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Hundreds of thousands of families in Southeast Louisiana live paycheck to paycheck, on the edge of financial crisis. These households have incomes below the ALICE® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Threshold, the minimum amount needed to survive.
8/26/2020
COVID-19’s economic impacts created urgent need for funding in the wake of Hurricane Laura
NEW ORLEANS — United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) is accepting public donations to its Disaster Relief Fund to support struggling households affected by Hurricane Laura.
All proceeds will support immediate relief efforts already underway and long-term rebuilding and community grants to partner organizations providing direct services to assist with recovery.
7/18/2020
“You have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate…to go out and seek justice for all.”
– Representative John Lewis
July 17, 2020
Economic Impact Payments –commonly referred to as “stimulus checks”– are a key provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act legislation that Congress passed in March 2020 to help reduce the financial burden of COVID-19.
7/16/2020
“Unprecedented” is one of 2020’s buzzwords and a fitting description for the 2020 Louisiana Legislative Session. In all my years of experience, I’ve never experienced anything quite like the roller coaster of this year’s sessions – and there’s still likely more to come.
6/23/2020
United Way provides 2,400 Uber rides, 30,000 masks, 73,000 toilet paper rolls, additional PPE to partners throughout Southeast Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – United Way of Southeast Louisiana announced Wednesday the donation of critical goods and services -- including Uber rides, toilet paper rolls and personal protective equipment -- to community partners throughout Southeast Louisiana.
6/15/2020
GNO, Inc. Partners with United Way of Southeast Louisiana on Strategy to Retrain and Upskill Regional Workforce for the Post-Coronavirus Economy
NEW ORLEANS— United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA) has awarded GNO, Inc. $50,000 from its COVID-19 Relief Fund to examine digital literacy and technological upskilling needs of workers in industries hard-hit by COVID-19.
6/4/2020
Fund will provide one-time Entergy New Orleans bill assistance
On Memorial Day, I shared a hope publicly that we could honor the fallen by ensuring we strive to be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That night, George Floyd’s senseless death provided yet another stark reminder that we, as a people, are not doing enough to promise the most basic of freedoms and equal access to justice to everyone. Especially people of color.
On Memorial Day, I shared a hope publicly that we could honor the fallen by ensuring we strive to be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That night, George Floyd’s senseless death provided yet another stark reminder that we, as a people, are not doing enough to promise the most basic of freedoms and equal access to justice to everyone. Especially people of color.
