Greetings,
Center Global participants live in a tenuous job, housing, and healthcare context. They are largely unqualified for federal supports during COVID-19, placing them in greater danger and despair.
Many have lost well-earned jobs and under increasing pressures to pay rent and living expenses as their work hours and job options evaporate in this pandemic economy.
On March 28th, Center Global and the DC Center launched the COVID-19 Emergency Support Program. We created it to a) establish a fund to assist with COVID-19-related expenses and b) reach out and check on our participants’ wellbeing.
In less than a week, we received 25 applications with requests of over $16K for help with rent, medical expenses, food, and transportation.
We’ve been able to support approximately 60% of our immediate requests, realizing more will arrive as the virus’s impacts spread. Experts warn DC will be the next virus hot spot.
Now’s your chance to help!
Through our generous supporters and volunteers, we’ve been fortunate to cover some of our participants’ needs—yet there’s an urgent need to close the financial gap.
Online or By Mail
We welcome your contributions to the COVID-19 Support Fund. You can make a tax-deductible contribution by visiting https://donorbox.org/centerglobal. Or you can send a check to: Center Global, 2000 14th St., NW., Suite 105, Washington, DC 20009 (please write “Center Global COVID-19” in the memo line).
With your help, we can guide our participants through this pandemic. To learn more about Center Global’s COVID-19 response, please email Geoffrey Louden, vice chair at geoffreyl@thedccenter.org.
Thank you and best wishes for your health and safety.
Tom Sommers, Geoffrey Louden, Don Driver
Executive Leadership Committee
Tom Sommers Geoffrey Louden
