A special time in history: Young people reflect on their lives during covid-19 

San Pablo resident Laicee Brown, 31, is a single parent to 2-year-old daughter Cienna, while being a full-time student at UC Davis.

She gave birth in July 2019, before the pandemic, something that has challenged her child’s first years of life and her first years as a mother.

Brown hopes to give her child the best opportunities she can with the resources available to her. One of the biggest areas is Cienna’s socialization with other children and the outside world.

“It was really hard to limit my child’s outside time,” Brown said. “She lights up around other children.” Read more @richmondpulse.