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2020-04-23
St. Mary's C.A.R.E.S
Many students from the start of the pandemic have had to turn to governmental assistance from the CARES act to help pay for their tuition or college-related expenses. This item showcases one of the most prominent government relief programs that were available to STMu students and college students nationwide. This funding was essential for many college-aged students who may not have qualified for the stimulus package or unemployment but who were facing the negative financial effects of the pandemic. -
2021-11-01
Getting Funds to get Students Home due to COVID-19 Pandemic
When this series of emails was sent to St. Mary's Faculty and Staff it really hit hard and really touched me. I didn't realize that some students did not have any means of getting back home, students were not prepared for this at all and due to the pandemic all dorms and classes were cancelled, they were worried they would not make it home. So, St. Mary's sent an email out reaching out to everyone that was able to give funds and send students home. When this pandemic hit us no one was prepared for what was to come. -
2020-05-11
MACCNO Relief Grant Reaches Capacity, New Orleans, LA
Music and Culture Coalition New Orleans created a low barrier grant to support local New Orleans culture bearers financially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant employed a referral system that prioritized assisting people over 70 years of age and those who were unable to secure financial support from other grants or the government. MACCNO ran out of funds for these grants on May 11th. -
2020-04-01
“I think it's probably... I guess made it stronger..."
“I think it's probably... I guess made it stronger and sometimes it's hard to think that there is a greater purpose for all this but at the same time I think having faith has kept me grounded and it's also given me a source of community and kind of like a sense of peace during this time.” -
2020-04
“Personally, it has not affected my faith or my belief."
“Personally, it has not affected my faith or my belief. I've always had a very strong faith and I've always had strong faith because I'm a person who has pretty much knocked at death’s door more than once. I've been on life support so I look at covid-19 as another stumbling block and with my faith it's just something that I can crawl over like before.” -
2020-04-18
Southern Ute Tribe Demands Investigation into Unlawfully Leaked Information for CARES Act Funds
"The history of relations between the United States and tribal nations is replete with broken promises," which is why the unlawful release of tribal information provided to the Department of Treasury by tribes applying to receive funds from CARES Act has raised alarms. "The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has taken steps to make sure that its bank account is secure." #IndigenousStories -
03/31/2020
#SueltaMiPlataMalditaAFP
Millions of Peruvians are without income during quarantine, but have funds in AFP (Peruvian retirement accounts). The movement #SueltaMiPlataMalditaAFP calls on the government to release the retirement funds/accounts workers have accumulated.