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Nushrat Rahman

Nushrat Rahman covers issues related to economic mobility for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit as a corps member with Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project. Click here to support her work.

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Back to school puts financial strain on Michigan’s most vulnerable families

September 30, 2020 Nushrat Rahman in

Children & Families

As the new school year ramps up and the economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, parents are having to make tough financial decisions. Nonprofits and social service agencies say they see families struggling to purchase materials for school, access child care and put food on the table.

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Nushrat Rahman

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Back to school puts financial strain on Michigan’s most vulnerable families