The program launched by the St. Clair County Transit District is meant to relieve pressure on local police and offer better care for riders who need it.
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JENNIFER MULLINS | Submitted photoJennifer Mullins organizes a sock and underwear drive each year to benefit locals in need.
JENNIFER MULLINS | Submitted photoJennifer Mullins organizes a sock and underwear drive each year to benefit locals in need.
JENNIFER MULLINS | Submitted photoJennifer Mullins organizes a sock and underwear drive each year to benefit locals in need.
Jennifer Mullins details the annual sock and underwear drive she organizes to benefit people in need throughout the community.
1. Whatâs the goal?
My ultimate goal would be to donate socks and underwear to every school district in Pittsburg County. Right now we distribute to every school in McAlester school district head start to high school. We also help the Hope House, Good Samaritan House, every child that is currently at the Youth Emergency Shelter and various schools throughout Pittsburg County.
That would have eliminated millions of dollars in supplemental Medicaid funding each year.
But Gateway kept its status under Illinois Senate Bill 1530, which was signed into law April 2 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. It amended the Illinois Public Aid Code with a clause that didn t mention Gateway by name, but effectively added it to a list of hospitals allowed to continue in the state s safety-net program, despite not meeting some requirements.
Gateway CEO Bob Moore described the legislation as something of a lifesaver. If we got out of the safety-net program, this hospital would not be viable, he said Tuesday. We get about $8 million a year in funding from it.
WBGZ Radio 4/4/2021 |
By Ross Pearson - WBGZ Radio
Ameren Illinois have announced the donations of $30,000 to three area non-profit organizations. Children’s Home and Aid, Soup n Share Outreach, and Good Samaritan House all received $10K grants through the AmerenCares program.
Ameren’s AmerenCares program aims to connect the energy company to the communities the serve through charitable giving and volunteering.
Mary Kitley from Good Samaritan House says they’re the only homeless shelter for mothers and children in Madison County
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Sherrie Hare from Soup n Share is enthusiastic about the grant.
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