Itâs Christmas Eve. Do you have beautifully wrapped gifts under your tree, a turkey roasting in the oven with all the fixings and pie, and a parlor game or two in mind? Or are you wondering how youâre going to pay for the few gifts under your tree, thankful for your meal that came from the Community Food Basket and worried about being evicted because you just couldnât cover rent again?
Pat Tucker
The gap in income between the haves and the have nots is growing faster in Idaho than in all but four other states. In Bonneville County, the Community Food Basket fed 2,300 families a month this fall â double from a year ago. Even before the pandemic hit, 1 in 10 children in Bonneville County was food insecure, defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as not having enough food for an âactive, healthy life . without resorting to emergency food supplies, scavenging, stealing, or other coping strategies.â According to the United Wayâs 2020 Ass
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Two United Way of Denton County volunteers pose in front of food they re preparing to give to families in need.
The United Way of Denton County is facing a massive decrease in donations this year, and the money the organization received from the federal government to help families facing financial crises runs out at the end of the month.
Gary Henderson, president and CEO of the United Way of Denton County, says the nonprofit was expecting to raise about $1.5 to $2 million in 2020. But with less than a week left in the year, they’re stuck at about $800,000. That’s almost a 40% decrease from fundraising efforts in 2019, and it’s merely a drop in the bucket during a global pandemic.
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IDAHO FALLS â Employees from Battelle Energy Alliance, operator of Idaho National Laboratory, have stepped up in a huge way during a time when East Idaho communities need it most. INLâs annual United Way employee giving campaign achieved its highest mark yet, raising over $630,000 for local United Ways in Eastern and Southeast Idaho, beating their goal by going $80,000 over last yearâs record-breaking campaign.
âI couldnât be prouder of our INL team,â said Ron Crone, INL associate laboratory director for the Materials and Fuels Complex. âIn a year of adversity, we rose to the challenge and provided for those most impacted by housing and food insecurity in our community.â
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