Tag: Community resources

Federal unemployment programs expire, so community volunteers pick up where they left off

Post author By Skylar Haines
Post date September 26, 2021
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Founder of 'Dinner for a Dollar', Allison Batson and long time volunteer, Mary Ellen Porcelli, stand smiling under their masks in the church's kitchen after providing dinner for hundreds Friday night.

When federal aid runs out, but the need stays the same, who takes care of Hamden residents that are struggling? Community volunteers.

Tags CARES Act, Community resources, COVID-19, Federal unemployment aid, Food insecurity, Hamden community service, Hamden COVID-19, Jobless aid, Unemployment, Unemployment benefits