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Friend,
Alone in the hospital in the middle of a pandemic, the last thing Amado Ángel needed to worry about was whether his family would have enough to eat. But with two kids at home in Sunset Park and both Amado and his wife Veronica out of work, their family was struggling.
Before the coronavirus, Amado worked as a cook in a Mexican restaurant. Veronica worked as a house cleaner. Their two daughters, Concepción and María Guadalupe went to school. But then schools closed, the work dried up and Amado caught COVID-19.
After about a week in the hospital, he was released. But with their family sharing a small apartment, Amado wasn’t able to quarantine and spread the virus to his wife. Veronica was also hospitalized.
Now both Amado and Veronica are home recovering. But their worries are far from over. Without work, there’s no money for food, rent or other bills. And they aren’t alone.
Unable to work from home, working class New Yorkers are among the hardest hit by the Coronavirus crisis. Some risk their lives working in essential service sectors. Others have lost their jobs. Undocumented people have been completely excluded from federal relief measures.
If you’re lucky enough to work from home, support a neighbor who can’t.
