BEND, OR -- The COVID-19 problem has made things more difficult for childcare facilities in Central Oregon. Deschutes County and the City of Bend allocated money to help them earlier this year.  Karen Prow with Neighbor Impact Child Resources told commissioners she distributed 34 checks to providers in Bend, Redmond and La Pine. Prow says 23 checks went to regular family and certified family providers, 6 to certified centers and 5 to providers who had received no help. Checks ranged from 23-hundred to 5-thousand dollars.