. >> reporter: for single mother angel marino, a certified medical assistant in detroit, she had no choicer job at a hospital. >> i can't afford not to work. >> reporter: we've been following her story since the pandemic began. in december, she talked with my colleague, rebecca jarvis. >> how have you been managing all of this? >> oh my goodness. it's just been very difficult since the pandemic began in march. thank god i have a team, people i work with, my manager, my supervisor. they are very resourceful. >> reporter: even before the pandemic, finances were tight for angel and her three children, ages 10, 7, and 6. she never wants them to be homeless like she was as a child, after her mother died. >> and i want my kids to have stability. >> reporter: child care has been one of her biggest problems to solve. in the spring her children were in a free day care for essential workers, a lifeline funded for a time by philanthropies. >> child care is not a family issue, it's a business issue. child care is a piece of critical infrastructure, like roads and bridges that help working parents get