Miriam Khanukaev

“Emergency services like rent and utility assistance, in particular, have skyrocketed, as people who were already in financial distress have had an even harder time, and others who were previously stable are struggling in ways they haven’t before.”

The rise in community spread has impacted both on-campus operations, with the College’s Spring semester getting pushed back until February, and Lorain County’s hospitals, businesses, and nonprofits.