/PRNewswire/ Today, the COVID Collaborative launched the Hidden Pain National Online Clearinghouse to help the more than 200,000 children who have lost a.
Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) COVID-19 has made tens of thousands of children orphans, and, in some cases, they're left with little resources to help them with their burdens. A bill introduced in the California Legislature last month seeks to give children who are in this situation some hope for a better future, and one children welfare policy expert told ABC News this legislation could serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country. Under California state Sen. Nancy Skinner's Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Act, children who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19 and are in the state's foster care system or a low-income household would be eligible for a state-funded trust fund. Skinner told ABC News there is a great need for this program since data has shown a large number of COVID-19 orphans were of low-income families who didn't have options such as life insurance to provide for their loved ones
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) COVID-19 has made tens of thousands of children orphans, and, in some cases, they're left with little resources to help them with their