United Way of Piedmont has helped 700+ families so far amid COVID-19 pandemic

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>> BACK IN APRIL UNITED WAY THE PIEDMONT WAS GETTING TWO OR THREE CALLS AN HOUR OF PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE PEOPLE NEWER TO ASKING FOR HELP MAJORITY OF THEM, OVER 80 PERCENT HAVE NEVER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE BEFORE IN OUR COMMUNITY OR ITS BEEN OVER YEAR SINCE THEY LAST NEEDED ASSISTANCE UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT SAYS A LITTLE FINANCIAL HELP CAN GO A LONG WAY AVOID EVICTION, AVOID GOING HUNGRY, AVOID LOSING THEIR VEHICLE THAT THEY RELY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK THE NON-PROFIT SAYS ITS HELPED MORE THAN 720 HOUSEHOLDS NAVIGATE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ONE BEING KENYA DAWKINS UNITED WAY SAYS THE MOTHER OF FIVE COULDN’T WORK WITH SCHOOLS CLOSED AND CHILDCARE NEEDED AND WOUND UP LIVING IN A CAR. BUT UNITED WAY HELPED THEM SETTLE INTO A NEW HOME DAWKINS SAID QUOTE EXCITED THEY STILL CAN’T BELIEVE IT. THEY CAN ENJOY BEING THEMSELVES. WHERE WE LIVE NOW IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHERE WE LIVED BEFORE. UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT SAYS MORE THAN 525 THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN RAISED IN COVID RELIEF FUND THAT INCLUDES A RECENT 30 THOUSAND DOLLAR DONATION FROM BANK OF AMERICA LOOKING FOR PARTNERS THAT COULD VERY QUICKLY AND GET DOLLARS AND BENEFITS OUT INTO THE HANDS OF OUR COMMUNITY NEIGHBORS AND WHEN WE LOOK AROUND WHO DOES THAT BETTER THAN ANYBODY ITS THE UNITED WAY IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY PROUD OF THE COMMUNITY JUST IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSIVENESS >> UNITED WAY SAYS YOU CAN DIAL 2-1-1 TO HELP FIND ASSISTANCE. REPORTING IN SPARTANBURG NOL

United Way of Piedmont says $525,000 has been raised so far over the past 4 months.

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