Posts Tagged ‘pandemic’
New ALICE Report Shows Pandemic Impact in Region
While aid programs during the COVID-19 pandemic likely eased financial stress on many households, the risk of more families struggling is rising, according to a new report on financial hardship in Michigan. ALICE in the Crosscurrents: COVID and Financial Hardship, released today by Michigan’s United Way network and the research organization United For ALICE, shows…
Read MoreIMPACT! Touching a Single Life
The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for all of us. When the most vulnerable are affected, that’s where United Way partnerships make a powerful difference. Consider the story of an elderly woman, which came out of our investment in the Jackson Guardian Program through Family Service & Children’s Aid: “Norma” is an 80-plus-year-old that lives in…
Read MoreAnalysis: Pandemic Hits ALICE Families Hard
Lower-income people struggled in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to financially stable households, according to a new analysis. “The Pandemic Divide: An ALICE Analysis of COVID Surveys” found a much higher percentage of lower-income people struggling to get by, having lost jobs and income, and wrestling with depression and anxiety. The report comes…
Read MoreIMPACT! Feeding Hungry Families in a Pandemic
Quarantines, masks and social distancing are critical to avoiding COVID-19, but none of those things eliminate a daily human need: food. Indeed, food was among the top demands to the COVID-19 Response Fund, and families continue to need healthy, nutritious meals today. Many people and organizations stepped up to help. Here’s a great example of…
Read MoreIMPACT! 2-1-1 Answers The Call During Pandemic
Jackson County’s essential workers—from health care providers and first responders to retail and service sectors, educators and nonprofit volunteers—have been celebrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and rightly so. There’s another essential group that deserves kudos, too: the professionals staffing the 2-1-1 call center. According to Melissa Ladd Patnode, 2-1-1 Program Supervisor at Lifeways Community Mental…
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