Pools closed. Youth programs were canceled. Seasonal employment was hard to find.
Amid a rampaging coronavirus pandemic last year, youngsters across Columbus likely found themselves without much to occupy their time when school let out for summer.
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said Thursday he s determined to prevent that from happening for a second year in a row. Speaking at a news conference outside the Driving Park Community Recreation Center, Ginther unveiled a slate of youth summer programming in the city made possible by public/private partnerships.
Referring to “unprecedented investments we are making into our city’s young people,” Ginther said his hope is for the programming to help the city’s youth “build back some of what they’ve lost during this pandemic in a very challenging year.”
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COVID-19 hit women harder, Columbus-area leaders say
The coronavirus has taken a toll on everyone, but women have disproportionately suffered the consequences of the pandemic both in their careers and in their own homes.
It s been widely reported throughout the pandemic that the economic fallout has most often hurt working women.
They are more likely to give up jobs and working hours to care for children sent home for school or to take on other family burdens. That, coupled with the industries hit hardest by the virus, has led to an uneven impact on women.
Workers in tourism, travel, restaurants and retail are more likely to be women, YWCA president Christie Angel said during an online forum hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Club Wednesday. Those jobs, Angel said, are likely to be some of the last to return after the pandemic, compounding financial losses and career setbacks women have faced since COVID-19 first arrived in Ohio.