Across the city, around 8,600 children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID — a population that would entirely fill 15 average-sized New York City public schools. That’s 1 in every 200 children in New York City, nearly double the rate across the country, according to the COVID Collaborative, a bipartisan group of experts.  

If you know a child that lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, THE CITY (thecity.nyc), a news site that serves New Yorkers, wants to hear from you. We’re also eager to hear from people who work with children who are grieving a COVID loss, including social workers, guidance counselors, teachers and principals.

Since the spring of 2020, THE CITY’s MISSING THEM project has remembered more than 3,000 New Yorkers lost to COVID-19. Now, we want to understand how families are coping and whether COVID-bereaved children are getting the help they need. The project is a collaboration with Columbia Journalism Investigations and Type Investigations.

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