-082020-11-03https://hdl.handle.net/10929/71085In this focus group, participants engage in a conversation about how the COVID-19 pandemic changed all their lives. Parents share their experiences with helping their kids through remote learning. Other participants talk about what it is like learning in a virtual classroom. While sharing that there are pros and cons to remote education, participants agree that in-person education is most conducive to learning. Participants also discuss challenges around the digital divide, financial instability, spirituality, and the feelings that come with the loss of loved ones.1:20:17MPEG-4en-USThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder: New Jersey YMCA State AllianceMiddlesex Co. (N.J.)New JerseyCOVID-19 PandemicRecommendationsEducationSocial and Economic FactorsView of NJ Government's Response to the PandemicSocial Re-ConnectCOVID-19 Health BehaviorsSecondary Suffering and TraumaSelf-Care StrategiesParents or Guardians or Caregivers Functioning as TeachersIndividuals with High-Risk Health ConditionsCommunities of Color_Minoritized IndividualsOlder PersonsLack of Financial Means to Support Basic NeedsFrustrations with Lack of AdherenceReligion or SpiritualityPerceptions from residents and societal views_ responsesHealth BehaviorsSocial Disconnect - Social Isolation and LonelinessResources NeededAccess to CareChallenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for ChildrenThose Left out of Virus ResponseRelationshipsPositive OutlookActionable Items From ResidentsNoteworthy Quotes for Report or PresentationView of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020)Perceived Politicization of Public Health ResponseMental HealthEmploymentActs of KindnessFood AccessibilitySocial PodsDigital DivideLoss of Health InsuranceResilienceFactors Impacting the Digital DivideUnpredictabilityChildcare ArrangementsChildrenUndocumented IndividualsClinical CareQuality of CareHomeless IndividualsVaccine for COVID-19VideoNew Jersey YMCA State Alliance