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United Way of Greater LA Sets up Pandemic Relief Fund

Los Angeles, CA. #UnitedforLA and #ChipinLAOn are the social hashtags for the United Way of Greater LA as it promotes its Pandemic Relief Fund. Leaders say thousands of workers in L.A. County are losing wages and jobs due to the pandemic and thousands more do not qualify for government assistance. The Pandemic Relief Fund is providing immediate assistance and daily necessities to people living on the streets, people at risk of homelessness, students, individuals, and families.

The fund also offers financial assistance to low-income entrepreneurs such as food truck vendors, day-laborers, and domestic workers.

From United Way of Greater Los Angeles:

We’re experts in fighting and preventing homelessness and poverty.

Across Los Angeles County, 52,765 residents are experiencing homelessness, 5 out of 10 students are graduating poorly prepared for college or careers, and 1.63M are living in poverty.

We’re attacking these issues at their roots, championing for systemic change and supporting more than 100 community-based organizations. It takes a village but Los Angeles is the strongest one we know.

We can’t do it without you. Your donations and support made it possible to house 45,000 people, to provide 30,000 high school students with real-life work experience, and place nearly 1,300 veterans in stable employment.

https://pandemicrelief.unitedwayla.org/

#UnitedforLA #ChipinLA

Elisa Klein

As the Editor and Publisher of Society Page, it’s my privilege to collaborate with Development Officers in the nonprofit community to honor patrons who make a difference. I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) I'm a nationally published writer with a passion for the work of nonprofits.