1 IUW and most LUWs are working remotely Weekly member meetup - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Weekly member meetup through Zoom: peer sharing and content Member Survey on immediate needs, fundraising, capabilities United Way Worldwide and Council

• f States regular calls and briefings

Liaising with state government, IN 211 and other key partners IUW and most LUWs are working remotely

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• 1. Support for initial trillion dollar relief package.
• 2. Request for $60 billion economic relief for charities and to include the

nonprofit sector in benefits available for corporations and small businesses.

• 3. UWW is working on a third phase of COVID-19 legislation, including:
• $110 million in funding for 211
• $100 million in stimulus funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program,

along with an increase in the annual funding.

• An extension of tax filing deadline (not tax payment deadline), so that VITA sites can

provide needed tax prep into the summer

• Inclusion of Earned Income Tax Assistance Credit and Child Tax Credit expansion

provisions

• 4. Digital Advocacy on COVID Stimulus and US Census
• 5. Signing on to the temporary 36% usury rate cap effort for Indiana
• 6. What else can we do? Email Kathryn.Habecker@iuw.org

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Operational needs reported as currently being mostly to somewhat met by existing partnerships:

• Food bank delivery/pick up
• Ability to distribute cash assistance
• Running virtual volunteer programs
• Convening local coalitions on coordinated response

Operational needs reported as currently being not met by existing partnerships:

• Managing emergency childcare

Half of respondents say there is a local response fund currently in place; others say it’s in process,

• ften in partnership with Community Foundation

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