The United Way of the Plains is taking appointments this week for their Help Center’s October session.
This will offer help to people who have been laid-off or furloughed, or to self-employed people whose personal income has been severely affected. Appointments are made by calling 211 Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. this week. The next help session starts October 5, and help will be available each month as long as there is still funding.
In order to get help, the following conditions need to be met:
- Pre-register by calling United Way’s information line by dialing 2-1-1
- Have been laid-off, furloughed and approved for unemployment compensation between July 1, 2019 and the present (not fired, quit, or on paid medical leave) or are self-employed and whose personal income has been severely affected by the pandemic (the individual’s job or business was/is in Sedgwick, Butler, Sumner or Cowley counties or individual lives in those counties)
- Show that they have emergency financial needs and have insufficient personal resources to adequately provide shelter and food
Services at the Help Center will include:
- Emergency financial assistance (utilities and shelter). Checks will be written directly to the landlord, bank or utility company. No cash on premises.
- Food assistance from Kansas Food Bank
- Budget and debt management counseling from Consumer Credit Counseling Service
- Arrangements for utility bill payment plans
The United Way Help Center will require face masks when entering their buildings, and social distancing will be enforced. More information can be found by following the link below.
