5A-Identifying Local Opportunities

1. This woman had no childcare options for her son with autism. So, she had to quit her job

• https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article242418951.html
• This story is about Arasay Peñate a mom that had to lose her job due to the Covid19 pandemic. Arasay was a cashier in the Fresco supermarket, but she was no fired she had to quit because the childcare where her son was attending was closed due to the pandemic. She did not have any relatives that could help her to take care of her son, and her husband needs to work to pay the bills. Therefore, she decided to quit to stay home with her son.
• The problem is the shut down of the daycare or even schools. This problem has affected millions of families since not everyone has the opportunity to work from home. Therefore, parents are being forced to leave jobs because they need to take care of their children.
• In this story, Arasay Peñate is the one who has the problem. However, there are a lot of people around the world that have had to leave their jobs because they have to take care of young children,

2. Epcot is quickly becoming one of Disney's biggest coronavirus headaches

• https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/05/18/epcot-is-quickly-becoming-one-of-disneys-biggest-coronavirus-headaches?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=rightrail&utm_content=TabbedPopularity
• This story is about how Epcot is one of the parks that has been most affected due to the pandemic. They had to postpone the opening of new attractions and shows, and there is no available information about the details of these projects. Moreover, Epcot will be one of the last parks to re-open since they count on international labor and they have been sent back to their home countries due to the pandemic.
• The problem is how many projects of this company has been delayed due to the Covid19 pandemic, and the uncertain times can also delay the opening of this park.
• Disney world company is the one who has this problem since other parks are reopening on May 20 and May 27. Moreover, these projects that are delayed some of them were expected to be open by this year. This can hurt them economically since it is not what the public was expecting. 

3. He didn’t wear a mask and called the coronavirus ‘a fake crisis.’ Then he was infected

• https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242817186.html
• This story is about Brian Hitchens a man that thought this pandemic was a lie or fake. He did not take the safety rules such as wear a face mask. At this moment, he and his wife are in the hospital since they tested positive for Covid19. He is feeling better but his wife, unfortunately, is sedated connected to a ventilator. Hitchens said in the interview to take this pandemic seriously. 
• The problem of this story is that Hitchens and many people do not believe that this virus is not serious, so they do not wear face masks. This is a problem because they can get the virus and can transmit the virus to other people.
• This is a problem that affects everyone that does not use a face mask since one person can transmit the virus to many others, and a lot of people think that this virus is just a fake.

4.Rollins College cutting 15 percent of staff across all departments

• https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/05/13/rollins-college-cutting-15-percent-of-staff-across-all-departments?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=endofarticle&utm_content=RelatedStories
• This story is about how rolling college has been cutting down staff due to the Covid19 pandemic. Due to low enrollment and financial status during the coronavirus pandemic, the college has been a force in reducing staff and reducing salaries.
• The problem is that due to this reduction of staff and reduction of salaries this left people with their current income and they are economically affected.
• The staff that works at rolling college and any other college or university around the country.

5.  DeSantis blames paperwork problems in Florida's unresolved unemployment claims

• https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/05/18/desantis-blames-paperwork-problems-in-floridas-unresolved-unemployment-claims?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=endofarticle&utm_content=RecentbyTopic
• This story is about the governor DeSantis explaining why the request for the unemployment claims has been delayed. He explains that many people have not received their payments of unemployment due to a lack of information when they were employed. CONNECT system is the one that is being used for this.
• The problem is that due to this delay in the system people that do not have a job are not receiving the unemployment help. Therefore,  due to the delay in the system and lack of information, a lot of people are passing through difficult economic times because they lose their jobs and they are not receiving any help. 
• Anyone who has applied for the unemployment help in the CONNECT system and has not received the help has this problem. The process has been slow in many cases. There are some people that applied in march and they still waiting for the approval of their request.